GX Research Hub · English
GX & Decarbonization Research
This page provides an English interface to the gxceed GX paper corpus. The corpus aggregates papers from 14 contributing scholarly metadata sources and uses AI-assisted classification to identify signals related to measurement, policy narratives, outcomes, implementation, industrial adoption, and verification.
The goal is not only to discover papers, but to observe how GX research is distributed across research substance, implementation narratives, external expectations, implementation substance, and judgment formation.
Summaries are AI-assisted. Always refer to the original paper for authoritative conclusions.
Peer-reviewedCNJournalBusiness Strategy and the Environment2026#ESGDOI
Free Trade Zones and Corporate ESG: Evidence From a Quasi‐Natural Experiment in China
Wen Li, Yinghan Zhao, Brian M. Lucey
This study examines how China's Pilot Free Trade Zones (FTZs) influence corporate ESG performance. Using a staggered DiD model on Chinese listed firms from 2009-2024, it finds FTZ designation significantly enhances ESG scores, with effects …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management2026#ESGDOI
Investigating the Impact of
ESG
Practices on Corporate Value Creation Pathways
Haidong Bai, Miao Yu
This study examines how ESG engagement influences corporate value using large firm-level data through 2024. It finds that ESG raises valuation partly via green innovation and lower capital costs, with stronger governance and digital capabil…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalAdvances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences2026#ESGDOI
ESG Performance and Corporate Financing Costs: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda
Ziyi Feng
This systematic review synthesizes theoretical mechanisms and empirical evidence on ESG performance and corporate financing costs, drawing from studies in China, the UK, and the US. It finds that superior ESG performance generally reduces b…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalSustainability2026#ESGDOI
How Corporate FinTech Enhances ESG Performance: An Integrated Framework of Resources, Technology, and Governance
Huiyun Zhang, Peiru Xie, Wenjie Li +1
This study reveals how corporate fintech improves ESG performance through a framework integrating resources, technology, and governance. Using Chinese A-share listed firms from 2011-2023, it finds that fintech enhances ESG by alleviating fi…
Peer-reviewedJournalOwner2026#ESGDOI
Pengaruh Green Finance, Struktur Modal, dan Kinerja Lingkungan Terhadap Profitabilitas Pada Perusahaan Pertambangan
Ni Wayan Indah Mahayani, Rofiqah Wahdah, Yanuar Bachtiar +1
This study analyzes the impact of green finance, capital structure, and environmental performance on profitability for mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2021-2024. Using multiple regression, it finds that green fi…
Peer-reviewedJournalCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management2026#ESGDOI
Barrier to a Greener Future?
ESG
Reputation Risk and Corporate Green M&A
Xiulu Huang, Yuhui Chen, Rui Zhu +1
This study finds that ESG reputation risk shocks significantly reduce corporate green M&A activities. The negative effect is amplified under conditions of tightened financing constraints, increased regulatory pressure, and diminished instit…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management2026#ESGDOI
Ethical Behaviour and Corporate Financing. The Case of ‘Legality Rating’
Federica Doni, Lucio Masserini, Zeila Occhipinti +1
This study analyzes the impact of Italy's legality rating (LR), a sustainability rating introduced in 2012, on corporate debt costs and financing. Using a dataset of 3,905 private firms and propensity score matching, it finds that LR positi…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalJournal of Organizational Change Management2026#ESGDOI
Digital transformation and ESG: an exploration of sustainable development paths for Chinese enterprises
Liangyu Jiang, Ye Xuan, Kerong Zhang
This study examines the impact of digital transformation on ESG performance using a sample of Chinese A-share listed companies from 2011 to 2022. It finds that digital transformation significantly enhances ESG performance, especially for st…
Peer-reviewedJournalCorporate Governance and Sustainability Review2026#ESGDOI
Sustainability-driven determinants of SMEs’ effectiveness: Evidence from the green transition in the Western Balkans
Gazmend Deda, Ismail Mehmeti, F. Bislimi +2
This study examines sustainability-driven determinants of SME effectiveness in the Western Balkans. Using survey data from 336 SMEs in Kosovo, it finds that managerial education, experience, structured planning, and R&D investment significa…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalSustainability2026#ESGDOI
