ABSTRACT
Considering climate change, companies are increasingly recognising the need for environmental sustainability and the utilisation of emerging technologies like blockchain -a decentralised, immutable, and encrypted technology with a public registry, offering significant potential for various applications-. This research aims to explore the relationship between blockchain technology and sustainability through Bibliometric Analysis. A dataset of 313 articles published between 2017 and June 2022, containing the keywords 'blockchain' and 'sustainability,' was collected from the Web of Science database. The VOSviewer program was employed for Bibliometric Analysis. The analysis revealed four distinct research streams. The first stream examines how blockchain, in conjunction with Industry 4.0, can enhance sustainability in supply chains. The second stream focuses on the design of new logistics models to improve overall company management. The third trend explores the potential of digitalisation and emergent technologies to enhance future security. The last, one explores the adopting of new technologies, particularly in agriculture, improves transparency and traceability supporting sustainability. The findings contribute to the current state of knowledge and provide valuable directions for future academic research. The study highlights how the use of blockchain, can enable companies to manage their operations in a more sustainable manner, ensuring economic, social, and environmental efficiency, even during pandemic situations.
