This thesis explores the potential of blockchain technology to help solve challenges in green supply chain management. It begins with background on blockchain technology and how it works through distributed ledgers, cryptography, and consensus mechanisms. It then discusses key characteristics of blockchain like traceability, transparency, and smart contracts that could benefit supply chains. The paper also outlines challenges for green supply chains around costs, measuring environmental performance, lack of integrated information and traceability systems, transparency, customer demand and knowledge, and trust. Finally, it analyzes how blockchain technology could help address each of these challenges through increased traceability, transparency, automated contracts and payments, and trust among supply chain members.

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