Effect of mandatory cleaner production audits on manufacturing firms' environmental efficiency in China: Renovation or innovation?

Z Chen, L Zhou, C Jia, X Guo - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Technological innovation is an important solution that can help improve environmental
efficiency. However, the role of technological renovation in enhancing environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Digital inclusive finance and corporate environmental performance: Insights from Chinese micro, small-and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises

B Lin, C Xu - Borsa Istanbul Review, 2024 - Elsevier
Extensive research has discussed digital inclusive finance's (DIF) rapid growth in financial
services and its vital economic role; however, limited research addresses its potential to …

Where will corporate capital flow to? Revisiting the impact of China's pilot carbon emission trading system on investment

Y Qi, M Yuan, T Bai - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
As a policy instrument to address climate change, the Carbon Emissions Trading System
(ETS) will directly affect the location choice and development strategies of high-emitting …

Impact of public environmental concerns on the digital transformation of heavily polluting enterprises

Y Wu, H Sun, H Sun, C Xie - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
China is currently facing the arduous tasks of energy conservation, emission reduction and
structural transformation, making it of great significance to study the digital transformation of …

Do cleaner production standards upgrade the global value chain position of manufacturing enterprises? Empirical evidence from China

K Yuan, J Cui, H Zhang, X Gao - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
The harmonious development of trade and environment is extremely crucial for developing
countries that face challenges posed by extensive economic models and environmental …

Where should the money go? The green effect of governmental guidance when sustainable finance impacts brown firms

C Zhang, B Zhou - Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Financial institutions are still struggling to decide which brown firms should be funded by
sustainable finance. Building on China's practice in central bank guidance, this study …

Exaggerating, distracting, or window-dressing? An empirical study on firm greenwashing recognition

X Yuan, J Xu, L Shang - Finance Research Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to identify and categorize three
distinct greenwashing practices: exaggerating, distracting, and window-dressing. It …

The impact of China's carbon emissions trading policy on corporate investment expenditures: Evidence from carbon-intensive industries

LT Zhao, ZY Li, L Cheng - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The carbon emissions trading (CET) policy internalises the cost of carbon emission
reductions borne by companies, which will affect the companies' investment and …

Effects of carbon emission trading system on corporate green total factor productivity: Does environmental regulation play a role of green blessing?

S Zhang, L Cheng, Y Ren, Y Yao - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Extant studies focus on the impact of environmental regulation on regional economic growth
or environmental pollution, and a lot of research outcomes have been made. However, from …

Facilitating or inhibiting? The impact of environmental information disclosure on enterprise investment value

Y Feng, B Guo, X Wang, F Hu - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Environmental protection, which is beneficial for the present and the future, has become a
global consensus, and environmental information disclosure (EID) is an effective way to …