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Advancing Sustainability Performance through Fintech, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Environmental Finance: Evidence from a Systematic Literature Review

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  • Paracha, Zainab
  • Paracha, Umair
  • Shahid, Muhammad Sadiq

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Purpose: This Systematic Literature Review (SLR) examines the growing literature on FinTech adoption and its links with environmental finance, corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability performance, green innovation and information technology (IT) governance. The study aims to map how digital financial technologies contribute to sustainable and responsible business outcomes across emerging and developed economies.Design/Methodology/Approach: A bibliometric review approach was applied to a corpus of 847 peer-reviewed publications. Using VOSviewer, the study analyzed co-authorship patterns, citation networks, and bibliographic coupling and co-citation structures to identify major contributors, influential journals and intellectual linkages in the field.Findings: The findings reveal six major thematic clusters. FinTech-enabled financial inclusion is increasingly associated with positive environmental and social outcomes, while IT governance appears to mediate the relationship between digital innovation and responsible corporate behavior. Green innovation also emerges as a central mechanism connecting technological advancement with ecological resilience.Implications/Originality/Value: This review contributes by tracing the evolution from technology acceptance models to green digital finance paradigms and corporate sustainability practices. It identifies future research gaps concerning policy frameworks, institutional diversity and cross-country comparisons in sustainable digital finance

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  • Paracha, Zainab & Paracha, Umair & Shahid, Muhammad Sadiq, 2026. "Advancing Sustainability Performance through Fintech, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Environmental Finance: Evidence from a Systematic Literature Review," Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies, CSRC Publishing, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Pakistan, vol. 8(1), pages 159-174, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:src:sbseec:v:8:y:2026:i:1:p:159-174
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.26710/sbsee.v8i1.3761
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