Blockchain for environmental sustainability

Ing. Eutimio Mendoza Tovar

Master's thesis

Anotácia:

In the past few years, Blockchain has gained immense recognition as an emergent and disruptive technology, it has been implemented in different fields with a variety of applications. This thesis focuses on analyzing the effects of its adoption on environmental sustainability. It assesses the effectiveness of blockchain in resolving environmental sustainability issues. The findings are based on multiple case studies on a sample of six cases selected out of 29 blockchain-based projects. Using secondary data from websites, social networks, white papers, and other publically available sources, the case study includes in-depth evaluations of each analyzed scenario in relation to blockchain application. The outcome of this thesis is a discussion, results implications, limitations, and concluding remarks.

Abstract:

In the past few years, Blockchain has gained immense recognition as an emergent and disruptive technology, it has been implemented in different fields with a variety of applications. This thesis focuses on analyzing the effects of its adoption on environmental sustainability. It assesses the effectiveness of blockchain in resolving environmental sustainability issues. The findings are based on multiple case studies on a sample of six cases selected out of 29 blockchain-based projects. Using secondary data from websites, social networks, white papers, and other publically available sources, the case study includes in-depth evaluations of each analyzed scenario in relation to blockchain application. The outcome of this thesis is a discussion, results implications, limitations, and concluding remarks.

Keywords

Blockchain, \ distributed ledger technology, \ emerging technology, \ sustainability, \ environmental sustainability.

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 6. 1. 2023

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 2. 2. 2023
• Vedúci: PhD Ahad Zareravasan
• Oponent: doc. Ing. Ondřej Částek, Ph.D.

Masaryk University

Faculty of Economics and Administration

Master programme / odbor:
Business Management / Business Management