Moritz Petersen

Prof. Dr. Moritz Petersen is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain Practice and Co-Director of the Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains (CSLS) at Kühne Logistics University (KLU) in Hamburg, Germany. His academic career began at Hamburg University of Technology, where he completed his doctoral studies in 2017 under Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kersten, and he has been at KLU since 2016.

• Research Focus: Decarbonization of logistics, Circular Economy, Blockchain applications in supply chains, and sustainable product development
• Teaching: Courses on Supply Chain Sustainability, Circular Product Development, and Lean Logistics Operations across KLU’s Bachelor to MBA programs
• Outreach: Co-hosts the podcast “Das Gleiche in Grün?!”, collaborates on educational children’s books about logistics, and frequently speaks at industry events like the Deutscher Logistik-Kongress

Research Trends from his 15 most recent articles center on:

• Blockchain technology’s role in sustainable logistics
• Decarbonization strategies across maritime and road freight
• Circular economy implementation through product design and waste stream analysis
• Behavioral and organizational barriers to sustainability
• Public-private partnerships in European logistics
• Information sharing as a CE enabler

Scientific Awards:

• 2020 Best Paper Award, International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IJOPM)

Research Projects include:

• CREAToR: EU Horizon 2020 project on polymer recycling
• GATE: German Ministry of Economy-funded GHG emissions data exchange
• HANSEBLOC: Blockchain applications in logistics
• ChainLog: Blockchain use cases
• Development of Logistics Competence Assessment Toolkit