Green innovation and corporate ESG performance: Evidence from Chinese listed companies

In recent years, corporate ESG performance has attracted widespread attention from the public and academic circles. However, there are currently few studies on the driving factors of corporate ESG performance, and most of them regard green innovation as a homogeneous variable when discussing the driving factors of corporate ESG performance. Therefore, this article will explore its impact on corporate ESG performance from the perspective of green innovation, using data from China's A-share listed companies from 2009 to 2021 to analyze how different types of green innovation will affect corporate ESG performance. The study found that both radical green innovation and progressive green innovation can positively…

• MO
  Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

  Award: 21YJA790027
• HA
  Humanities and Social Science Fund of Ministry of Education of China