Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Used for Sustainability Reporting in Supply Chain Management – A Literature Review
摘要
Since the emergence of the blockchain and the uprising of ChatGPT, the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are well-discussed topics both in public and professional circles, but especially in the domain of Supply Chain Management (SCM). These subjects are tech-savvy, complicated to explain and even more complex to use. On top of that, there is a scientific discussion around synergies in combining both technologies. Together they can be useful in engaging current challenges in SCM, where transparency-related data has to be generated, processed and formed into decisions and reports. To investigate the potentials of these technologies working together in a non-financial reporting environment, we performed a systematic literature review. We also included literature focusing solely on the technological perspective. The objective is a comprehensive overview on how a combination of DLT and AI could help to solve current challenges arising from sustainability related regulations. Further, we discussed ideas around Internet of Things applications or Federated Learning approaches, that use data from different entities and can be used in sustainability reporting, exploring possibilities to enhance compliance and responsible business conduct in SCM.