Green transition comes in various forms. A technology, a process, a new approach. It creates value for society. This is the green layer.

The green transition and the digital transition are twinned. The digital transition can be based on shared data.

Shared data creates values which people appreciate. Values can be developed into assets which people will pay for.

The sharing, source and use of data must be trustable, traceable and transparent. This requires infrastructure (for example blockchain) where information and actions are permanently recorded. That permanent record provides verifiable confirmation, and verified confirmation is something people and organizations will pay for. The record is itself an asset.

Shared data has created a digital layer to the green layer. The shared data creates a digital asset.

Data such as energy use and lifecycle assessment evidences sustainability performance. Shared data has created a sustainability layer to the green layer. People and organizations will pay for evidenced sustainability. The shared data creates a sustainability asset.

Now there is a green asset, a digital asset and a sustainability asset. In case of technologies the green layer is a physical asset.

Data can be numbers, information, or another form. Each research activity has its data. Each asset layer creates opportunities for impact, exploitation and post-project value that researchers can develop.