Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Recent Advancement and Modernization in Sustainable Intelligent Technologies & Applications (RAMSITA-2026)

<Previous Article In Volume
Next Article In Volume>

Block chain in ESG and Green Finance: Enhancing Transparency in Sustainable Investments

Authors
Sarita Rana1, *, Amrita Singh2, Inderpreet Kaur3
1Departmentof Management, Acropolis Faculty of Management and Research, Indore, India
2Department of Law, Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore, India
3School of Legal Studies, K.R. Mangalam University, Gurugram, India
*Corresponding author. Email: saritarana@acropolis.in
Corresponding Author
Sarita Rana
Available Online 28 May 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-678-4_20How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Block chain; ESG; Green Finance; Sustainable Investments; Carbon Credits; Transparency; Governance
Abstract

Investment practices are increasingly focused on transparency, accountability, and trust, mainly due to an increased global push towards sustainable finance. Conventional environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting systems experience problems like data manipulation/manipulative disclosures and inconsistent regulations. Block chain is a distributed, permanent, and completely transparent ledger system that will have a tremendous impact on how the issues related to transparency and trust in sustainable finance are resolved. This paper examines how block chain will advance ESG compliance and green finance initiatives in India. Through an analysis of current literature, policies and international case studies, the paper will highlight how block chain can be used for supply chain sustainability, issuance of green bonds and trading of carbon credits. Additionally, this paper will evaluate the opportunities and challenges of integrating block chain into financial systems and discuss adoption, technical and regulatory issues. The findings from the reviewed literature indicate that solutions enabled by block chain technology will greatly increase investor confidence and facilitate the aggregation of transactions for ESG audits and align to international sustainability commitments including the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. The paper concludes that if cross-sector collaboration and regulatory support are sustained, block chain will provide an important mechanism to advance sustainable finance and improve the confidence of all ESG investors.

Copyright
© 2026 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Download article (PDF)

<Previous Article In Volume
Next Article In Volume>
Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Recent Advancement and Modernization in Sustainable Intelligent Technologies & Applications (RAMSITA-2026)
Series
Advances in Intelligent Systems Research
Publication Date
28 May 2026
ISBN
978-94-6239-678-4
ISSN
1951-6851
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-678-4_20How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2026 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Cite this article

risenwbib
TY  - CONF
AU  - Sarita Rana
AU  - Amrita Singh
AU  - Inderpreet Kaur
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/28
TI  - Block chain in ESG and Green Finance: Enhancing Transparency in Sustainable Investments
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Recent Advancement and Modernization in Sustainable Intelligent Technologies & Applications (RAMSITA-2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 247
EP  - 263
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-678-4_20
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-678-4_20
ID  - Rana2026
ER  -