Corporate governance aspects in sustainability and performance assessment models for energy companies: a systematic review of the literature

Abstract

The present study aims to map the sustainability and performance evaluation models for energy companies regarding their qualitative and quantitative aspects of corporate governance. This research was carried out through a systematic literature review and the establishment of connections between the issues raised and general aspects of corporate governance, vis-à-vis the sustainable development matter. Aspects of corporate governance, such as gender diversity in the creation of boards of directors and directors in companies, is relevant in view of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the ISO 26000 standard, regarding guidelines on corporate social responsibility. As an innovation in this mapping, a summary of the main qualitative and quantitative aspects of corporate governance is carried out using the clustering technique and co-occurrence map, mining and text analysis, compared to sustainability and performance evaluation models for energy companies. At the end, gaps in these models are pointed out referring to national and international organizations and studies regarding intersectoral principles, practices and tools of corporate governance; opportunities for improvement are also pointed out.