New technologies in supporting ESG criteria and the implementation in the new normal: Mapping the field and proving future research paths

Titolo Rivista CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Autori/Curatori Silvana Secinaro, Davide Calandra, Ginevra Degregori
Anno di pubblicazione 2023 Fascicolo 2023/1
Lingua Inglese Numero pagine 28 P. 33-60 Dimensione file 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/cgrds1-2023oa15788
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This paper provides a structured literature review (SLR) on new emerging technologies supporting the Environmental, Social and Governance aspects (ESG) to identify the interdependencies and relationships between these two areas. Using a rigorous methodological approach, the study summarises the state of the art of the past literature on the topic, which has grown significantly in importance in recent years. The analysis has been conducted on 204 papers extracted from the Scopus database using the Blibliometrix R package. Additionally, using the SLR road, we provide a bibliometric and coding analysis focused on papers published in different academic journals in the business management and accounting field. Our results discover three strands of research: new emissions control technologies, new sustainability assessment management technologies, and disruptive energy management technologies. These results demonstrate the originality of the paper that resides in a novel analysis concerning the recent role played by innovation technologies in sustainability. The study reveals the need for more holistic research and an integrated framework that consider the technological aspects related to ESG criteria, and not consider the two separately as in the present literature. Related to that, there is also the demand for a deeper exploration about the role that new technologies play in the various sustainability initiatives. Finally, the article addresses future research perspectives and paths as joint scholars and practitioners’ analysis.

Il presente lavoro fornisce una revisione strutturata della letteratura (SLR) sulle nuove tecnologie emergenti a supporto degli aspetti ambientali, sociali e di governance (ESG) per identificare le interdipendenze e le relazioni tra queste due aree. Utilizzando un approccio metodologico rigoroso, lo studio riassume lo stato dell'arte della letteratura passata sull’argomento, la cui importanza è cresciuta in modo significativo negli ultimi anni. L’analisi è stata condotta su 204 articoli estratti dal database Scopus utilizzando il pacchetto R Blibliometrix. Inoltre, utilizzando la strada SLR, forniamo un’analisi bibliometrica e di codifica incentrata su articoli pubblicati in diverse riviste accademiche nel campo della gestione aziendale e della contabilità. I nostri risultati hanno evidenziato tre filoni di ricerca: nuove tecnologie di controllo delle emissioni, nuove tecnologie di gestione della valutazione della sostenibilità e tecnologie di gestione energetica dirompenti. Questi risultati dimostrano l’originalità del lavoro, che risiede in un’analisi inedita del recente ruolo svolto dalle tecnologie innovative nella sostenibilità. Lo studio rivela la necessità di una ricerca più olistica e di un quadro di riferimento integrato che consideri gli aspetti tecnologici legati ai criteri ESG e non li consideri separatamente come avviene nella letteratura attuale. In relazione a ciò, vi è anche la richiesta di un’esplorazione più approfondita del ruolo che le nuove tecnologie svolgono nelle varie iniziative di sostenibilità. Infine, l’articolo affronta le prospettive e i percorsi di ricerca futuri come analisi congiunta di studiosi e professionisti.

Parole chiave:; Sostenibilità; ESG; nuove tecnologie; cambiamento climatico; innovazione tecnologica; sviluppo sostenibile

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Silvana Secinaro, Davide Calandra, Ginevra Degregori, New technologies in supporting ESG criteria and the implementation in the new normal: Mapping the field and proving future research paths in "CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES" 1/2023, pp 33-60, DOI: 10.3280/cgrds1-2023oa15788