Economics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Abstract
Growing
consciousness
about
sustainability
and
the
onset
of
digital
era
have
affected
corporate
environmental,
social,
governance
(ESG)
outcomes
to
forefront
new
debates.
This
article
attempts
use
statistical
analysis
software
such
as
Stata
explore
relevant
issues.
A-share
listed
firms
in
Shanghai
Shenzhen
between
2006
2022
are
examined
this
research
for
sake
exploring
how
digitalization
businesses
affects
ESG
ratings.
Findings
suggest
a
positive
correlation
initiatives
metrics
improvements.
These
findings
consistent
even
after
multiple
robustness
checks.
Additionally,
delves
into
mechanisms
driving
primary
relationship,
discovering
that
advances
enhance
scores
by
easing
financial
limitations,
diminishing
information
disparities,
bolstering
technological
innovation.
further
reveals
variable
impacts
based
on
firm
size
geographical
location.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(2), P. 420 - 420
Published: Jan. 8, 2025
In
the
era
of
artificial
intelligence
(AI),
economic
efficiency
has
an
obvious
role
to
play,
but
“non-economic
benefits”
have
gradually
become
focus
corporate
attention;
thus,
environmental,
social,
and
governance
(ESG)
a
mainstream
investment
strategy.
This
paper
empirically
examines
impact
application
AI
technology
on
ESG
performance
using
sample
4858
listed
companies
in
China
from
2007
2022.
The
study
finds
that:
(1)
can
significantly
enhance
performance,
this
conclusion
still
holds
after
series
endogeneity
treatments
robustness
tests;
(2)
mechanism
analysis
shows
that
degree
digitalization
positive
moderating
effect
process
affecting
performance.
channel
environmental
(E)
by
strengthening
green
innovation,
social
(S)
improving
philanthropic
responsibility,
overall
with
above
two
sub-items
as
main
aspects.
However,
also
weakens
effectiveness
internal
control,
which
leads
decline
(G)
performance;
(3)
Heterogeneity
promotes
more
competitive
industries
tech-nology-intensive
firms,
eastern
central
regions
than
western
northeastern
regions,
large-
medium-sized
firms
are
similarly
superior
small-sized
while
room
for
upward
mobility
large-sized
embody
higher
promotion
large
enterprises.
provides
theoretical
evidence
enterprises
apply
improve
empirical
support
around
investing
practices
promoting
development.
Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: June 17, 2024
With
the
continuous
promotion
of
digitalization
and
global
trend
toward
a
low-carbon
economy,
issue
whether
enterprises
can
enhance
their
carbon
performance
with
assistance
digital
technology
has
aroused
widespread
attention
from
both
academia
industry.
In
order
to
explore
improve
manufacturing
enterprises,
this
study,
based
on
resource
orchestration
theory
signaling
theory,
utilizes
data
China’s
A-share
2012
2021
empirically
investigate
relationship
between
firms.
It
also
explores
mediating
conduction
path
boundary
influencing
factors
them.
Its
findings
demonstrate
that:
is
capable
improving
performance;
green
innovation
(including
collaboration)
partially
effects;
there
catalytic
role
for
environmental
information
disclosure
in
utilizing
performance.
Building
this,
we
find
that
impacts
technology,
innovation,
vary
due
differences
nature
industries
strategic
aggressiveness
enterprises.
Specifically,
seems
somewhat
more
pronounced
among
firms
high-tech
industry
those
employing
defensive
analytical
strategies.
Additionally,
effects
generated
by
are
adopt
This
study
reveals
inherent
mechanism
enhancing
which
provides
empirical
evidence
development
improvement
thus
helping
promote
economic
transformation.
Managerial and Decision Economics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 3, 2025
ABSTRACT
Enhancing
firms'
ESG
performance
has
become
an
important
issue
for
promoting
sustainable
economic
development.
Nowadays,
the
application
of
big
data
technology
may
have
a
significant
impact
on
performance,
but
research
in
this
area
remains
relatively
insufficient.
Based
quasi‐natural
experiment
national
comprehensive
experimental
zone
pilot
policy
(NBDCEZs)
China,
study
employs
panel
from
1383
Chinese
nonfinancial
listed
firms
2009
to
2022.
We
utilize
difference‐in‐differences
(DID)
method
explore
development
performance.
