The Integration of Sustainability into Corporate Governance Mechanisms: Systematic Literature Review

Over recent decades, environmental and societal pressures have made sustainability more relevant than ever,affecting all economic activities. As a major actor in value creation, firms are particularly concerned by thisevolution and increasingly integrate sustainability into their strategic priorities, alongside economic performanceand shareholder value. Sustainability thus emerges as a point of convergence between the principles of sustainabledevelopment and the pursuit of overall performance, progressively becoming a key element of responsiblegovernance policies, initiatives, and strategies.This article aims to explore the integration of sustainability into corporate governance. To this end, it relies on asystematic literature review of 46 articles selected according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Themethodological approach follows the PRISMA protocol and is based on a rigorous selection strategy usingrecognized academic databases, namely Scopus, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect. Descriptive and thematicanalyses are employed to identify the main research trends and to highlight the emergence of a new governancemodel structured around sustainability principles, while taking into account stakeholder expectations andeconomic, social, and environmental challenges.