new delhi nse ifsc ltd a subsidiary of national stock exchange nse on friday announced the launch of an international sustainability platform at gujarats gift city which is expected to get operationalised in the second half of the yearthis is a first of its kind esg environmental social and governance platform in india nse ifsc said in a statementthe platform will facilitate listing and trading a variety of sustainability products including green bonds voluntary carbon sustainable bonds green real estate investment trusts reits green equity among others and channelize the flow of sustainable finance to india and other marketslocating it in gift city will facilitate international investors to participate in esg transitions in india and other marketsit is expected to get operationalised in the second half of 2022 subject to regulatory approvals nse ifsc saidissuers listing on the platform will be expected to meet a minimum set of esg standards besides complying with the specific criteria defined by nse ifsc for the sustainability products which they may wish to listthe platform expects a range of corporate bodies including large corporates small and medium enterprises and startups as well as nonprofits and social impact organizations and government and quasigovernment organizations to leverage and attract capital to achieve their climate and esg goalsthe sustainability platform will use distributed ledger technology dlt or blockchain to ensure integrity speed tracking and traceability of transactionswe are committed to establish the international sustainability platform at gift city such a trading platform can play an important role in channelizing capital that will be required in esg and sustainability transitions across the globe vikram limaye managing director and ceo at nse saidaccording to him the platform will encourage the issuance of new sustainabilitylinked financial products by a diverse group of organizations from around the world including corporates governments and social enterprises and this represents an important response to the challenge of resolving global environmental issues like climate changethe move would encourage responsible conduct of business and enable corporates government bodies and social enterprises to raise sustainable finance from such a platform injeti srinivas chairman ifsca saidecube investment advisors an esgfocused platform and chainflux a blockchain products firm are working closely with nse ifscnse ifsc is located at gujarats gift city which is indias first international financial services centre ifsc