Academic Scientific JournalsSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO-SIZED ROAD TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES IN POLAND
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26881/wg.2025.2.05Keywords:
sustainable development, road transport, microenterprises, modal split, PESTEL/PESTLE analysisAbstract
Purpose. Road transport, partly due to its quantitative market share, is considered to be the area where most changes protecting the natural environment should be introduced. It is essential to direct enterprises’ development towards becoming sustainable in coherence with their activities but also their impact on the environment. Aim of the article is to deepen the knowledge about challenges, barriers, threats and opportunities arising from the implementation of sustainable development in micro-sized road transport enterprises in Poland.
Methodology. The article uses several research methods and tools. Analysis of available sources made it possible to characterise the share of road transport in selected European Union countries as well as present the changes taking place through the modernisation of vehicle fleets. The functioning of transport companies was presented after conducting unstructured interviews with entities included in the study. The issue of sustainable development of micro-sized road transport enterprises in Poland was also supplemented by PESTEL analysis, which made it possible to categorise selected conditions affecting enterprises’ activities.
Findings. Identification of key internal and external conditions affecting the implementation of sustainable development in micro-sized road transport enterprises. In the utilitarian aspect, obtained results can serve as guidelines in decision-making problems undertaken by micro-sized road transport enterprises. In the theoretical aspect - provide a background for further research on the subject of transport-forwarding-logistics sector enterprises’ sustainable development.
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