Do ESG Scores in Corporations Improve Green Innovation Empirical Evidence from Listed Chinese Companies

作     者：Hao Jiang Lingyu Liu Ling Hu 

作者机构：Babson College02457 WellesleyUnited States College of Economics and Trade Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Guangzhou 510006China School of Economics and Management Guangzhou Institute of Science and TechnologyGuangzhou 510540China 

出 版 物：《Proceedings of Business and Economic Studies》 (商业经济研究（百图）)

年 卷 期：2023年第6卷第4期

页      面：1-25页

学科分类：07[理学] 0701[理学-数学] 070101[理学-基础数学] 

主　　题：ESG Green innovation Investment efficiency Government-business relationship Environmental features 

摘      要：The ESG score system is a fundamental component of the green financial system that is essential in promoting corporate environmental *** this work we investigate the micro-environmental impact of ESG scores using panel fixed effects *** examine the processes underlying the influence of ESG scores on the performance of corporate green innovation as well as any potential inequalities in this impact under different moderating *** conduct our analysis we use data from Chinese-listed A-shares on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges from 2010 to *** study demonstrates a relationship between corporate green innovation and ESG ratings indicating that higher ESG ratings assist businesses in achieving better green innovation *** beneficial effect is evident both numerically and qualitatively and it continues to hold up even after being put through several demanding *** we pinpoint two main ways that ESG encourages corporate green innovation by boosting government-enterprise ties and strengthening corporate investment *** also note that while business characteristics aligned with sustainability further enhance the favorable influence of ESG on green innovation performance characteristics linked to ecologically detrimental activities impede the contribution of ESG to green *** study adds to the body of knowledge already available on corporate environmental performance and green finance by offering empirical insights that can help enhance corporate environmental development and improve the ESG rating system.