Table 11.

Classification of articles by recommended policy action and sustainability disclosure themes

Special policy actionNo. of articles%
1. Enhance the specificity of required disclosure2320
2. Improve corporate governance regulation54
3. Introduce disclosure requirements specific to industries, sectors etc.54
4. Enhance assurance standards54
5. Increasing public awareness98
6. Introduce mandatory disclosure standards/requirements109
7. Introduce regulation aimed at improving disclosure and assurance of it1917
8. Increase the awareness of policymakers and better educate them11
9. Make disclosure requirements voluntary22
10. Harmonise disclosure standards33
11. Not specified3228
114*
Note(s):

*Of the 107 papers with policy implications seven papers specify more than one policy action.Hence, the total adds up to 114

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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