The Good Code Hackathon challenged hackers and web developers to find creative ways to help FSC conduct virtual audits of certified Chain of Custody operations. This was particularly useful during the global pandemic, where independent auditors are unable to conduct in-person audits, but it also helps to streamline the audit process to help FSC better maintain integrity in the system. Source: Timberbiz
Almost 600 participants from all over the world entered and the winning teams demonstrated out-of-the-box thinking to combine DocuSign’s E-signature platform with FSC data to build easy-to-use apps that worked alongside each other. Some of them used ArcGIS data provided by ESRI to include georeferenced data.
These are the winners with notes from the judges:
Best Pre-Assessment App
Team Stalwart
Members: Indra Pranesh PalanisamyTeam
Stalwart’s pre-assessment app created a smooth interface that provides a guided step-by-step process for companies considering certification to enter self-assessment data. Stalwart used the ArcGIS API to add the forest’s location and integrated with the DocuSign eSignature REST API to sign and send the Data Sharing Agreement and Declaration of Authenticity. They even added the bonus feature of integrating the Google Translate API to translate each requirement in the digital checklist. Lastly, they used Esri’s ArcGIS API to map the company’s location.
Best Qualification App
Team Acorn
Members: Alex Yu, Raewkl Lam, Aryan Misra
Team Acorn’s qualification app allowed the Certification Body to view information about a company and perform risk verification to determine whether to move forward with a virtual audit. Acorn’s app allowed the Certification Body to add notes and flag requirements. It also integrated a map using Esri’s ArcGIS API with geospatial data to show layers of data of areas of concern that justify a remote audit. Acorn gave us a beautiful interface with sections for both the applicant and the certification body reviewer to highlight risks in an application for FSC certification. Acorn did a great job incorporating Esri’s ArcGIS API with geospatial data to show layers of data of areas of concern that justify a remote audit. And of course, they used the Docusign eSignature REST API for the final signing ceremony.
Best Virtual Audit App
Team Greenblocks
Members: Alex Casella, Iriana Rodriguez, Vidhu Bhatnagar
Team Greenblocks’s app provided a comprehensive interface for a virtual audit to take place and provide the Chain of Custody certificate. For this challenge we asked participants to get creative and choose their own technologies to incorporate into the app that would enable FSC to do an audit completely virtually. Greenblocks chose to incorporate live chat functionality to enable a remote auditor to communicate with someone on the ground at the forest site as well as a built-in Zoom integration to enable the visual component of the virtual audit. They also incorporated file uploading to add additional evidence. The app did an excellent job of including all the necessary documents and signatures via the DocuSign eSignature REST API and using authentication to allow FSC, the Chain of Custody applicants, and the remote auditor to communicate and manage uploaded compliance documents in the app. Greenblocks even added the option to turn the transaction into a smart contract and write it to the blockchain.]
First Place, DocuSign for the Greater Good
Team Life Bank
Members: Kyle Mantesso, Madison Hunt
We love to see creative ways that DocuSign can be used out in the wild. For this challenge we gave teams the opportunity to think of any non-profit or NGO that would really benefit from having a critical process digitized using DocuSign APIs. From Team Life Bank we learned that some parts of the world really struggle to get people to donate blood, and one of the main barriers to this is the difficulty in simply signing people up and connecting them with the healthcare providers who need blood most. Life Bank solved this issue by using the DocuSign eSignature REST API to create an app that would simplify this process by providing information and collecting verifications and signatures digitally and securely through DocuSign.
