A experiência mundial frente ao ESG: uma análise bibliométrica sobre sustentabilidade empresarial usando as bases de dados Web of Science e Scopus

Abstract

The great growth in recent years of debates on issues such as the use of natural resources, climate change, inclusion, ethics and transparency has meant that companies, shareholders and stock exchanges around the world have greater involvement in the concept of "responsible investment”, along with ESG factors. Although it is not a mandatory requirement to be listed on the stock exchange, more and more reports addressing environmental, social and governance aspects are being released by organizations of the most diverse niches and sizes. This academic production focuses on carrying out a bibliometric analysis of corporate sustainability, emphasizing ESG aspects. Thus, a study was structured regarding the scientific contributions present in two databases, Web of Science and Scopus, over ten years, between 2011 and 2021. Based on the chosen systematic — which is characterized by the selection of terms and searches in the databases, filtering and exporting the records, and having the verification and analysis of the results as the final step — there are measurements on important indicators, as well as a balance of lines of research and hypothetical trends on the subject. Thus, 634 unique publications were obtained from the Web of Science and 784 from Scopus; there was the identification of a continuous process of expansion of scientific contributions to the theme in the coming years and it was found that the United States is the country with the most publications carried out among the others.