A Bibliometric Analysis of Blockchain in Sustainability Reporting

Abstract

The paradigm shift in accounting and reporting is governed by rapidly emerging technologies. Companies are increasingly relying on Distributed Ledger Technology of Blockchain which has enhanced trust, accountability, and transparency to fulfil the requirements of various stakeholders. Sustainability Reporting is one such area which has benefitted greatly from using blockchain as it enables the business to open up the ESG process and deliver information to various stakeholders about how they are meeting the requirements. This research represents a bibliometric analysis of articles on blockchain in sustainability reporting. In this chapter, a detailed analysis has been done on top publication venues, publication trends, and most influential publications as well as likely promising areas in the same field of research, using Visualization of Similarities viewer software for mapping of bibliometric data. This research attempts to provide a good base for literature study for the upcoming research as well as to find a relevant research gap.