Under the "dual-carbon" goal, carbon emission reduction at the enterprise level is crucial to the green and low-carbon transformation of Chinese. However, there is a tendency for enterprises to "greenwashing" their carbon emission information in order to meet regulatory requirements and improve their business performance, i. e. disclose information in a false and inaccurate manner At present, the relevant research in this area is on the rise, but lacking systematic sorting, and has not yet formed a complete understanding of the enterprise "greenwashing". Thus, 263 articles in English and 142 articles in Chinese published from 2003 to 2023 were firstly screened and sorted out to scientifically visualize the development context and the research themes of corporate "greenwashing". Secondly, the conceptual connotation, manifestations and identification and measurement techniques of enterprise "greenwashing" from different research perspectives are systematically organized, its causes and consequences are analyzed, and its governance countermeasures are condensed. Thirdly, a review of existing research on enterprise "greenwashing" is provided, identifying its research prospects and shortcomings. Finally, the enterprise "greenwashing" is placed in the complex economic and social system, and six major issues worth exploring and breaking through in the future research are put forward, namely, constructing a multidimensional theoretical synergistic and integrated analytical framework of enterprise "greenwashing" behavior based on the complex economic and social system. Strengthening the knowledge and interpretation of the concept of enterprise "greenwashing", deepening research on the complex influencing factors and their interaction of enterprise "greenwashing". Expanding research on the complex mechanisms and effects of enterprise “greenwashing". Extending the existing research methodology based on the complex configuration perspective. Developing research on enterprise "greenwashing" in the Chinese context. The research clarifies the development context and future direction of corporate "greenwashing", and provides thoughts for subsequent research on complex systems of enterprise "greenwashing" based on the Chinese context.