Indonesian Journal of Sustainability
Vol 4, No 2 (2025): June

Trends and Developments in Greenwashing Practices and Sustainability Accounting: A Bibliometric Analysis

Shodiq, Muhammad Ja'far (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Jun 2025

Abstract

This study aims to map the trends, developments, and patterns of research in greenwashing and sustainability accounting practices using a bibliometric analysis approach. Research data were obtained from the Scopus database with a publication period from 2007 to 2025. This study uses bibliometric analysis assisted by R-Packages software and Web Interface Biblioshiny. This study identifies the development of greenwashing and sustainability accounting practices through an analysis of annual publication trends. In practice, greenwashing and sustainability accounting are the same form but have different implications. This study is driven by the need to understand the greenwashing practice trends and developments in sustainability accounting, which make important contributions to the development of global business. The results of the study show an increase in global interest in the issue of greenwashing and sustainability accounting, with a dominant contribution to research from developed countries such as China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, and India. The gap in research participation between developed and developing countries indicates the need for a more inclusive and collaborative approach. The results also show the importance of international collaboration, consumer education, and a clear regulatory framework to prevent greenwashing practices and support the implementation of transparent and accountable sustainability accounting. This research is expected to be a basis for further research and more appropriate policy making in efforts to encourage global sustainability through sustainable development and a green economy.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijs

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Computer Science & IT Economics, Econometrics & Finance Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Indonesian Journal of Sustainability is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year (January and June) by the Library of Universitas Islam Sultan Agung. IJS Intend to be International journal which provides and promotes broader publishing article from the multi-disciplinary resources. IJS also ...