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🌍 GlobalJournalJournal of applied accounting and taxation2026#ESGDOI
Determinants of Sustainability Assurance Level: Evidence from Energy Companies in Asia
Saprida Khoirotunnisa, Maylia Pramono Sari
This study analyzes determinants of sustainability assurance levels (none, limited, reasonable) among Asian energy firms using panel data regression. Findings show that assurance provider attributes, media pressure, and profitability positi…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalAccounting in Europe2026#ESGDOI
ESG Pay Features and Firm Value: International Evidence from Integrated Reporting Adopters
Ariela Caglio, Xi Chen, Gaia Melloni
This paper empirically examines the relationship between ESG pay features (incorporating ESG metrics into executive compensation) and firm value among international adopters of integrated reporting. It investigates whether ESG-linked compen…
PreprintCNSSRN#ESG
Does Green Finance Affect ESG Rating Divergence? A Perspective ...
(著者不明)
This study empirically shows that green finance significantly reduces ESG rating divergence, primarily by enhancing corporate disclosure quality and reducing information asymmetry. It offers insights for policymakers and investors to improv…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalSustainability2026#ESGDOI
Handprints, Footprints, and Families: How Ownership Shapes Global Impact
Viviana Fernandez
Family firms underperform in social initiatives and ESG management quality but avoid greenwashing and non-compliance. They are less likely to track scope 1 and 3 emissions, with socioemotional wealth acting as a reputational floor.
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management2026#ESGDOI
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Sustainability on Cost of Equity: Meta‐Analytic Review Investigating the Moderating Role of Country Characteristics
Monica Singhania, Deepika Swami
This meta-analysis synthesizes 50 studies (2011-2024) across 15 countries to examine the ESG-cost of equity (CoE) relationship. It finds a positive association, which is weakened in countries with strong governance and high sustainability c…
Preprint🌍 GlobalZenodo2026#ESGDOI
ESG Disclosure Quality and Analyst Forecast Accuracy: Evidence from Listed Firms on the Nigerian Exchange Group
Yahaya, Onipe Adabenege
This study examines the relationship between ESG disclosure quality and analyst forecast accuracy for 148 Nigerian listed firms from 2011-2025. Using a composite disclosure index based on GRI and NGX guidelines, panel regressions show that …
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…
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…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalJournal of Business Insight and Innovation2026#ESGDOI
Dynamic Relationship Between ESG Disclosure and Corporate Performance: Evidence from Asian Capital Markets
Saira Baloch, Kaneez Fatima, Nadir Khan +2
This study analyzes the impact of ESG disclosure on accounting and market-based performance of 1,406 listed firms across 11 Asian economies from 2002 to 2023. Using panel regression, Granger causality tests, and SEM, it finds that ESG discl…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalResearch in International Business and Finance2026#ESGDOI
How do investors perceive corporate greenhushing? Evidence from the cost of equity capital
Liu C.
This paper empirically examines how corporate greenhushing (underreporting of environmental initiatives) affects the cost of equity capital. Findings suggest that greenhushing increases perceived risk and raises the cost of capital, indicat…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalInternational Scientific Conference „Business and Management“2026#ESGDOI
From sustainability to risk governance: visualizing the ESG–ERM overlap in the literature
Viktorija Stasytytė, Sana Shahid
This paper conducts an exploratory structured literature review of publications from Web of Science and Scopus to systematically visualize the overlap between ESG risks and enterprise risk management (ERM). Using keyword-based thematic mapp…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalBehavioral Research in Accounting2026#ESGDOI
Does the Type of ESG Assurance Provider and Disclosure of the Assurance Team’s Composition Influence Investor Judgments?
Brian Ballou, J. Owen Brown, J. Gregory Jenkins +1
In an integrated reporting setting, this experiment examines how ESG assurance provider type (CPA vs non-CPA firm) and disclosure of assurance team composition (multidisciplinary team including engineers, scientists) affect investor judgmen…
🌍 Global2026 Intelligence in Business and Industry (IBI)2026#ESGDOI
AI for Sustainable Finance: A Bibliometric Map of Emerging Technologies, ESG Integration, and Systemic Risk
Imen Jellouli, Emna Mnif
This bibliometric analysis of 3,180 publications (2006-2025) maps the intellectual structure and thematic evolution of AI in sustainable finance. It reveals a post-2020 surge and thematic reordering toward AI-driven decision support for cli…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalEDPACS: The EDP Audit, Control, and Security Newsletter2026#ESGDOI
Sustainable Finance and responsible investment: Exploring the role of corporate governance and ethical decision-making
Enas Kamal Khaled Abu Farha, Lana K. Abu Farha, M. Omoush +2
This integrative review synthesizes literature on sustainable finance and responsible investment, highlighting the role of corporate governance (board diversity, audit committees) and ethical decision-making. It finds that ESG integration a…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalRAE Revista De Administracao De Empresas2024#ESGDOI
EVIDENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COST OF CAPITAL FOR COMPANIES IN THE CAPITAL MARKET IN G20 COUNTRIES
Lacerda de Carvalho P.
This paper provides empirical evidence on the relationship between ESG practices and cost of capital for companies in G20 countries. It suggests that better ESG performance is associated with lower cost of capital, reflecting investor deman…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalAccounting Analysis Auditing2026#ESGDOI
Sustainability Ratings: Theory and Institutional Development
I. Guzov, Zhuldyz R. Babaeva
This paper examines the theoretical and institutional development of sustainability ratings amid growing regulatory pressure on non-financial reporting. It identifies methodological fragmentation due to diverse criteria, scoring scales, and…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalInternational Journal of Strategic Communication2026#ESGDOI
Greenwashing, Bluewashing, Pinkwashing, and 50 Shades of Washings in Strategic Financial Communication
A. Laskin, Vilma Luoma-aho, Alina Arti
This paper conceptualizes corporate washing in ESG discourse within financial communication and investor relations. It defines washing by three conditions: claims perceived as removed from reality, merely symbolic, and reliant on emotional …
Peer-reviewedCNJournalAdvances in Economics and Management Research2026#ESGDOI
Analysis of the Impact of ESG Performance on Audit Fees and Audit Opinions: Theoretical Mechanism and Case Studies
Lingyun Zhang
This paper systematically analyzes how corporate ESG performance influences audit fees and audit opinions through theoretical mechanisms and case studies from multiple industries. It finds a dual impact: strong ESG practices reduce perceive…
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalManagerial Auditing Journal2026#ESGDOI
ESG performance and audit pricing: the moderating effect of family firm status
A. Oussii, Maher Jeriji, K. Chebbi
This study analyzes the relationship between ESG performance and audit fees using a sample of 492 non-financial companies from the STOXX 600 index from 2012 to 2023. Fixed-effects regressions show that higher ESG scores are associated with …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalJournal of European Economic History2026#ESGDOI
Financialization of Sustainability: ESG Signalling, Market Valuation and the New Economics of Corporate Legitimacy
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This paper examines the financialization of sustainability via ESG ratings and market valuation. Using a global panel of 4,200 firms, it finds that ESG rating upgrades yield 2.1% abnormal returns and downgrades -3.4%. Inter-rater disagreeme…