210 annual integrated reports from 21 oil and gas companies across seven regions were analyzed from 2015 to 2024. The dataset contains descriptive counts and co-occurrences of UN Sustainable Development Goal and local content references, coded sentence by sentence using trilingual keyword dictionaries. It was created by Zeyad Al Muhtaseb and includes the coded data, dictionaries, analysis scripts, and source reports.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in corporate SDG reporting based on descriptive counts over a 10-year period.
- Compare regional differences in linking SDGs to local content initiatives across seven regions.
- Validate text analysis methodologies using the provided validation sheet and codebook.
- Study the association between company revenue tier and sustainability reporting themes.
Strengths
- 210 source reports provide a substantial corpus for analysis.
- Coding was performed using nine trilingual keyword dictionaries, suggesting a methodical approach.
- Covers a 10-year time range (2015-2024) allowing for longitudinal study.
- Includes 21 companies across three revenue tiers and seven regions for comparative analysis.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The data represents textual association counts, not intent or causation, limiting inferential scope.
Provenance
- Source
- Borealis Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Directed qualitative content analysis using MAXQDA software.
- Time Range
- 2015 to 2024
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-27 04:10:44; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Seven regions (specifics not detailed)