GX Research Hub · English
GX & Decarbonization Research
This page provides an English interface to the gxceed GX paper corpus. The corpus aggregates papers from 13 open 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-reviewedJournalBusiness Strategy and the Environment2026#ESGDOI
The Influence of Corporate Sustainability Rating Methodology on Disclosure Behavior
Patrick J. Callery
This study examines how detailed and transparent sustainability rating methodology influences firms' disclosure behavior, using CDP as a case. The author replicates CDP's scoring methodology and finds that firms strategically adjust disclos…
Peer-reviewedJournalGlobal Venture Research Institute2026#ESGDOI
Corporate Characteristics and ESG Rating in Middle-Market Enterprises: The Moderating Role of Firm Size
Meejung Hong, Jae-hyun Hong, Jae-Jang Yang +2
This study analyzes 420 middle-market enterprises (MMEs) in South Korea to examine how firm characteristics affect ESG performance. Firm age negatively impacts all ESG indicators (organizational inertia), while female board representation p…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalTotal Quality Management & Business Excellence2026#ESGDOI
Public environmental concern and ESG rating divergence: the moderating role of negative online media coverage
Panpan Feng, Jiangwu Pang, S. Jeon
This study analyzes how public environmental concern affects firms' ESG rating divergence. Using panel data from Chinese A-share listed firms (2015-2022), it finds that public scrutiny significantly increases rating divergence, with negativ…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalWorld Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews2026#ESGDOI
Unveiling the Impact of ESG rating divergence on corporate carbon performance: the mediating role of green innovation
Aamir Ali, Shah Mehmood Wagan
This study investigates the impact of ESG rating divergence on corporate carbon performance using Chinese A-share listed firms. It finds that ESG rating divergence significantly reduces carbon performance by hindering green innovation. The …
Peer-reviewedCNJournalSustainability2026#ESGDOI
How Do ESG Rating Discrepancies Affect Corporate Financing?—Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms
Jianmin Wang, Rui-Han Feng, Lixiang Wang
This study examines how ESG rating discrepancies affect corporate financing constraints using data from five rating agencies on Chinese A-share listed firms from 2018-2023. Findings show that ESG rating divergence exacerbates financing cons…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalUkrainian Journal of Applied Economics and Technology2026#ESGDOI
Transformation of accounting for payments with buyers and customers in non-financial statements
A. Uzhva, Oleksandr Biloivanenko
This paper proposes a methodology for integrating ESG components into the accounting and analytical support for settlements with buyers and customers in the context of sustainable development. It argues for transforming traditional accounti…
Peer-reviewedJournalEKOMA : Jurnal Ekonomi, Manajemen, Akuntansi2026#ESGDOI
Pengaruh ESG Disclosure, Green Product Innovation on Financial Perfomance Dengan Firm Size Sebagai Moderasi
Hendry Wijaya, Helma Malini, Muclas Hendri +2
This study examines the impact of ESG disclosure and green product innovation on financial performance (ROA, ROE) in Indonesian consumer non-cyclicals firms, with firm size as a moderator. Using Moderated Regression Analysis on data from 20…
Peer-reviewedJournalManagement & Sustainability: An Arab Review2026#ESGDOI
Vision 2030 in action: how ESG disclosure shape financial performance in Saudi Arabia
Mona Basali, S. Alshahrani
This study examines the relationship between ESG disclosure and financial performance for Saudi non-financial firms (2019-2023). It finds that robust corporate governance mediates the translation of ESG into improved ROA, but the direct ESG…
Peer-reviewedJournalJournal of Business, Innovation and Sustainability (JBIS)2026#ESGDOI
ESG Disclosure and Financial Performance: Evidence from Listed Companies on the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Wareewan Charoenroop, Kornwika Chaiwong, Chamaipon Ratanacharoenchai
This study examines the relationship between ESG disclosure ratings and firm performance (ROA, ROE, Tobin's Q) for Thai listed firms using panel data regression on 210 firms with 420 firm-years from 2023-2024. Using the Hausman test to choo…
Peer-reviewedJournalEconomic Insights: Trends and Challenges2026#ESGDOI
Voluntary Information Disclosure and Share Price Performance of Listed Non-Financial Firms in Nigeria
R. Busari
This study empirically examines the impact of voluntary ESG disclosure on share price performance for 76 listed non-financial firms in Nigeria (2013-2022). Environmental reporting positively affects stock returns, while governance reporting…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalAcademic Journal of Business & Management2026#ESGDOI