Patient Capital and ESG Performance in the Pharmaceutical Sector: A Pathway to Sustainable Development
Yanan Zhu, Yongfei Liu, Yuwen Chen
This study examines the impact of patient capital (long-term, risk-tolerant investment) on ESG performance in Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturing firms listed on Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share markets from 2015 to 2024. Patient capital sign…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalTechnological and Economic Development of Economy2026#ESGDOI
ESG and green transition of enterprises: a perspective from emission reduction and development
Xu Fang, Maotao Liu
Using Chinese A-share listed firm data from 2009-2020, this study finds ESG significantly promotes corporate green transition (GT) in terms of both carbon emission intensity and total factor productivity. Channel analysis reveals improved f…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalScientific Papers of Silesian University of Technology. Organization and Management Series2026#ESGDOI
The greenwashing strategy in financial services in the context of sustainable development
J. Przybytniowski, Paweł Dziekański
This study identifies and analyzes greenwashing strategies in financial services, assessing their systemic risk to sustainable development. Using systematic literature review and EU legal analysis (SFDR, EU Taxonomy, CSRD, Green Claims Dire…
Peer-reviewedJournalIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment2026#ESGDOI
From Competition to Sustainability: How Banking Rivalry Influences Corporate ESG in Indonesia and Malaysia
B. Saktiawan, T. R. Dewi, T. Risfandy +1
This study examines how bank competition affects corporate ESG performance in Indonesia and Malaysia using panel data from 588 firms (2015-2024). Fixed effects analysis shows that increased bank competition boosts ESG performance by easing …
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalJournal of Financial Reporting & Accounting2026#ESGDOI
Corporate SDG performance and the cost of equity capital
Cyrine Mhiri, A. Ajina
Using panel data of 337 US firms from 2015-2021, this study finds that better SDG performance reduces the cost of equity, highlighting financial benefits of sustainability.
Peer-reviewedCNJournalAdvances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences2026#ESGDOI
New Quality Productive Forces and Corporate Greenwashing in Manufacturing Firms
Zijun Hong
This study examines the impact of China's 'New Quality Productive Forces' (NQPF) concept on greenwashing in manufacturing firms. Using entropy method to measure NQPF, it finds that NQPF significantly reduces greenwashing by alleviating fina…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalJournal of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences2026#ESGDOI
The Impact of Green Factory Rating on Corporate ESG Performance
Yihang Zhao
Using Chinese A-share listed firms from 2012-2023, this paper finds that green factory certification improves ESG performance through easing financing constraints and stimulating green innovation, with stronger effects in low-carbon pilot c…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalJournal of Applied Economics and Policy Studies2026#ESGDOI
The impact of ESG performance on corporate financial performance: an empirical study of China's manufacturing industry from 2019 to 2023
Fan Zhang
This paper examines the impact of ESG performance on financial performance of Chinese manufacturing firms from 2019 to 2023 using a two-way fixed effects model. It finds that better ESG performance improves financial performance by reducing…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalSAGE Open2026#ESGDOI
ESG Information Conflict and Corporate Resilience: The Evidence of ESG Rating Divergence
Xin Liu
This study examines the impact of ESG rating divergence (ESGRD) on firm resilience using Chinese data. It finds that ESGRD significantly reduces firm resilience. The information channel has a positive effect (reducing analyst forecast diver…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalJOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE2026#ESGDOI
The impact of ESG ratings on corporate performance
Zhao Xue
This paper systematically examines how ESG ratings affect corporate financial and non-financial performance, using stakeholder theory and resource-based view. It finds that superior ESG performance improves financial metrics and long-term c…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalInternational Journal of Finance & Economics2026#ESGDOI
Corporate Sustainability Practices, Governance, and Risk‐Taking: Global Evidence
Tanveer Bagh, Elie Bouri, Hammad Riaz +1
This study examines the effect of ESG performance on corporate risk-taking in a global sample of 8,492 firms across 52 countries (2011-2023). Higher ESG standards reduce excessive risk-taking, strengthened by strong governance. Mechanisms i…