Transforming Plastic Pollution Using Blockchain
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/transforming-plastic-pollution-using-blockchain/
Aug 13, 2019 - This research highlights the findings and recommendations of The Coca-Cola Company’s study of single-use plastic packaging waste. The author makes the case that blockchain technology has potential for addressing the challenges of plastic waste in our environment. Specifically, distributed ledgers, combined with global positioning and microtagging, provide a mechanism for tracking plastic through the supply chain and support incentive systems for recycling or reusing it and choosing biodegradable options. It is a must-read for executives in the consumer packaged goods industry.
Keyword: circular economy,
Circularise.com,
CPG,
edible plastics,
Empower.eco,
energy & resources,
green tech,
INSEAD,
Internet of Things,
Litterati.org,
manufacturing,
Nestlé,
Plastic Bank,
retail,
SDG 12,
SDG 15,
sustainability
Financing Open Blockchain Ecosystems
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/financing-open-blockchain-ecosystems/
Mar 16, 2018 - This project digs into the regulatory implications of privately funding public blockchain-based resources, some of which qualify as an ecosystem such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, some as a decentralized application (Dapp), and some as a regulated security (e.g., The DAO), according the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Coalition of Automated Legal Applications describes various legal solutions, such as simple agreement for future tokens, that could support ecosystems that are innovative, streamlined, and fair for all stakeholders.
Keyword: COALA,
DAO,
Filecoin,
financial services,
FINMA,
Howey test,
ICO,
initial coin offering,
law & regulation,
Munchee,
SAFT,
SDG 16,
SEC,
Tezos
Declaration of Interdependence
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/declaration-of-interdependence/
Jan 16, 2018 - This manifesto for change calls for a new social contract, one that redefines the relationship between individuals in society and the institutions they have created to self-govern. It looks at the four drivers of this change—the Fourth Industrial Revolution, globalization of ideas and the economy, climate change, and demographic shifts due to war, drought, and oppression. It identifies such global disruptions as structural unemployment and inequality; failing education, healthcare, and research and development; human rights violations; and a biosphere in crisis. It identifies the four core change makers—the private sector, the state, civi...
Keyword: artificial intelligence,
automation,
biotechnology,
Bretton Woods,
climate change,
education,
financial crisis,
Fourth Industrial Revolution,
government,
healthcare,
Internet of Things,
labor union,
machine learning,
offshoring,
outsourcing,
populism,
portable safety net,
robotics,
SDG 1,
SDG 11,
SDG 13,
SDG 16,
SDG 2,
SDG 3,
SDG 4,
SDG 5,
SDG 8,
universal basic income
Cryptoeconomics
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/cryptoeconomics/
Jan 13, 2020 - This project is an executive’s guide to the emerging field of cryptoeconomics, the study of individual and collective choices in blockchain-based environments. These environments are more difficult to change than other software ecosystems, and so their creators must design them very thoughtfully. The authors provide a framework for economic design and walk through the phases of the design process. Through the case studies of Nestlé OpenSC, AXA fizzy, and the Synaptic Health Alliance, they analyze the challenges that stakeholders face in governing blockchain projects, and they explain why many projects fail to achieve their goals. It is a m...
Keyword: asymmetric information,
AXA,
game theory,
Humana,
incentive layer,
management,
monetary policy,
moral hazard,
Nestlé,
Oracle,
Quest Diagnostics,
SDG 12,
token layer
The Token Economy: When Money Becomes Programmable
File Type: Document, Infographic, Video
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/the-token-economy-when-money-becomes-programmable/
Sep 28, 2017 - A new phenomenon—initial coin offerings—enabled through blockchain technology is upending basic tenets of twentieth-century capitalism. This project frames the opportunity in terms of addressing the tragedy of the commons. He studies the development and ramification of the emerging token economy and walks through the landscape of token types. He previews the economic effects of digital scarcity, tokens as powerful incentives, and the legal and policy ramifications for securities law and property rights.
Keyword: cryptoasset,
cryptocommodity,
cryptocurrency,
financial services,
ICO,
SDG 12,
SDG 13,
SEC,
securities law,
technology,
token,
tragedy of the commons
The Nine Disruptions
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/the-nine-disruptions/
Jan 16, 2018 - This is an excerpt from a manifesto for change, which identifies such global disruptions to our social fabric as structural unemployment and inequality; failing education, healthcare, and research and development; human rights violations; and a biosphere in crisis.
Keyword: climate change,
financial crisis,
global warming,
governance,
government,
labor union,
offshoring,
outsourcing,
privacy,
SDG 13,
SDG 3,
SDG 4,
SDG 8,
security
