Blockchain technology has emerged as a transformative digital innovation with significant implications for business operations and sustainability efforts. Initially conceived as the foundation of cryptocurrencies, blockchain has evolved into a powerful tool for enhancing transparency, traceability, and security across various industries. This thesis explores the intersection of blockchain technology and sustainability, analyzing how businesses leverage distributed ledger technology to implement sustainability initiatives. The study provides a comprehensive literature review on blockchain fundamentals, governance models, and key features, emphasizing its role in promoting sustainability initiatives. The research then delves into an empirical analysis, examining real-world cases of blockchain adoption in sustainability-focused business applications. The methodology involves constructing a database of blockchain projects with measurable impacts on sustainability, categorizing variables such as blockchain type, consensus mechanisms, and alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Findings indicate that blockchain enhances supply chain traceability, facilitates carbon credit trading, and enables decentralized energy markets, contributing to more sustainable business models. By bridging technological capabilities with sustainability objectives, blockchain can play a crucial role in driving responsible business practices and advancing global sustainability efforts. adoption in sustainability-focused business applications. The methodology involves constructing a database of blockchain projects with measurable impacts on sustainability, categorizing variables such as blockchain type, consensus mechanisms, and alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Findings indicate that blockchain enhances supply chain traceability, facilitates carbon credit trading, and enables decentralized energy markets, contributing to more sustainable business models. By bridging technological capabilities with sustainability objectives, blockchain can play a crucial role in driving responsible business practices and advancing global sustainability efforts.
La tecnologia blockchain si è affermata come un'innovazione digitale trasformativa con importanti implicazioni per le operazioni aziendali e gli sforzi di sostenibilità. Nata inizialmente come infrastruttura per le criptovalute, la blockchain si è evoluta in uno strumento potente per migliorare la trasparenza, la tracciabilità e la sicurezza in diversi settori. Questa tesi esplora l'intersezione tra la tecnologia blockchain e la sostenibilità, analizzando come le imprese utilizzino i registri distribuiti in progetti incentrati sulla sostenibilità. Lo studio offre una revisione approfondita della letteratura sui principi fondamentali della blockchain, i modelli di governance e le sue principali caratteristiche, evidenziandone il ruolo nel promuovere iniziative di sostenibilità. Successivamente, l’analisi empirica esamina casi reali di adozione della blockchain in applicazioni aziendali focalizzate sulla sostenibilità. La metodologia prevede la costruzione di un database di progetti basati su blockchain con impatti misurabili sulla sostenibilità, categorizzando variabili quali tipologia di blockchain, meccanismi di consenso e allineamento con gli Obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile (SDG) delle Nazioni Unite. I risultati indicano che la blockchain migliora la tracciabilità nelle catene di approvvigionamento, facilita il commercio di crediti di carbonio e abilita mercati energetici decentralizzati, contribuendo a modelli di business più sostenibili. Colmando il divario tra capacità tecnologiche e obiettivi di sostenibilità, la blockchain può svolgere un ruolo cruciale nel promuovere pratiche aziendali responsabili e nel sostenere gli sforzi globali per lo sviluppo sostenibile.
Blockchain for sustainability: an empirical study on business application
DI SALVO, ALESSANDRO
2023/2024
Abstract
Blockchain technology has emerged as a transformative digital innovation with significant implications for business operations and sustainability efforts. Initially conceived as the foundation of cryptocurrencies, blockchain has evolved into a powerful tool for enhancing transparency, traceability, and security across various industries. This thesis explores the intersection of blockchain technology and sustainability, analyzing how businesses leverage distributed ledger technology to implement sustainability initiatives. The study provides a comprehensive literature review on blockchain fundamentals, governance models, and key features, emphasizing its role in promoting sustainability initiatives. The research then delves into an empirical analysis, examining real-world cases of blockchain adoption in sustainability-focused business applications. The methodology involves constructing a database of blockchain projects with measurable impacts on sustainability, categorizing variables such as blockchain type, consensus mechanisms, and alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Findings indicate that blockchain enhances supply chain traceability, facilitates carbon credit trading, and enables decentralized energy markets, contributing to more sustainable business models. By bridging technological capabilities with sustainability objectives, blockchain can play a crucial role in driving responsible business practices and advancing global sustainability efforts. adoption in sustainability-focused business applications. The methodology involves constructing a database of blockchain projects with measurable impacts on sustainability, categorizing variables such as blockchain type, consensus mechanisms, and alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Findings indicate that blockchain enhances supply chain traceability, facilitates carbon credit trading, and enables decentralized energy markets, contributing to more sustainable business models. By bridging technological capabilities with sustainability objectives, blockchain can play a crucial role in driving responsible business practices and advancing global sustainability efforts.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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