Sustainability has recently become an important issue which received growing
attentions from government, society, industries as well as academia. There have been concerns
on relatively rapid growth in population and increased quality of life despite limited natural
resources and landfill capacity. Closed-loop Supply Chain (CLSC) is one of many approaches to
mitigate the abovementioned disproportion. This article aims to study closed-loop supply chain
by explaining the definition, description, pros and contras, relevance, case studies from
literature, and potential research; such that its role as an agent of sustainable development can
be recognized.
