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.
🌍 GlobalPreprintJurnal Wahana Akuntansi2025#GreenwashingDOI
Greenwashing in ESG Disclosure: A Systematic Literature Review through Theoritical and Bibliometric Anaylisis
Mugisana, Radi, Eneng Nurdiana Septifani, Laras Angelia Nirwana Sari
This paper examines greenwashing in ESG disclosure via a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis of Scopus articles (2019-2025), integrating legitimacy and stakeholder theories. Findings show greenwashing emerges when firms f…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalEnvironmental Research Letters2025#GreenwashingDOI
On the validity of corporate green bonds’ environmental claims: is the environmental reporting of corporate green bonds reliable?
Petucco C.
This paper examines the validity of environmental claims made by corporate green bonds, questioning whether their environmental reporting is reliable. It analyzes the accuracy of green bond disclosures and highlights risks of greenwashing.
📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalHumanities and Social Sciences Communications2025#GreenwashingDOI
To label or not? A choice experiment testing whether labelled green bonds matter to retail investors
Saravade V.
This study uses a choice experiment to examine whether retail investors value labeled green bonds differently from unlabeled bonds. It tests the signaling effect of green labels and potential greenwashing concerns. Findings provide insights…
📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalBorsa Istanbul Review2026#GreenwashingDOI
From disclosure to distortion: How strategic ESG disclosure shapes green innovation bubbles
Li M.
This paper examines how strategic ESG disclosure may create bubbles in green innovation, distorting actual environmental performance. It warns against the decoupling of disclosure quality from substantive improvement.
📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalProduction and Operations Management2025#GreenwashingDOI
Are Firms Voluntarily Disclosing Emissions Greener?
Shi Y.
This paper empirically examines whether firms that voluntarily disclose greenhouse gas emissions are actually greener (i.e., have lower emissions intensity) or whether disclosure is a form of greenwashing. Findings provide insights into the…
📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalProblems and Perspectives in Management2025#GreenwashingDOI
Greenwashing strategy in ESG disclosure: The mediating role of information quality in creating shared value
Saraswati E.
This paper analyzes greenwashing strategies in ESG disclosure, examining the mediating role of information quality in creating shared value. It theoretically discusses how improved disclosure transparency affects corporate value.
🇪🇺 EuropePreprintUniform Law Review2025#GreenwashingDOI
Green loans and mortgages: harmonizing sustainability and real estate in the EU
Casalini, Lucio
This article examines the role of green finance in real estate and construction, focusing on green mortgages and retail loans. Analyzing EU legislation, EBA recommendations, and ECJ judgments, it finds existing legal instruments sufficient …
🌍 GlobalPreprintInternational Journal of Sustainable Business, Management and Accounting2025#GreenwashingDOI
Corporate Governance Disclosure and Corporate Governance Regulation: The Role of Investor Perceptions Towards Greenwashing
Porkas Sojuangon Lubis, Enika Diana Batubara, Chee Ann Lim
This literature review examines how corporate governance disclosure and environmental regulations shape investor perceptions of greenwashing. It finds that despite formal ESG regulations, enforcement gaps and inconsistent standards allow gr…
🇪🇺 EuropePreprintRisks2025#GreenwashingDOI
Public Funding, ESG Strategies, and the Risk of Greenwashing: Evidence from Greek Financial and Public Institutions
Kyriaki Efthalitsidou, Vasileios Kanavas, Paschalis Kagias +1
This study analyzes the relationship between public ESG funding, disclosure quality, and organizational efficiency in Greek financial and public institutions. It finds that symbolic compliance is prevalent, and that technical efficiency is …
🇪🇺 EuropePreprintBusiness Strategy and the Environment2025#GreenwashingDOI
Sustainability Reporting and Performance: Do Italian Companies Manage Their Narratives in Mandatory Settings?