A Study on the Nonlinear Governance Effects of ESG Performance: Dual Evidence from ST Risk and ESG Rating Migration
Yuejia Dai, Yuanhua Liu
Using data from Chinese A-share listed firms (2009-2024) and Huazheng ESG scores, this study employs a panel threshold Logit model to analyze nonlinear effects of ESG on ST risk and ESG rating migration. Findings show a single threshold eff…
Peer-reviewedJournalJournal of Innovation and Development2026#ESGDOI
An Empirical Study on the Impact of ESG Rating on the Accounting Information Quality of Listed Companies
Jialu Li
This study empirically examines the impact of ESG ratings on accounting information quality of listed companies, using internal control as a mediating variable. It finds that higher ESG ratings improve accounting information reliability, qu…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalAccounting & Finance2026#ESGDOI
Institutional Investor Network Centrality and Corporate
ESG
Rating Divergence: Evidence From China
Wennanxiang Wang, Minna Yu, Luqing Shi +1
This study examines the impact of institutional investor network centrality on ESG rating divergence using Chinese firm data. Higher centrality mitigates divergence by improving disclosure willingness, standardizing disclosure, and reducing…
Peer-reviewedJournalInternational Journal of Business and Management Technology in Society2026#ESGDOI
ESG Disclosure in Emerging Markets: Implications for Investment-Financing Maturity Mismatch in Non-Financial Firms Across ASEAN-4 (2019–2023)
Ummi Nurun Nissa, N. D. Hendranastiti
This study empirically examines the effect of ESG disclosure on investment-financing maturity mismatch using a fixed effects panel regression on 76 listed non-financial firms from ASEAN-4 (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines) from 20…
Peer-reviewedJournalOrganizations and Markets in Emerging Economies2026#ESGDOI
Green Banking and Sustainability Disclosures in the Islamic Banking Sector: Evidence from Malaysia
Mohd Faizuddin Muhammad Zuki, Muhammad Arif Fadilah Ishak, Hassan Muhammad Hafiz
This study evaluates how six Islamic banks in Malaysia operationalize green finance and sustainability through content analysis and a Green Banking and Sustainability Index (GBSI). Scores range from 40.3 to 66.7, indicating moderate but une…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalJournal of Accounting Literature2026#ESGDOI
Board gender diversity heterogeneity and sustainability: a systematic literature review on multi-dimensional board diversity
Jan Marvin Apel, P. Velte
This systematic review of 70 archival studies examines how within-gender heterogeneity in board diversity (e.g., executive vs. non-executive roles) relates to ESG performance and reporting. It finds consistent positive effects from female n…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalJurnal Aplikasi Bisnis Kesatuan2026#ESGDOI
Sustainability Accounting and Investment Decision: A Systematic Literature Review
Diva Bestiaulia, Aang Munawar, Tri Marlina +1
This systematic literature review examines the relationship between sustainability accounting and investment decision-making from 1990 to 2025, identifying key themes, challenges such as standardization and regional imbalances, and proposin…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalQualitative Research in Accounting & Management2026#ESGDOI
Navigating hybridity through SDG reporting: a case study of a municipally owned enterprise (MOE) in Italy
Larthia Gaspari, M. Guidi, Marco Giuliani
This study investigates how a municipally owned enterprise (MOE) in Italy uses SDG reporting to balance public and private expectations. Through a qualitative case study, it shows that reporting serves as a sensemaking and governance tool t…
Peer-reviewedJournalAnalysis2026#ESGDOI
The Effect of Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure on Firm Value: The Moderating Role of Firm Size in Indonesian Energy Companies (2022–2024)
E. Kasim, Daris Aviceena
This study investigates the effect of ESG disclosure on firm value (Tobin's Q) for 20 Indonesian energy firms from 2022-2024. Results show a positive and significant impact of ESG disclosure on firm value, with firm size moderating the rela…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalBusiness Strategy and the Environment2026#ESGDOI
Talking the Walk: ESG Discourse as Strategic Dynamic Capability
Floriana Luisi, Olga Maria Stefania Cucaro
This paper conceptualizes ESG discourse as a discursive dynamic capability, deriving three observable manifestations (sensing, seizing, transforming). Analyzing 10,690 ESG-validated social media posts from 23 European utilities and technolo…