Quality or Quantity? The Impact of Voluntary Environmental Regulation on Firm’s Green Technological Innovation: Evidence from Green Factory Certification in China DOI Open Access

Yongjun Chen,

Wei Li, Longji Zeng

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(6), P. 2498 - 2498

Published: March 12, 2025

Adequately incentivizing firms to implement green technological innovation (GTI) is pivotal achieving sustainable development. Green factory certification, a prominent example of voluntary environmental regulation, has garnered significant attention in both theoretical and policy concerns regarding its impact on innovation. Leveraging certification as quasi-natural experiment, this paper utilizes multi-timepoint difference-in-differences (DID) approach systematically investigate influence firms’ The findings reveal several important insights. (1) significantly enhances capabilities, facilitating substantial enhancements the quantity quality (2) Mechanism analysis indicates that promotes via three key channels—promoting digitalization level, strengthening ESG practices, financing constraints. (3) incentive effects are particularly pronounced among eastern region, non-state-owned entities, those exhibiting lower pollution levels. These underscore critical role systems fostering corporate development, offering insights practical guidance for undergoing transformation while contributing broader goal

Language: Английский

Quality or Quantity? The Impact of Voluntary Environmental Regulation on Firm’s Green Technological Innovation: Evidence from Green Factory Certification in China DOI Open Access

Yongjun Chen,

Wei Li, Longji Zeng

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(6), P. 2498 - 2498

Published: March 12, 2025

Adequately incentivizing firms to implement green technological innovation (GTI) is pivotal achieving sustainable development. Green factory certification, a prominent example of voluntary environmental regulation, has garnered significant attention in both theoretical and policy concerns regarding its impact on innovation. Leveraging certification as quasi-natural experiment, this paper utilizes multi-timepoint difference-in-differences (DID) approach systematically investigate influence firms’ The findings reveal several important insights. (1) significantly enhances capabilities, facilitating substantial enhancements the quantity quality (2) Mechanism analysis indicates that promotes via three key channels—promoting digitalization level, strengthening ESG practices, financing constraints. (3) incentive effects are particularly pronounced among eastern region, non-state-owned entities, those exhibiting lower pollution levels. These underscore critical role systems fostering corporate development, offering insights practical guidance for undergoing transformation while contributing broader goal

Language: Английский

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