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June 10, 2026Open Access

Monetary Intelligence and the ESG Paradox: A Conceptual Framework for Ethical Stewardship

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YGYadhukrishnan GPRPriya R

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Overview

This conceptual framework explores the ESG Paradox and its implications for sustainable corporate governance.

Key Points

  • The aim is to investigate the tension between moral obligations and financial incentives in ESG practices.
  • Develops a conceptual framework integrating Cognitive Evaluation Theory and Monetary Intelligence.
  • Analyzes the role of managers' monetary intelligence in ethical stewardship and greenwashing.
  • Examines the impact of intrinsic versus extrinsic motivations on sustainability outcomes.
  • Identifies a critical gap between genuine ethical stewardship and greenwashing.
  • Establishes that managers' stewardship-based monetary intelligence enhances adherence to sustainability.
  • Finds that greed-oriented monetary intelligence leads to increased greenwashing behaviors.

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G et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a28fecb6f82f25be989bffehttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20588274
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