What kind of smart currency for sustainable development?

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: What Smart Currency for Sustainable Development?

In a global context where the shift toward a sustainable economic model and a regenerative economy has become a priority, the emergence of smart currencies offers unprecedented opportunities to support ecological and social projects. These currencies—whether local, digital, or blockchain-based—have the potential, when equipped with appropriate regulations or frameworks, to become powerful levers for sustainable development by encouraging responsible behaviors and directly supporting green or virtuous initiatives.

Numerous proposals are possible, ranging from specific thematic focuses to broader, deeper impacts on behaviors.

Beyond this initial experimental stage, these currencies serve as low-stakes laboratories for the global economy, within which engaged citizen communities can pursue such innovations. This brings the advantage of replicating successful models for testing on other currencies, with the ultimate goal of introducing them into international currencies successfully and with minimal risk.