ABSTRACTAs society and the economy become increasingly digital, the range of disputes expands—from e-commerce issues to conflicts on social media platforms or crypto transactions—challenging

traditional dispute resolution. Legislators have responded by making online dispute resolution (ODR) mandatory for certain digital platforms, following the premise [...]

This study provides a comprehensive review of 24 years of research on sustainability reporting assurance. Employing a Bibliometric-Systematic Literature Review (B-SLR) approach,

287 journal articles were analysed to uncover publication trends, citation impact, key journals, theoretical frameworks, methodologies and geographical focus. [...]

This study provides a comprehensive review of the current empirical research on sustainable portfolio selection, with a particular focus on the practical implications of integrating

environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria into investment decision-making. [...]

We examine how religiosity shapes firms' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance using a global panel of 72,240 firm-year observations across 41 countries from

2000 to 2022. We measure religiosity using World Values Survey indicators and find that it is negatively associated with ESG performance. [...]

Using the environmental quality cost management model, this study examines how fraud risk management (FRM) influences corporate sustainability performance (CSP) and how ownership

structures moderate it. The study uses artificial neural networks (ANN) and logistic regression models to test two hypotheses. [...]

This paper investigates the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance for European firms, and the moderating roles of industry and

country-specific factors in this relationship. Studying a sample of 2340 companies across 18 countries, we find Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) scores [...]

Logic-based adverse inferences are an essential element of legal adjudication. To utilize them fairly in response to issues such as failure to produce documents or witnesses,

tribunals would need to ensure that they stem from an impeccable procedural process and logical analysis. [...]

With the ascendance of metaverse technologies, virtual dispute resolution mechanisms have undergone rapid development, challenging the foundational principles of traditional

arbitration. This article examines the theoretical foundations of independence and impartiality within the international arbitration framework and analyses how the [...]