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Table 2

Digital transformation and ESG (2020–2025)

Study	Digital focus/Domain	Methodology	Main findings	Limitations/Relevance to this study
Abdel-Tawab et al. (2023)	BIM in construction	Case study	BIM improves environmental tracking and waste management	Demonstrates digital enablement but lacks linguistic/framing analysis
Kouhizadeh and Sarkis (2018)	Blockchain supply chains	Empirical and conceptual	Blockchain enhances transparency, mitigates social risk	Technological focus; no study of discourse or meaning construction
Power (2022)	Intelligent auditing	Conceptual review	Decision automation benefits compliance monitoring	Calls for integrating human judgement support the need for hybrid DSS
Maibaum et al. (2024)	Text-analysis tools	Comparative evaluation	Tool choice alters sustainability classification results	Shows methodological reflexivity; motivates explainable NLP design
Roufosse et al. (2024)	Transformer models for ESG	Deep learning study	Domain-tuned model improves ESG classification	Predictive focus: ignores rhetorical or contextual dimensions
Su et al. (2023)	Stakeholder digital engagement	Survey/SEM	Digital tools improve stakeholder satisfaction	Examines perception outcomes, not communicative framing

Study	Digital focus/Domain	Methodology	Main findings	Limitations/Relevance to this study
Abdel-Tawab et al. (2023)	BIM in construction	Case study	BIM improves environmental tracking and waste management	Demonstrates digital enablement but lacks linguistic/framing analysis
Kouhizadeh and Sarkis (2018)	Blockchain supply chains	Empirical and conceptual	Blockchain enhances transparency, mitigates social risk	Technological focus; no study of discourse or meaning construction
Power (2022)	Intelligent auditing	Conceptual review	Decision automation benefits compliance monitoring	Calls for integrating human judgement support the need for hybrid DSS
Maibaum et al. (2024)	Text-analysis tools	Comparative evaluation	Tool choice alters sustainability classification results	Shows methodological reflexivity; motivates explainable NLP design
Roufosse et al. (2024)	Transformer models for ESG	Deep learning study	Domain-tuned model improves ESG classification	Predictive focus: ignores rhetorical or contextual dimensions
Su et al. (2023)	Stakeholder digital engagement	Survey/SEM	Digital tools improve stakeholder satisfaction	Examines perception outcomes, not communicative framing