Symbolic Versus Substantive ESG Practices: A Systematic Review and Integrative Framework
ABSTRACT ESG reporting is widespread, but symbolic commitments do not always reflect substantive practices. This study conducts a systematic literature review of 62 empirical articles published between 2021 and 2025 to synthesize the main determinants and consequences of this disclosure–performance misalignment in ESG reporting (commonly referred to as
Cristina Alexandrina Ştefănescu +1 more
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Advancing workplace mental health equity in post-apartheid South Africa: an intersectional mixed-methods study. [PDF]
Shekhar A, Saurombe MD.
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ABSTRACT The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)‐performance literature has grown substantially, yet a fundamental question remains underexplored: do ESG investments improve firm performance, or do high‐performing firms simply invest more in ESG? We empirically address this question using panel vector autoregression with Granger causality tests
Jiyeon Kim, Wooyoung Yang
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Campaign-style enforcement and corporate environmental governance: evidence from China's central environmental inspection. [PDF]
Dong Y, Huang J, Li Y.
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Orchestrating Green Transformation: How AI Adoption Enables Corporate Carbon Neutrality
ABSTRACT As carbon neutrality has become a central goal of global climate governance, how firms achieve low‐carbon transformation has emerged as a critical research issue. However, prior studies have primarily focused on macro‐ or industry‐level analyses, offering limited and fragmented insights into how digital technologies—particularly AI—affect firm‐
Xiaonan Dong, Sungjin Son
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Educational policies can strengthen climate coalitions. [PDF]
Bradley M +3 more
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ABSTRACT Corporations increasingly use Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reports to articulate their commitments, priorities, and performance in sustainability governance. This study examines how Korean firms have configured and reconfigured their sustainability discourses across industries and time using 634 sustainability reports (2014–2024)
Taedong Lee +3 more
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Unsecured Credit and the Social Safety Net in U.S. States. [PDF]
Rhodes AP +5 more
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Family Control and Ownership, Corporate Culture, and ESG Performance in Thailand
ABSTRACT Motivated by the growing importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance in emerging markets, we examine how family control and ownership, together with corporate culture, influence the ESG performance of publicly listed firms in Thailand.
Sirimon Treepongkaruna +2 more
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Bridging the sustainability gap: the impact of business-government relations on corporate carbon monitoring in developing countries. [PDF]
Khan K +5 more
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