Timber tracking: reducing complexity of due diligence by using blockchain technology (position paper)

TY - GEN

T1 - Timber tracking

T2 - 2nd Workshop on Managed Complexity

AU - Düdder, Boris

AU - Ross, Omry

N1 - Conference code: 2

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - Managing and verifying forest products in a value chain is often reliant on easily manipulated document or digital tracking methods - Chain of Custody Systems. We aim to create a new means of tracking timber by developing a tamper proof digital system based on Blockchain technology. Blockchain will be combined with new digital protocols for physical verification and authentication. Deliverables include online traceability system, and procedures for entering and verifying data inputs. Certification schemes and governments gain increased legitimacy from tamper-proof means to comply with timber trade requirements. Global companies gain from efficient traceability; society at large benefits from increased tax revenues, anti-corruption, and environmental benefits from sustainable forestry. We think this potential collaboration between government and industry can help simplify a variety of current due diligence processes, in this paper we focus on timber tracking.

AB - Managing and verifying forest products in a value chain is often reliant on easily manipulated document or digital tracking methods - Chain of Custody Systems. We aim to create a new means of tracking timber by developing a tamper proof digital system based on Blockchain technology. Blockchain will be combined with new digital protocols for physical verification and authentication. Deliverables include online traceability system, and procedures for entering and verifying data inputs. Certification schemes and governments gain increased legitimacy from tamper-proof means to comply with timber trade requirements. Global companies gain from efficient traceability; society at large benefits from increased tax revenues, anti-corruption, and environmental benefits from sustainable forestry. We think this potential collaboration between government and industry can help simplify a variety of current due diligence processes, in this paper we focus on timber tracking.

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M3 - Article in proceedings

AN - SCOPUS:85029170820

T3 - CEUR Workshop Proceedings

BT - Pre-BIR Forum, BIR Workshops and Doctoral Consortium 2017

A2 - Johansson, Björn

PB - CEUR-WS.org

Y2 - 28 August 2017 through 30 August 2017

ER -