Bridging the Gap to Sustainability: How Culture and Context Shape Green Transparency in Chinese Firms DOI Open Access
Yuan‐Ming Zhang

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 1157 - 1157

Published: Jan. 31, 2025

Green transparency motivates organizations to decrease environmental hazard emissions, improve ecological safeguarding behavior, and increase performance. However, the current literature ignores cultural organizational factors behind green which cannot answer stakeholders how reduce barriers achieve sustainable goals. This study collected data from 207 Chinese companies listed on three stock exchanges (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen) through an online survey unfold interplay between contextual factors. The were analyzed using PLS-SEM. analysis revealed that regulations, digitalization, innovation, gender diversity significantly affect sustainability culture. findings also all these directly of companies. Furthermore, mediation culture mediates relationship other constructs. Short-term training programs regarding sustainability, mutual group discussion without discrimination, supporting use digital tools may develop a in company can firms’ transparency.

Language: Английский

Bridging the Gap to Sustainability: How Culture and Context Shape Green Transparency in Chinese Firms DOI Open Access
Yuan‐Ming Zhang

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 1157 - 1157

Published: Jan. 31, 2025

Green transparency motivates organizations to decrease environmental hazard emissions, improve ecological safeguarding behavior, and increase performance. However, the current literature ignores cultural organizational factors behind green which cannot answer stakeholders how reduce barriers achieve sustainable goals. This study collected data from 207 Chinese companies listed on three stock exchanges (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen) through an online survey unfold interplay between contextual factors. The were analyzed using PLS-SEM. analysis revealed that regulations, digitalization, innovation, gender diversity significantly affect sustainability culture. findings also all these directly of companies. Furthermore, mediation culture mediates relationship other constructs. Short-term training programs regarding sustainability, mutual group discussion without discrimination, supporting use digital tools may develop a in company can firms’ transparency.

Language: Английский

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