Blockchain and Sustainability: A Tertiary Study
This work addresses the problem of fragmented knowledge for researchers and policymakers interested in blockchain's role in sustainability, but it is incremental as it builds on existing reviews.
The paper tackles the need to consolidate existing literature on blockchain's potential for sustainability, specifically in relation to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by presenting a pilot analysis of 18 reviews using thematic analysis.
Blockchain is an emerging technology with potential to address issues related to sustainability. Literature reviews on blockchain and sustainability exist, but there is a need to consolidate existing results, in particular, in terms of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This extended abstract presents an ongoing tertiary study based on existing literature reviews to investigate the relationship between blockchain and sustainability in terms of SDGs. Results from a pilot analysis of 18 reviews using thematic analysis are presented.