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.
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalJournal of Sustainable Economies2026#ESGDOI
ESG Metrics in Climate Risk Reporting: An Ethical Review of Corporate Responses to Net-Zero Targets
Shaji Thomas
This paper systematically reviews ethical challenges in ESG-based climate risk reporting and corporate net-zero commitments using the PRISMA framework. It identifies three main issues: reliability of carbon disclosures, alignment of ESG met…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalManagement of environmental quality2026#ESGDOI
Can ESG and green innovation investments contribute to reach carbon emission efficiency and enhance sustainable firm valuation
Ayse Hyusein, M. Seraj
This study examines the impact of ESG disclosure and green innovation on carbon emission efficiency (CEE) and firm valuation in energy-intensive and heavy-polluting industries. Using data from the London Stock Exchange Group Asset 4 Databas…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalBusiness Strategy and the Environment2026#ESGDOI
Powering Transparency: Global Drivers of Sustainability Reporting in the Electricity Sector
Alva Marasigan, M. Houqe, Warwick J. Stent +1
This study examines drivers of sustainability reporting quality (QSR) in the electricity sector using two dimensions: relevance and reliability. Using S&P Global Top 250 data, it finds that sustainability performance, GRI adoption, and inst…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalSustainability2026#ESGDOI
Insights into the Link Between Sustainability Disclosure and Financial Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analytic Approach
Valentin Burcă, Oana Bogdan, T. Cilan +4
This meta-analysis of 19 high-quality accounting journal articles (2014-2024) examines whether sustainability reporting (SR) moderates or mediates the relationship between corporate sustainability performance and financial performance. Resu…
🇪🇺 Europe📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalSocial Science Research Network2026#ESGDOI
Mandatory Transparency and Voluntary Accountability: The Disciplining Role of Sustainability Regulation on Corporate ESG Talk ⋆
Ana-María Gisbert, Jacobo Gomez-Conde, Bin Pan
This study examines how the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) disciplines voluntary ESG disclosures. Using a Spanish ESG dictionary and shareholder letters from 2010-2022, the authors find a weak link between voluntary ESG talk an…
CN📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalAcademic Journal of Finance and Accounting2026#ESGDOI
Green Credit, ESG Ratings, and Corporate Carbon Emission Management Practices
Xin Gu
This paper examines how green credit policies and ESG ratings jointly influence corporate carbon emission management. Using stakeholder and signaling theories, it finds that while green credit incentivizes substantive emission reductions th…
🇪🇺 Europe📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalInternational Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting2026#ESGDOI
The impact of sustainable reporting on ESG controversies: evidence from the European Union and implications for CSRD implementation
Samuel Ribeiro Navarrete, Nawazish Mirza, Monica Violeta Achim
This paper empirically analyzes the impact of sustainable reporting on ESG controversies in the European Union. It provides implications for the implementation of the CSRD.
🌍 GlobalPreprintMANAGEMENT CONTROL2026#ESGDOI
Benchmarking Sustainability: A Comparative Case Studies Analysis of ESG Practices in the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Industry
Veneziani, Monica, Cosa, Marcello, Torelli, Riccardo +1
This paper benchmarks ESG practices of 12 leading HVAC companies (2019-2023) using a tri-axial framework aligning LCA, IEQ, and CSR with ESRS. Findings show environmental metrics are more mature than social/governance; disclosures emphasize…
🌍 GlobalPreprintAdvances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences2025#ESGDOI
Integrating ESG Principles into Directors Fiduciary Duties: A Legal Framework for Regulatory Application
Sipei Zhou
This paper argues that ESG oversight has become a de facto global minimum for capital market access, citing the EU's CSRD, SEC climate proposals, and Japan's TEPCO judgment. Through comparative analysis of Delaware's Caremark doctrine, Germ…
🌍 GlobalPreprintInternational Journal For Multidisciplinary Research2026#ESGDOI
Linking Esg to the Un Sustainable Development Goals (Sdgs): a Conceptual Perspective
Sadhana Awate
