Blockchain and Digitalization Pilot Projects in Global Supply Chains (2015–2025)

1. Everledger applies blockchain to provenance tracking

   May 1, 2015Labels: Everledger, Diamonds

   • WIRED
   • TechCrunch

2. Walmart and IBM announce food-traceability pilots

   Oct 1, 2016Labels: Walmart, IBM

   • LF Decentralized Trust
   • Walmart

3. Hyperledger Fabric 1.0 enables production pilots

   Jul 11, 2017Labels: Hyperledger Fabric, Open-source

   • Linux Foundation

4. MediLedger Project begins pharma compliance pilots

   Sep 21, 2017Labels: MediLedger Project, Pharma

   • PR Newswire

5. De Beers launches Tracr diamond traceability platform

   Jan 1, 2018Labels: De Beers, Tracr

   • De Beers
   • De Beers News

6. EU launches European Blockchain Partnership for EBSI

   Apr 10, 2018Labels: EBSI, European Blockchain

   • EU Digital Strategy
   • EU News

7. TradeLens announced for shipping document digitization

   Aug 9, 2018Labels: TradeLens, Maersk

   • PR Newswire
   • Maersk

8. Walmart sets blockchain traceability expectations for leafy greens

   Sep 24, 2018Labels: Walmart, Leafy Greens

   • Walmart

9. IBM expands IBM Food Trust availability after beta

   Oct 8, 2018Labels: IBM Food, IBM

   • Food Business News

10. TradeLens expands carrier participation and production integrations

    Oct 15, 2020Labels: TradeLens, Ocean Carriers

    • IBM Newsroom

11. EBSI launches first cross-border pilot program

    Jul 1, 2021Labels: EBSI, Cross-border Pilot

    • Interop Europe

12. Tracr scales to cover De Beers diamonds at source

    May 5, 2022Labels: Tracr, De Beers

    • De Beers News

13. GS1 publishes EPCIS/CBV 2.0 for supply-chain event data

    Jun 1, 2022Labels: GS1, EPCIS CBV

    • GS1 EPCIS

14. BIS and central banks complete mBridge real-value pilot

    Oct 26, 2022Labels: mBridge, BIS Innovation

    • BIS Press

15. Maersk and IBM announce TradeLens shutdown

    Nov 29, 2022Labels: TradeLens, Maersk

    • Maersk

16. Project mBridge reaches minimum viable product stage

    Jul 1, 2024Labels: Project mBridge, MVP

    • BIS mBridge