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• A comprehensive review of 62 articles between 2003 and 2023. • Explored the data, theories and methods applied. • Applied biblioshiny package of the R and VOSviewer software. • Identify research clusters using bibliographic coupling. • Identified gaps and provided 28 future research directions. The aim of this study is to conduct a comprehensive review of 62 articles between 2003 and 2023 and provide an in-depth analysis of the ESG controversies. This study presents the most significant articles, the most important journals and the most relevant authors in research on ESG controversies. In addition, the theoretical and methodological choices used in this research area are examined. In addition, this study provides valuable insights into three essential research clusters in ESG controversy research. This study offers numerous recommendations for further research on ESG controversies to advance the research stream.
Mohammad Hassan Shakil (Fri,) studied this question.