Competence Greenwashing: The impact of ESG skills misrepresentation on corporate sustainability performance

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K16445
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
Research Institution	Kyushu University
Principal Investigator	Schumacher Kim 九州大学, アジア・オセアニア研究教育機構, 准教授 (20974009)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords	ESG / Greenwashing / Sustainable Finance / Sustainability / Competence Greenwashing
Outline of Research at the Start	The research will analyze public data of professionals in ESG and sustainability positions across publicly-listed corporations to look at how credible and relevant their technical expertise is to address complex ESG and sustainability-related risks facing the businesses or portfolios they manage.