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-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalJustice, power and resistance2026#GreenwashingDOI
The illusion of green progress: Galicia’s wind power expansion as a state–corporate crime
Teresa Casas Grille
This paper conceptualizes Galicia's wind power expansion (1990-2021) as state-corporate crime, arguing that green transition narratives and legal instruments enable territorial dispossession and structural inequality. Using green criminolog…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalInternational Review of Theoretical Psychologies2026#GreenwashingDOI
The Recuperation of Climate Engagement
Christoph Gaßner, Thomas Slunecko
This paper critically analyzes the carbon tracking app OneClimate, arguing that individual carbon footprint measurement undermines collective climate action and is co-opted by capitalism. The app acts as a 'micro-dispositif' aligning self-g…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalEconomic Analysis and Policy2025#GreenwashingDOI
The blur phraseology in ESG reports and firm value: textual analysis evidence from Chinese listed companies
Zhang Y.
This paper examines the impact of vague language (blur phraseology) in ESG reports on firm value using textual analysis of Chinese listed companies. It finds that blur phraseology negatively correlates with firm value, suggesting investors …
🇺🇸 USAJournalCambridge University Press eBooks2026#GreenwashingDOI
People For Oil
Tim Wood
This book investigates oil industry-sponsored citizen advocacy groups (astroturf) in the US and Canada. Through interviews, it explains why these groups form, why people join, and how they intervene in governance. It reveals that many campa…
PreprintCrossref2026#GreenwashingDOI
From Disclosure to Accountability: A Data-Driven Framework for Corporate Environmental Accountability in the Philippines
David Johnwade Maghanoy
This paper proposes the Eco-Fiduciary Accountability Paradigm (EFAP), a data-driven framework to enhance corporate environmental accountability in the Philippines. It addresses the gap between mandatory sustainability reporting (PFRS S1 and…
JournalSingapore University of Social Sciences2026#GreenwashingDOI
Are carbon credits a growing 'lemon' problem?
Bing Cheng Ben Chester Cheong
This commentary examines the growing use of carbon credits by companies, highlighting concerns about greenwashing, weak accountability, and the risk of delaying meaningful emissions reductions. It discusses both the potential and limitation…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalBusiness Strategy and the Environment2024#GreenwashingDOI
Decoupling the climate walk from the climate talk: Evidence from Australia
Morrison L.J.
This paper examines the gap between corporate climate commitments and actual emissions reductions in Australia, providing empirical evidence of greenwashing and highlighting the need for stronger accountability mechanisms.
Peer-reviewedCNJournalHumanities and Social Sciences Communications2026#GreenwashingDOI
CEO overconfidence and corporate greenwashing: evidence from China
Yueling Luo
This paper empirically investigates how CEO overconfidence drives corporate greenwashing using Chinese firm data. It finds that overconfident CEOs are more likely to exaggerate environmental claims, offering critical insights for investors …
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalSustainability and Climate Change2026#GreenwashingDOI
Climate Litigation and Greenwashing Disputes: Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosures, European Union Trends, and a Legal Adaptation Framework for Türkiye
Maide Ezgi Düzgün
This paper analyzes the rise of climate litigation and how ESG disclosures serve as evidentiary tools in greenwashing disputes. Using Shell cases in the Netherlands and the UK, it examines judicial limits on duty of care and discusses the l…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalAsia‐Pacific Journal of Financial Studies2026#GreenwashingDOI
The Impact of Digital Finance on Corporate Greenwashing: An Analysis from the Perspective of Corporate Financialization*
Jinxian Wang, Jialong Fu, Weizhen Hu
Using a panel dataset of Chinese A-share listed companies from 2011 to 2020, this paper examines the impact of digital finance on corporate greenwashing. The findings show a positive relationship, especially in non-state-owned, loss-making,…
Peer-reviewedJournalInternational Journal of Advanced Research2026#GreenwashingDOI
