Social Impact and Sustainability
Working Group
The Social Impact and Sustainability Working Group works on identifying tools and frameworks to tackle global challenges and ensure a prosperous, sustainable, and equitable world for future generations.
Since its inception, it has dedicated most of its efforts to identify projects that generate social impact and address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through blockchain/DLT. Issues include blockchain implications to address climate change, slavery, food waste, and corruption.
Why is it valuable to the members?
Our working group includes experts who are engaged and knowledgeable on social impact and sustainability topics, which offers great opportunities for exchange of knowledge in the field and supports EU blockchain relations.
Our working group is active and constantly drives innovation. In 2021, for example, we published the report “Blockchain for Social Impact” based on a conducted survey.
We are open to discussing any suggestions team members may have for joint efforts to promote blockchain/DLT projects working on social impact and sustainability and employing blockchain for good.
Being part of our working group offers an opportunity to be part of the transformation towards a more sustainable future empowered by blockchain/DLT technologies and contributes to EU blockchain engagement.
Our working group includes experts who are engaged and knowledgeable on social impact and sustainability topics, which offers great opportunities for exchange of knowledge in the field and supports EU blockchain relations.
We are open to discussing any suggestions team members may have for joint efforts to promote blockchain/DLT projects working on social impact and sustainability and employing blockchain for good.
Our working group is active and constantly drives innovation. In 2021, for example, we published the report “Blockchain for Social Impact” based on a conducted survey.
Being part of our working group offers an opportunity to be part of the transformation towards a more sustainable future empowered by blockchain/DLT technologies and contributes to EU blockchain engagement.
Membership prices
| Company category | Staff Headcount | Turnover | Balance sheet total | Annual Fees |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro | < 10 | ≤ 2 m | ≤ 2 m | 1000 € | |
| Small | < 50 | ≤ 10 m | ≤ 10 m | 2 500 € | |
| Medium | < 250 | ≤ 50 m | ≤ 43 m | 4 500 € | |
| Large | ≥ 250 | > 50 m | > 43 m | 15 000 € | |
| Not-for-profit organisations | The above categories and membership fees (according to size and financial capacity) are also applicable for not-for-profit organisations. |
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Note: All numbers always refere to the entire Global Group / Company
What does the group do?
Harmonize social impact measurement frameworks by mapping them, in order to generate a model that can be implemented for small-medium sized blockchain/DLT projects.
Create a definition of social impact, aligned with the SDGs, that can be utilised by the projects engaged with INATBA.
Explore potential opportunities and ideas to bring funds to DLT and blockchain social impact projects, such as DAOs, community platforms, etc.
Participate in relevant events to promote the work of the SISWG and the projects working on social impact and social issues.
What is the WG's vision?
We envision a future in which social and environmental problems can be solved with the help of blockchain/DLT and other digital technologies.
Time is pressing to act on social and environmental problems that are becoming increasingly urgent, which requires innovative technological solutions. The working group strives to be an enabler of blockchain/DLT technology to tackle these issues and motivate the ecosystem to take action.
What is the WG's vision?
Our mission is to accelerate the fulfillment of the SDGs by bringing clarity and interoperability to blockchain-related tools, frameworks and concepts.
We leverage member expertise and networks to identify tools and technologies and make them highly accessible to projects and organizations tackling social and environmental issues, such as climate change, poverty, inequality, food waste, corruption, and other areas covered by the SDGs.
Co-chairs
