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Beyond Compliance: Multi-Dimensional Text Mining Analysis of Corporate Sustainability Reporting

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  • Irge Sener

    (Cankaya University, Ankara, Turkiye)

  • Ahmet Anil Karapolatgil

    (Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Baku, Azerbaijan)

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This study investigates how organisations respond to Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requirements through systematic analysis of corporate communications and sustainability reports. We employ multi-dimensional text mining analysis of 500 companies across 12 industries, using lexical analysis, sentiment analysis, and network analysis of sustainability reports (2022-2024) and corporate communications (1.200 documents) from TIME's Most Sustainable Companies ranking. Three distinct organisational response patterns emerge: compliance-oriented positioning (35%), transformation-oriented positioning (42%), and value-creation positioning (23%). Service-oriented sectors demonstrate positive sentiment (+0.67) toward CSRD implementation, while resource-intensive industries show negative sentiment (-0.14). The cross-country analysis reveals distinct national approaches reflecting institutional contexts. This study contributes the first large-scale text mining analysis of CSRD implementation responses, providing empirical evidence of heterogeneous organisational approaches to sustainability reporting beyond simple compliance frameworks. The multi-dimensional methodology enables systematic comparison across industries and countries, revealing sector-specific implementation patterns previously unidentified in sustainability reporting literature. Findings inform policymakers about industry-specific implementation challenges and demonstrate that regulatory framing significantly influences organisational strategic positioning toward sustainability reporting.

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  • Irge Sener & Ahmet Anil Karapolatgil, 2025. "Beyond Compliance: Multi-Dimensional Text Mining Analysis of Corporate Sustainability Reporting," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 27(70), pages 1032-1032, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:aes:amfeco:v:27:y:2025:i:70:p:1032
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    JEL classification:

    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • C55 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Large Data Sets: Modeling and Analysis

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