The
results
indicate
that
implementation
NBDCEZs
positive
effect
enhancing
mechanism
analysis
suggests
effectively
improves
by
strengthening
information
disclosure
quality
and
alleviating
financing
constraints.
Additionally,
heterogeneity
finds
effects
are
more
pronounced
state‐owned
firms,
with
higher
financial
risk,
regions
lower
levels
informatization.
This
provides
insights
policymakers
business
decision‐makers
era
digital
economy.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(8), P. 3308 - 3308
Published: April 8, 2025
For
a
country
like
China,
which
places
equal
emphasis
on
economic
development
and
environmental
governance,
the
exploration
of
potential
digital
transformation
to
enhance
corporate
Environmental,
Social,
Governance
(ESG)
performance
is
paramount
importance
in
achieving
carbon
peak
target
by
2030.
Accordingly,
this
paper
employs
two-way
fixed-effects
model
analyze
impact
ESG
performance,
based
annual
data
from
Chinese
listed
companies
2014
2023.
On
basis,
we
established
theoretical
framework
implemented
dual
model.
The
findings
argue
that
materially
enhances
primarily
enhancing
resource
allocation
efficiency
narrowing
technological
gap.
research
results
are
confirmed
be
valid
through
rigorous
robustness
testing
endogeneity
analysis,
with
evident
effects
observed
large-scale,
technology-intensive,
asset-intensive,
central–eastern
regions,
high-tech
enterprises.
This
offers
both
foundations
practical
insights
for
pursuing
enhancement
while
also
providing
valuable
point
reference
policymakers
working
toward
green
peaking
target.
Systems,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(4), P. 266 - 266
Published: April 8, 2025
Supply
chain
diversification
(SCD)
is
widely
acknowledged
as
a
crucial
strategy
for
sustainable
supply
management.
However,
its
influence
on
environmental,
social,
and
governance
(ESG)
performance
remains
unclear.
This
study
will
explore
the
impact
of
SCD
ESG
uncover
underlying
mechanisms
drawing
structure–conduct–performance
(SCP)
paradigm.
To
achieve
this,
we
employ
multidimensional
fixed
effects
model
empirical
analysis
utilizing
panel
data
from
China’s
A-share
listed
companies
2010
to
2023.
The
findings
reveal
that
enhances
performance.
For
large-scale
enterprises
or
those
engaged
in
highly
competitive
high-pollution
industries
labor-intensive
capital-intensive
sectors,
well
are
located
eastern
central
regions,
positive
relatively
more
pronounced.
mechanism
shows
green
innovation
digital
transformation
act
mediators
through
which
drives
improvements.
Furthermore,
environmental
uncertainty
(EU)
positively
moderates
relationship
between
These
insights
provide
guiding
framework,
rich
theoretical
depth
practical
significance,
committed
developing
chains
pursuing
long-term
outstanding
within
complex
dynamic
market
environments.
Journal of Infrastructure Policy and Development,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(8), P. 7239 - 7239
Published: Aug. 21, 2024
Sustainable
development
has
emerged
as
a
global
imperative,
with
the
rapid
adoption
of
Environmental,
Social,
and
Governance
(ESG)
framework
reflecting
this
trend.
In
context
digital
transformation,
study
aims
to
investigate
impact
ESG
performance
on
corporate
value,
while
also
examining
moderating
mediating
roles
transformation
green
innovation
within
relationship.
Utilizing
annual
data
from
A-share
listed
companies
Shanghai
Stock
Exchange
(SSE)
Shenzhen
(SZSE)
spanning
years
2018
2022,
research
encompasses
total
17,940
observations.
Given
China’s
commitment
sustainable,
high-quality
development,
underscores
critical
importance
advancing
principles
alongside
transformation.
Empirical
analysis
reveals
that
significantly
enhances
firm
serving
positive
moderator
amplifies
value
primarily
through
enhancement
firms’
technology
capabilities.
These
findings
contribute
deeper
understanding
interaction
between
initiatives
particularly
amidst
ongoing
advancements.
Consequently,
paper
recommends
governments
enhance
combination
incentive
penalty
mechanisms,
establish
comprehensive
rating
system,
optimize
policy
for
Moreover,
enterprises
should
foster
awareness
innovation,
refine
their
governance
structures,
accelerate
efforts,
promote
application
technologies
information
sharing
across
various
domains
achieve
sustainable
competitiveness.