Maria Chiara Demartini, Sara Trucco, Valentina Beretta
This paper examines the association between the tone of nonfinancial disclosure (NFD) and firms' nonfinancial performance in mandatory settings, focusing on Italian listed firms after the EU's NFRD. Analyzing reports from 2017-2023 using co…
PreprintAmkop Management Accounting Review (AMAR)2025#GreenwashingDOI
Symbolic Interaction in Live Shopping: Consumption Ethics and Green Marketing from a Sustainability Accounting Perspective
Miftahul Jannah, Fitriani Fitriani, Alimuddin Alimuddin +1
This study examines how symbolic interactions in live shopping shape consumer perceptions of product value and green claims. It finds that sustainability labels often lack factual support, increasing greenwashing risk, and highlights a para…
🌍 GlobalPreprintEnergy Research & Social Science2025#GreenwashingDOI
How are oil and gas firms integrating carbon dioxide removal into their climate strategies?
Lamb, William F., Low, Sean, Gordon, Leo Michael +1
Analyzing 2024 reports from 12 OGCI oil and gas firms, this study finds that while all maintain net-zero targets, their plans for scaling carbon dioxide removal (CDR) are vague and project-focused. Afforestation/reforestation as nature-base…
📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2026#GreenwashingDOI
Climate goals in ruminant agriculture: the complicated science of goal setting
L. R. Thompson, C. M. Salisbury, M. Beck
This paper discusses the complexity of corporate climate goal setting in ruminant livestock production. While goal setting helps improve social license, concerns about greenwashing and lack of producer awareness pose challenges. The authors…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalInternational Journal of Energy Economics and Policy2026#GreenwashingDOI
Moderating Role of ESG Reporting in the Association between Green Innovation and Earnings Management in MENA Energy Firms
Aiman Mahmoud Abu Hamour, Ahmad Ali Salem Bawaneh, K. M. Alhyasat +2
This study examines the relationship between green innovation and earnings management in MENA energy firms, with ESG reporting as a moderator. Using 1,747 firm-year observations from 2008-2024, it finds a positive significant relationship b…
📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalBusiness Management Journal2026#GreenwashingDOI
The Relationship Between Financial Leverage and ESG Disclosure on Greenwashing
M. Noor, M. Sari
This study examines how financial leverage and ESG disclosure influence greenwashing in Indonesian energy sector companies. Results show that high leverage reduces greenwashing due to creditor pressure, while ESG disclosure actually encoura…
🇪🇺 Europe📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalSustainability2026#GreenwashingDOI
Detecting Greenwashing in ESG Disclosure: An NLP-Based Analysis of Central and Eastern European Firms
A. Davidescu, E. Manta, Ioana Bîrlan +2
This study uses NLP to analyze discrepancies between ESG disclosures and external media coverage for 204 large firms in Central and Eastern Europe, constructing a Greenwashing Severity Index (GSI). It finds moderate greenwashing across sect…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalSocial Science Research Network2026#GreenwashingDOI
Corporate greenwashing accusations are selective signals of climate credibility gaps
Elsie Hu, Galina Andreeva, Theodor Cojoianu +1
This study constructs a global dataset linking English-language media accusations of corporate greenwashing from 2017-2022 to firm climate performance. It analyzes how net-zero commitments, SBTi entry, and climate underperformance drive acc…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalSustainable Development2026#GreenwashingDOI
The Impact of Earnings Management on Corporate Sustainability: Evidence From London Stock Exchange Listed Companies
Richard Arhinful, Leviticus Mensah, Halkawt Ismail Mohammed Amin +2
This study examines how earnings management (including greenwashing) affects corporate environmental, social, and economic sustainability under the UK's TCFD reporting mandate. Using 23 years of data from 200 London Stock Exchange non-finan…
📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026#GreenwashingDOI
EXPLAINABLE AI (XAI) FOR DETECTING GREENWASHING: A HYBRID NLP-GOVERNANCE MODEL FOR TRANSPARENT ESG REPORTING
Sayali Girish Patankar
This paper proposes a hybrid governance framework combining Explainable AI (XAI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to detect greenwashing in ESG reports. By providing interpretable reasoning for each detection, it aims to enhance transp…
🌍 Global📚 Peer-reviewed · JournalPLOS Climate2026#GreenwashingDOI
Environmental claims, climate promises, and ‘greenwashing’ by meat and dairy companies
Maya Bach, Loredana Loy, Katharine J. Mach +2
This paper analyzes 1,233 environmental claims from the latest sustainability reports and websites (2021–2024) of the world's 33 largest meat and dairy companies. 68% of claims are climate-related, 38% are unverifiable future projections. 1…