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-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-reviewedCNJournalFrontiers in Sustainability2026#ESGDOI
Does corporate sustainability performance foster green innovation? Firm-level evidence
Yuhao Zhang, Shiyu Liu, Muhammad Zubair Tauni
This study uses panel data from Chinese A-share listed firms (2010-2023) to show that strong ESG performance significantly boosts green innovation. The effect is mediated by reduced financing constraints and lower information asymmetry, and…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalFrontiers in Business, Economics and Management2026#ESGDOI
ESG Performance and Corporate Debt Financing Costs
Ruochen Wu
Using data from Chinese A-share listed companies from 2010 to 2024, this study employs a fixed-effects model to examine the impact of ESG performance on corporate debt financing costs. Findings show that strong ESG performance significantly…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalAl Qodiri : Jurnal Pendidikan, Sosial dan Keagamaan2026#ESGDOI
Green Finance, Capital Structure, and Firm Value: The Mediation Role of Sustainability Disclosure in Indonesia
Sukma Febrianti, Mustaruddin Mustaruddin, Wendy Wendy
This study examines the effect of green finance and capital structure on firm value, with sustainability disclosure as a mediator, using Indonesian data. Findings show green finance positively affects firm value both directly and indirectly…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalJournal of Innovation and Development2026#ESGDOI
Analysis of the Impact of Environmental, Social, Governance Rating Disagreements on Corporate Green Loans
Qidong Zhang
This paper empirically analyzes how ESG rating disagreements affect corporate green loans. It finds that greater rating divergence leads to higher verification costs and reduced credibility, resulting in smaller loan amounts and lower inter…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalJournal of Economics and Management2026#ESGDOI
Environmental Responsibility as a Core Dimension of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Conceptual Framework
Sejal Jaiswal, Sheetal Singh Kharwar
This conceptual paper argues that environmental responsibility is a core dimension of corporate social responsibility, using stakeholder, legitimacy, institutional, and sustainable finance theories. It proposes a framework linking environme…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalApplied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing2026#ESGDOI
Bridging Data Silos in Corporate Governance: A Hierarchical Stacking Ensemble With Federated Dynamic Aggregation
A. Masum, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Md. Tofael Ahmed Bhuiyan +1
This study proposes a framework combining a stacking ensemble of LightGBM, XGBoost, and MLPs with a novel Federated Dynamic Weighted Averaging (FedDWA) algorithm to address data heterogeneity, outliers, and privacy in ESG forecasting. Empir…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalECONOMIA PUBBLICA2026#ESGDOI
The impact of ESG investing on corporate profitability: Evidence from publicly-owned enterprises in emerging markets
Minh Vinh Vo, Thuy Vi Le, Cao Ky Anh Dang +1
This paper investigates the impact of ESG-linked investment instruments (green financing and SRI) on profitability of publicly-owned enterprises in emerging markets. Using survey data from 385 respondents, regression analysis shows green fi…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalBusiness Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility2026#ESGDOI
Road to Sustainable Development: How Can Green Institutional Investors Improve Corporate
ESG
Performance in China?
Binghong Lin, B. Li, Tao Zhang
This study uses Chinese A-share listed firms from 2014-2021 to examine how green institutional investors affect corporate ESG performance. Results show they promote ESG by easing financing constraints, enhancing green management, and improv…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalApplied Ecology and Environmental Research2026#ESGDOI
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITION POLICY AND ESG PERFORMANCE IN CHINA: THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF GREEN INNOVATION AND FINANCING CONSTRAINTS
Yu Cao, H. H. Mohd, F. Mohd +1
This study analyzes how corporate sustainability transition policy affects ESG performance in China, examining the mediating roles of green innovation and financing constraints.
Peer-reviewedCNJournalInternational Journal of Financial Studies2026#ESGDOI
Exploring the Impact of Executives’ Digital Attention on Corporate Sustainable Development: Evidence from China
Quan Zhang, Yichuan Wang, Le Zhu +1
Using panel data of Chinese A-share firms from 2012 to 2023, we find executives' digital attention positively associated with corporate sustainability performance. The effect is stronger for large firms, competitive players, and firms in ea…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalJournal of Science and Technology Policy Management2026#ESGDOI
Big data analytics and green finance as drivers of sustainable ESG performance
S. Khan, Mohd. Abass Bhat, C. Tiwari +2
This study surveys 290 Indian procurement experts to examine how Big Data Analytical Capabilities (BDAC) and Green Finance (GF) drive ESG performance. Results show BDAC significantly improves all ESG dimensions, especially environmental and…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management2026#ESGDOI
Beyond Compliance: How
ESG
Strategies, Digital Transformation, and Sustainable Board Governance Redefine Corporate Resilience and Competitiveness in the Climate Era
Dejun Zhou, Abednego Osei, J. Amoah +1
This study examines how ESG strategies enhance corporate climate risk resilience in BRICS economies using panel data from 641 listed manufacturing firms (2010-2023). Findings show that environmental and social practices yield strong early g…
Peer-reviewedJournalAmerican Journal of Economic and Management Business (AJEMB)2026#ESGDOI
Determinants of Sustainable Corporate Bond Yields: The Impact of Macroeconomics and the Moderating Role of ESG on Company Fundamental Factors
Deny Muharam, P. Sihombing
This study analyzes determinants of sustainable corporate bond yields in Indonesia, examining liquidity, profitability, solvency, bond ratings, inflation, and interest rates, with ESG as a moderator. Using MRA on 82 observations (2023-2024)…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalJournal of Applied Economic Sciences2026#ESGDOI
Sustainability and ESG-Driven Capital Structure: Evolving Paradigms in Corporate Finance
F. Abdulazeez, Temitope Arasi, Olukayode Bababunmi +5
This study analyzes the impact of ESG performance and governance on capital structure using a panel of 2,000 listed firms from 2000 to 2024. Fixed effects and system GMM estimates show that ESG performance increases leverage and debt maturi…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalCorporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society2026#ESGDOI
Digital finance and corporate ESG performance: the roles of financial mismatch and executive education level
Rui Zhao, Jiasen Sun
Using a sample of Chinese A-share listed companies from 2011 to 2022, this study investigates how digital finance (DIF) affects corporate ESG performance (ESGP). It finds that DIF enhances ESGP directly and indirectly through green innovati…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalSupply Chain Management2026#ESGDOI
Regulatory design, institutional pressures and the coupling of human rights due diligence
M. Skerritt, L. Taylor, Amaya Vega +2
This paper evaluates how the CSRD influences corporate disclosures on modern slavery and human rights due diligence (HRDD). Based on content analysis of 21 sustainability reports and interviews with 32 managers, it finds that while double m…