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-reviewedJournalHeliyon2023#ESGDOI
Real earnings management and ESG disclosure in emerging markets: The moderating effect of managerial ownership from a social norm perspective
Liu T.
This paper examines the relationship between real earnings management and ESG disclosure in emerging markets, focusing on the moderating role of managerial ownership from a social norm perspective. It investigates whether higher managerial …
Peer-reviewedJournalE-Jurnal Akuntansi2026#ESGDOI
Credibility is Key: How Board Independence Translates ESG Disclosure into Firm Value in Indonesia
Ricky Yunisar Setiawan, R. Ramadhani, Novitasari Eviyanti +1
Using 675 firm-year observations from non-financial companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (2017-2023), this study finds that ESG disclosure positively affects firm value, and board independence significantly amplifies this effect. It hi…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalEnvironmental Research Letters2026#ESGDOI
Operationalising environmental human rights through corporate sustainability metrics: a quantitative ESG framework from India’s BRSR environmental disclosures
Sushmita Dhar, Mohd Imran
This study develops a quantitative ESG framework using India's BRSR disclosures to evaluate corporate environmental performance. It finds high PPP-adjusted emissions in cement, water stress in mining, and that 88% of firms omit Scope 3. The…
Peer-reviewedJournalIlomata International Journal of Management2026#ESGDOI
When Sustainability Disclosure Backfires: ESG, Profitability, and Stock Prices in Indonesian State-Owned Banks
Raya Panjaitan, Gretty R. Lingga, Tri Melda Mei Liana +2
This study analyzes the impact of ESG disclosure and profitability on stock prices of five Indonesian state-owned banks using quarterly panel data from 2022 to 2024. Random-effects regression reveals that ESG disclosure scores are significa…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalGlobal academic journal of economics and business2026#ESGDOI
Environmental Sustainability Reporting and OHSE Performance in Saudi Corporations
Muhammad Zaid, Tasleem Ahmad, M. Hussain
This review synthesizes 2020-2025 evidence on how environmental sustainability reporting interacts with OHSE performance in Saudi corporations. It finds that reporting coupled with verifiable measurement and governance can reinforce OHSE ca…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalSustainability2026#ESGDOI
ESG Reporting in the Energy Sector: Economic Insights from Poland’s Coal-Dependent Economy
Aleksandra Sulik-Górecka, D. Iskra
This study analyzes how EU sustainability governance (CSRD, ESRS, EU Taxonomy) affects ESG reporting in Poland's energy sector using survey data from 43 entities. Applying non-parametric tests, logit models, PCA, and cluster analysis, it fi…
🌍 GlobalJournal2026#ESGDOI
Climate Justice in Big Tech’s Environmental Reporting
Mervi Pantti, Elis Karell
This chapter analyzes sustainability reports of five Big Tech companies (Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, Microsoft) from a climate justice perspective, examining how they address responsibility for climate change. It finds that despit…
Preprint🌍 GlobalMultidisciplinary Reviews2025#ESGDOI
Influence of environmental social governance (ESG) disclosure on the financial performance (FP) of real estate investment trusts (REITs): A review
Olumide Samson Ola, Mohd Lizam
This systematic review synthesizes empirical evidence on ESG disclosure and REIT financial performance from 2016-2024. Analyzing 28 studies, it finds predominantly positive associations (~68%), with social and governance pillars most impact…
PreprintJournal of Applied Economics and Policy Studies2025#ESGDOI
Integrating Stakeholder-Oriented Reporting and Double Materiality in CSR Accounting: A Critical Evaluation of GRI Standards in Corporate Sustainability Disclosures
Yunhan Wan
This study critically evaluates GRI-based sustainability reports of multinational corporations, revealing imbalances in stakeholder participation (overemphasis on investors/regulators) and double materiality integration (environmental risks…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalInternational Journal of Production Economics2021#ESGDOI
An assessment of factors contributing to firms’ carbon footprint reduction efforts
Santosh Mahapatra, Tobias Schoenherr, Jayanth Jayaram
This study assesses factors that contribute to firms' carbon footprint reduction efforts, examining how managerial, regulatory, and economic determinants shape corporate decarbonization actions. Provides empirical evidence for designing eff…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalJournal of Cleaner Production2025#ESGDOI
Primary data share indicator for social life cycle assessment
Lindsey Roche, Peter Holzapfel, Matthias Finkbeiner
This study extends the primary data share (PDS) indicator from product carbon footprinting to social LCA, proposing three data specificity indicators (PDS, site-specific, and company-specific). Applied to lithium production in Chile, the fo…
Peer-reviewedJournalKorean Accounting Review2025#ESGDOI
The Relation between Corporate Tax Burden and ESG Tax Disclosure: Focusing on the Disclosure of Sustainability Reports
Lee H.Y.
This study examines the relationship between corporate tax burden and ESG tax disclosure in sustainability reports. Although the abstract is not available, the title suggests an analysis of how tax transparency in ESG reporting relates to t…
Peer-reviewedJournalApplied Economics2023#ESGDOI
ESG and systemic risk
Aevoae G.M.
This paper examines how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors influence systemic risk in the financial system. It explores transmission channels and implications for financial stability, offering insights for regulators and di…
Peer-reviewedJournalQuality Access to Success2024#ESGDOI
Firm Ownership, Board Characteristics and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures in Vietnamese Listed Companies
Nguyen Q.T.
This empirical study examines how ownership structure and board characteristics influence CSR disclosure levels among Vietnamese listed firms. It finds significant associations between governance factors and disclosure extent, contributing …
Peer-reviewedJournalAsia Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics2016#ESGDOI
The impact of ESG disclosures and institutional ownership on market information asymmetry
Siew R.Y.J.
This study empirically examines how ESG disclosures and institutional ownership influence market information asymmetry. Findings likely indicate that better ESG disclosure reduces information asymmetry, with institutional ownership potentia…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalResearch in Transportation Business & Management2026#ESGDOI
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting challenges for polish seaport authorities within an international context
Anna Michalska-Szajer, Arkadiusz Kozłowski, Hanna Klimek +2
This paper examines the challenges Polish seaport authorities face in implementing ESG reporting within an international context, likely addressing data gaps, regulatory complexity, and capacity constraints. It contributes to understanding …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalBusiness Strategy and the Environment2026#ESGDOI
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Drivers of Sustainability Transitions in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Why One Size Does Not Fit All
Emmanuel Kwaku Manu, Bismark Asante, Gabriel Eweje
Using panel data from 39 sub-Saharan African countries (2000–2023), this study examines how ESG drivers affect sustainability transition performance. Environmental pressures (carbon intensity, energy use) consistently hinder transitions, wh…
Peer-reviewedJournalMeditari Accountancy Research2023#ESGDOI
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure and firm performance: does national culture matter?
Wasiuzzaman S.
This study examines how national culture moderates the relationship between ESG disclosure and firm performance, offering implications for investors and regulators in cross-country settings.
Peer-reviewedJournalInternational Review of Financial Analysis2026#ESGDOI
The impact of spillover effect from business groups on ESG rating disagreement
Liu X.
This study empirically examines how spillover effects within business groups influence ESG rating disagreement. By clarifying how information sharing and reputation contagion among group firms affect analyst assessments, it offers implicati…
Peer-reviewedJournalCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management2026#ESGDOI
Environmental, Social and Governance Disclosures at the Intersection of Micro and Macro Factors: Evidence From Emerging and Developed Markets
Garip O.
This paper examines how micro-level firm characteristics and macro-level institutional factors jointly shape ESG disclosure practices across emerging and developed markets. It provides comparative evidence on the determinants of disclosure …