...Xiaohong Wang; Jiyang Zhao; Huajun Liu Purpose Extant research highlights the need for a comprehensive investigation of corporate greenwashing from the lens of government supervision. In this context, this study strives to adopt a novel perspective of government supervision by introducing...

.../methodology/approach We selected publicly listed Chinese firms as our sample. An “Environmental Disclosure Greenwashing” (EDG) Index was developed through textual analysis of their annual reports using natural language processing. Financial data were obtained from the CSMAR database, and multivariate...

...Yutong Sun; Shangrong Jiang; Shouyang Wang Purpose This study explores the contagion of greenwashing strategies among ESG mutual funds. It investigates how the greenwashing behaviors of peer funds within the same family influence a fund’s decision to engage in greenwashing. The research also...