AUTOMATED VERIFICATION OF BRSR DISCLOSURES: A NEURO-SYMBOLIC NLP PIPELINE FOR OFFLINE GREENWASHING DETECTION, ETHICAL AUDITING, AND GREEN FINANCE INTEGRATION IN INDIA
Samir N Jena, Lala Sibani Chand, Anubhutie Singh
This paper proposes a neuro-symbolic NLP pipeline for automated verification of BRSR disclosures in India. It uses 4-bit quantization for local execution and a deterministic regex layer to filter hallucination, enabling offline greenwashing…
Peer-reviewedJournalRelevan : Jurnal Riset Akuntansi2026#GreenwashingDOI
Dari Transparansi Menuju ESG-Washing: Kajian Literatur Sistematis atas ESG Disclosure dan Financial Statement Fraud
Tryas Chasbiandani, Adam Zakaria, Marsellisa Nindito
This systematic literature review (PRISMA) examines the dual role of ESG disclosure in financial statement fraud: as a monitoring mechanism enhancing transparency and reducing fraud, and as a camouflage mechanism via ESG-washing that can co…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalEnergy Policy2026#GreenwashingDOI
Green illusions, enduring poverty: How geopolitical fragmentation fuels greenwashing and derails the just energy transition in the global South
Ping Chen
This paper examines how geopolitical fragmentation fuels greenwashing and hinders a just energy transition in the global South. It argues that fragmentation creates regulatory loopholes and enables corporate deception, perpetuating poverty.
Peer-reviewedJournalInternational Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management2026#GreenwashingDOI
How does carbon emission trading affect the risk of enterprises’ greenwashing?
Zhang Z.M.
This paper examines how carbon emission trading schemes influence firms' greenwashing behavior. It finds that such mechanisms may increase the risk of false environmental claims as firms seek to justify compliance costs. Empirical evidence …
Peer-reviewedCNJournalCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management2026#GreenwashingDOI
Combating
ESG
Greenwashing Through
AI
Models: Evidence From Disaggregated
AI
Technologies, Mechanisms, and Thresholds
Brahim Bergougui, H. G. Sulimany, Abdulrahman Atllah Alharbi
Using Chinese listed firm data (2012-2022), this study finds that AI language models reduce ESG greenwashing. Machine learning and planning-decision systems have the strongest effects, operating through workforce skill restructuring and per…
Peer-reviewedJournalBusiness Strategy and the Environment2026#GreenwashingDOI
Market Competition and Corporate ESG Greenwashing: A Perspective From New Entrants
Su Y.
This paper analyzes the impact of market competition on corporate ESG greenwashing from the perspective of new entrants, suggesting that new firms tend to exaggerate ESG claims under competitive pressure.
Peer-reviewedJournalEnergy Research and Social Science2024#GreenwashingDOI
A slow and deceitful path to decarbonization? Critically assessing corporate climate disclosure as central tool of soft climate governance
Frisch T.
This paper critically examines corporate climate disclosure as a central tool of soft climate governance, questioning its effectiveness in driving decarbonization. It highlights the slow pace and potential deceitfulness of such disclosures,…
Peer-reviewedJournalEnergy Economics2023#GreenwashingDOI
Does green finance really inhibit extreme hypocritical ESG risk? A greenwashing perspective exploration
Zhang D.
This paper investigates whether green finance effectively inhibits extreme hypocritical ESG risk through the lens of greenwashing. It provides an empirical analysis of the risks posed by greenwashing and the actual effectiveness of green fi…
Peer-reviewedJournalCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management2024#GreenwashingDOI
How do firms react to capital market liberalization? Evidence from ESG reporting greenwashing
Liu G.
This paper examines how capital market liberalization affects firms' greenwashing in ESG reporting. Empirical evidence shows that liberalization increases the tendency for firms to exaggerate their ESG performance. The findings highlight th…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalJournal of Applied Economics2026#GreenwashingDOI
Media attention, female directors and corporate greenwashing: evidence from China
Ma D.
This paper examines how media attention and the presence of female directors influence corporate greenwashing behavior in Chinese firms. The title suggests a focus on the role of corporate governance and external pressure on the credibility…