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-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalEnvironment, Innovation and Management2026#Climate FinanceDOI
Managing Tail Risk in the Era of Green Transition and Financial Innovation: A Two-Layer Network Analysis
Jian Liu, Yongge Fu, Yan Chen
This paper examines the interaction between financial institutions' tail risk and investor sentiment in the context of green transition and financial innovation, using the TENET model and variance decomposition method. Findings show that ri…
Peer-reviewedJournalSocial Science Research Network2026#Climate FinanceDOI
Green Taxonomies as Instruments of System Change?
Nathan de Arriba-Sellier
This paper examines green taxonomies as instruments for system change, highlighting their role as legal dictionaries for sustainable activities. It analyzes regulatory divides in sustainable finance, questioning whether taxonomies will be i…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalBusiness Strategy and the Environment2026#AI × ESGDOI
Artificial Intelligence–Driven and Digital Practices for Circular Business and Finance: Insights for Advancing Hubs for Circularity
Aditya Tripathi, M. Machado, L. Spierdijk +1
This systematic literature review synthesizes insights from circular business models, industrial symbiosis, eco-industrial parks, and closed-loop supply chains to inform the development of Hubs for Circularity (H4Cs). It highlights the role…
Peer-reviewedJournalJournal of Innovation and Development2026#ESGDOI
The Influence of ESG Fund Capital Flows on Corporate Financing Behaviour: A Comparative Examination of Active and Passive Investment Strategies in the Hong Kong Market
Han Hong
This paper analyzes how ESG fund capital flows affect corporate financing decisions for Hong Kong-listed firms. Active ESG fund ownership reduces the average cost of debt by 28 basis points through engagement, while passive funds reduce it …
Peer-reviewedCNJournalScientific Journal of Economics and Management Research2026#ESGDOI
Research on the Influence Mechanism of Corporate ESG Performance on Financial Performance: A Case Study of LONGi Green Energy Technology
Y. Mao, Xiangfeng Zeng
This paper uses LONGi Green Energy Technology, a leading photovoltaic company, as a case study to explore how ESG performance influences financial performance through analysis of its ESG practices and financial data from 2020 to 2024. It fi…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalInternational Journal of Social Sciences and Public Administration2026#ESGDOI
Corporate ESG Ratings and Green Innovation: Evidence from China's A-Share Manufacturing Firms
Ziting Gu
Using data from China's A-share manufacturing firms (2009-2021), this study empirically examines the effect of ESG ratings on green innovation output. Higher ESG ratings are found to significantly increase green innovation, with the allevia…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalSAGE Open2026#PolicyDOI
Heterogeneous Paths to Sustainability: How Formal and Informal Environmental Regulations Shape Corporate Sustainability
Qingyang Han, Hongying Gao, Xin Guo
Using data from Chinese A-share listed companies (2011-2023), this study compares how formal and informal environmental regulations affect corporate sustainability. Both types enhance sustainability, with stronger effects for state-owned, n…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalSustainability2026#Carbon AccountingDOI
Can Supply Chain Digitalization Reduce Corporate Carbon Emission Intensity? Evidence from the Annual Reports of Chinese Listed Companies
Zikun Zhang, Lianqian Yin, Jinpeng Wen +1
This study uses panel data of Chinese A-share listed firms (2013-2023) to examine the impact of supply chain digitalization (SCD) on corporate carbon emission intensity (CEI). Text analysis shows SCD significantly reduces CEI through three …
Peer-reviewedCNJournalSustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal2026#GreenwashingDOI
The impact of public environmental supervision on corporate greenwashing: empirical evidence from China’s 12369 environmental reporting platform
Tao Wang, Yucong Yan, Chen Chen +1
This study uses data from China's 12369 environmental complaint platform to examine whether public environmental supervision reduces corporate greenwashing. It finds a significant inhibitory effect, reinforced by formal government regulatio…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalFrontiers in Environmental Science2026#Disclosure InfrastructureDOI
The impact of climate risk perception on corporate carbon emissions: textual analysis of Chinese listed firms
Zechen Yang, Xuelan Li
