Sustainable Development Goals and Blockchain: A Systematic Literature Review from a Business Studies Perspective

Authors

  • André Campos School of Economics and Management of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-7137
  • João Proença School of Economics and Management of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal and Advance, CSG, ISEG-University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34190/ecie.19.1.2719

Keywords:

sustainable development goals, blockchain, business, systematic literature review

Abstract

This study reviews the state-of-the-art relationship between sustainable development and blockchain technology, which can be intertwined concepts within business language, enterprise structures, and managing processes. It explores further comprehension of concepts such as digital technologies, blockchain technology, and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. A systematic literature review using the Prisma Protocol is conducted to identify the main researched topics and the most used sustainable development goals. In addition, the main articles, authors, and journals of the research field are identified. An analysis of the results is applied to acknowledge the findings' contribution. As an outcome, the study identifies 14 main subject research areas that can serve as a framework for the future, including 49 main topics relevant to blockchain technology's relation with sustainable development goals in business studies. This systematic literature review contains an extensively researched database about the subject, and its results and findings are valuable in the scientific and professional sectors for further studies in sustainable development using blockchain technology.

Author Biographies

André Campos, School of Economics and Management of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

André Campos is a PhD candidate in Business and Management Studies at the School of Economics and Management of the University of Porto and the founder of Susplus. He focuses his professional and academic research on areas such as blockchain, sustainable development, new technologies, and innovation in business and management.

João Proença, School of Economics and Management of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal and Advance, CSG, ISEG-University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

João Proença is full professor and President of the scientific department of Management, Porto University, and researcher at the Advance-ISEG-Lisbon University. Before, he has been Rector of Universidade Europeia-Portugal, Dean Faculty of Economics-Porto University, and Director of the PhD, MSc or BSc (UPorto). He has more than 150 papers published.

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Published

2024-09-20