Integrated Reporting Background and practical challenges -- Theoretical Perspectives on Integrated Reporting: approaches and methodologies used in the academic research -- Assessing the state of the IR research field: A Structured Literature Review -- Final remarks and future research directions.

This article aims to detect how ESG adds value to the long-term shareholder value creation and to discover whether businesses are aware of positive ESG effects and, therefore, whether they will become more ESG-conscious. By conducting a qualitative content analysis on the academic literature,...