Title: Evaluating environmental, social and governance disclosures: an integrated bibliometric and meta-analysis

Authors: Bhoomi Mehta; Avani Raval

Addresses: Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India ' Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Abstract: Sustainability is getting attention across the globe. Companies received pressure from different stakeholders to adopt more sustainable practices. Many researchers have analysed environmental, social, and governance aspects individually, but very few studies have given attention to studying all three aspects simultaneously. This study aims to bridge the gap by providing an in-depth analysis of research on ESG disclosures and its development over time. The study examines 504 Scopus articles extracted from the year 2006 to 2022 by implementing bibliometric analysis along with meta-analysis. Bibliometric analysis highlights growth in production, most influential countries, institutions and most impactful authors and journals. The study also identified three major themes. Meta-analysis on identified themes provides insights into ESG and its related themes. Based on research gap identified, the study proposed a future research framework. This helps researchers, and practitioners in the context of ESG and its related fields.

Keywords: sustainability; environmental, social and governance; ESG; SLR; disclosures; bibliometric analysis; meta-analysis; thematic analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGE.2023.136685

International Journal of Green Economics, 2023 Vol.17 No.2, pp.125 - 142

Received: 21 Jul 2023
Accepted: 25 Sep 2023
Published online: 16 Feb 2024 *

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