Analysis of the Current Status and Trend of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Research Based on CiteSpace

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmsd.202412512

Author(s)

Liu Xiang

Affiliation(s)

School of Business, Wuhan Huaxia Institute of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Abstract

This article mainly reviews the relevant literature in the field of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) in China, summarizes the current status and development trends of ESG research in China, and uses 647 articles related to corporate ESG published in Chinese core journals and CSSCI journals from 2015 to August 2024 in the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database as samples. CiteSpace software is used to visualize the keywords and authors of the articles. The research results indicate that the number of ESG literature in China has grown rapidly in the past three years and is currently in the stage of deepening exploration; The degree of collaboration among authors in the ESG field is not high, and most of them are independently created by individuals; The research hotspots in the field focus on four aspects: financing constraints, corporate risks, corporate value, and green innovation; In the future, it is necessary to strengthen research on the motivation for ESG information disclosure, the impact and mechanism of digital transformation on corporate ESG performance, and the impact of corporate ESG on technological innovation.

Keywords

Environmental; Social and Governance (ESG); CiteSpace; Visual Analysis

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