This paper proposes a conceptual framework linking ESG practices to the UN SDGs using double-materiality and impact pathways. It identifies convergence areas like environmental stewardship and governance, and highlights gaps in measurement …
🌍 GlobalPreprintCrossref2026#ESGDOI
ESG Reporting Credibility under Climate Information Shocks and the Role of Board Gender Diversity
Ammad Ahmed, Sumit Dhull, Atia Hussain
This paper examines how adverse climate narrative innovations (regulatory and opportunity shocks) affect ESG reporting credibility, measured as ESG alignment. Using a multi-country panel from 2001-2023, it finds that adverse shocks lower al…
🇪🇺 EuropePreprintIEEE Transactions on Engineering Management2026#ESGDOI
The Impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance on Corporate Financial Performance: A Cross-Industry Perspective
Wei Liu, Nicholas Dacre, Hao Dong +2
This empirical study compares European chemical and software industries to examine how actual ESG performance and ESG disclosure affect corporate financial performance. Results show that actual ESG performance has greater financial impact i…
🌍 GlobalPreprintSustainable Development2026#ESGDOI
A Systematic Literature Review on Audit Quality and <scp>ESG</scp> ‐Corporate Performance: Current Insights and Future Directions
Mohammed Alfify, Hussein H. Sharaf‐Addin
This systematic literature review examines the relationship between audit quality and ESG corporate performance. Using PRISMA, it screened 522 articles and retained 37, confirming that high-quality audit enhances the credibility of sustaina…
🌍 GlobalPreprintCrossref2026#ESGDOI
ESG Reporting and Disclosure for MSMEs
A. Vinodan, S. Mahalakshmi
This paper examines ESG reporting and disclosure frameworks for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). It discusses challenges such as limited resources and provides recommendations for standards and support mechanisms to facilitate …
🌍 GlobalPreprintRegulation & Governance2025#ESGDOI
Greenwashing and Trust via Enhanced Self‐Regulation: The Case of <scp>ESG</scp> Rating Providers in Sustainable Finance
Agnieszka Smoleńska, David Levi‐Faur
This paper compares ESG rating provider regulations in the EU and UK to examine trust-building and trust-repair in polycentric governance. It identifies varieties of enhanced self-regulation and shows how combinations of mandatory and volun…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalInnovation and Green Development2025#ESGDOI
Prediction of nexus among ESG disclosure and firm Performance: Applicability, explainability and implications
Dossa J.V.
This study builds a model to predict the relationship between ESG disclosure and firm performance, examining applicability and explainability. Using machine learning, it predicts performance from ESG scores and analyzes the impact of disclo…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalJournal of Corporate Finance Research2026#ESGDOI
ESG Disclosure and Firm Value: Dynamic Threshold Effects of Corporate Governance and Financial Flexibility
Alabi A.T.
This study investigates the impact of ESG disclosure on firm value, using corporate governance and financial flexibility as threshold variables. Employing a dynamic panel threshold model, it suggests that the effect of ESG disclosure depend…
🌍 GlobalPreprintInternational Journal of Ethics and Systems2025#ESGDOI
Ethical leadership in environmental, social and governance (ESG) adoption for Malaysian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)
Joo Hock Ong, Ali Khatibi, Zunirah Mohd Talib +1
This qualitative study examines the role of ethical leadership in ESG adoption among Malaysian MSMEs, focusing on education, awareness, and leadership mindset. It finds that coercive, mimetic, and normative pressures shape leadership behavi…
🌍 GlobalPreprintThunderbird International Business Review2025#ESGDOI
Financial Supervision for the Green Transition: Comparative Insights From the <scp>EU</scp>, Hungary, and Singapore
Gábor Hulkó, János Kálmán, András Lapsánszky
This paper compares how financial supervisory authorities in the EU, Hungary, and Singapore integrate ESG objectives into regulation. It identifies three supervisory models: rule-based (EU), central bank-led (Hungary), and principle-based (…
🇪🇺 EuropePreprintCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management2025#ESGDOI
Do no Significant Harm ( <scp>DNSH</scp> ) Principle in Corporate Sustainability Strategies: Towards a Methodological Framework
Cerchione R., Passaro R., Sicardi V.
This study proposes a methodological framework for integrating the DNSH principle into corporate sustainability strategies. Using the Delphi method, it develops two taxonomies: one to guide investment choices and another to quantify environ…