This study uses textual analysis of Chinese listed firms' annual reports to construct a climate risk perception index and examines its association with carbon emissions. It finds a positive relationship, suggesting disclosure reflects const…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalSustainability2026#Carbon PricingDOI
How Environmental Taxation Drives Corporate Green Investment: Evidence from Innovation, Financing, and Heterogeneous Impacts of Pollution Intensity
Jingyi Li, Yongyu Wang
This study examines the impact of China's 2018 Environmental Protection Tax on corporate green investment using a difference-in-differences model with A-share listed firm data from 2012 to 2023. The results show that the tax significantly i…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalBusiness Strategy and the Environment2026#ESGDOI
Free Trade Zones and Corporate ESG: Evidence From a Quasi‐Natural Experiment in China
Wen Li, Yinghan Zhao, Brian M. Lucey
This study examines how China's Pilot Free Trade Zones (FTZs) influence corporate ESG performance. Using a staggered DiD model on Chinese listed firms from 2009-2024, it finds FTZ designation significantly enhances ESG scores, with effects …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management2026#ESGDOI
Investigating the Impact of
ESG
Practices on Corporate Value Creation Pathways
Haidong Bai, Miao Yu
This study examines how ESG engagement influences corporate value using large firm-level data through 2024. It finds that ESG raises valuation partly via green innovation and lower capital costs, with stronger governance and digital capabil…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalAdvances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences2026#ESGDOI
ESG Performance and Corporate Financing Costs: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda
Ziyi Feng
This systematic review synthesizes theoretical mechanisms and empirical evidence on ESG performance and corporate financing costs, drawing from studies in China, the UK, and the US. It finds that superior ESG performance generally reduces b…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalSustainability2026#ESGDOI
How Corporate FinTech Enhances ESG Performance: An Integrated Framework of Resources, Technology, and Governance
Huiyun Zhang, Peiru Xie, Wenjie Li +1
This study reveals how corporate fintech improves ESG performance through a framework integrating resources, technology, and governance. Using Chinese A-share listed firms from 2011-2023, it finds that fintech enhances ESG by alleviating fi…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalJournal of Sustainability Research2026#Climate FinanceDOI
Digitalization for Sustainability: Unpacking the Mechanisms of Digital Finance in Reducing Carbon Emission
Binglong Zhao, Vesarach Aumeboonsuke, Jiafu Su
This paper empirically analyzes how digital finance reduces carbon emissions using coverage, depth, and digitalization level as independent variables, green technology innovation as a mediator, and traditional financial support as a moderat…
Peer-reviewedJournalOwner2026#ESGDOI
Pengaruh Green Finance, Struktur Modal, dan Kinerja Lingkungan Terhadap Profitabilitas Pada Perusahaan Pertambangan
Ni Wayan Indah Mahayani, Rofiqah Wahdah, Yanuar Bachtiar +1
This study analyzes the impact of green finance, capital structure, and environmental performance on profitability for mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2021-2024. Using multiple regression, it finds that green fi…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEuropean Business Law Review2026#GreenwashingDOI
Different Shades of Green: EU Corporate Disclosure Rules and Their Effectiveness in Limiting ‘Greenwashing’
Maria J. Nieto, C. Papathanassiou
This paper examines the EU corporate sustainability disclosure framework, including the Taxonomy, as a tool to combat greenwashing, with a focus on banks. It argues that credible implementation with penalties is crucial for effectiveness an…
Peer-reviewedJournalCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management2026#ESGDOI
Barrier to a Greener Future?
ESG
Reputation Risk and Corporate Green M&A
Xiulu Huang, Yuhui Chen, Rui Zhu +1
This study finds that ESG reputation risk shocks significantly reduce corporate green M&A activities. The negative effect is amplified under conditions of tightened financing constraints, increased regulatory pressure, and diminished instit…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management2026#ESGDOI
Ethical Behaviour and Corporate Financing. The Case of ‘Legality Rating’
Federica Doni, Lucio Masserini, Zeila Occhipinti +1
This study analyzes the impact of Italy's legality rating (LR), a sustainability rating introduced in 2012, on corporate debt costs and financing. Using a dataset of 3,905 private firms and propensity score matching, it finds that LR positi…