How green governance empowers high-quality development: An EKC framework-based analysis of ESG and green total factor productivity.

ABSTRACT: High-quality development represents a fundamental shift in China's economy from scale and speed to quality and efficiency. In this transition, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices are not only closely integrated with China's development strategy but have also become a core standard for measuring development quality. Nevertheless, research on how ESG practices specifically promote high-quality development in Chinese enterprises remains limited. Based on the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) theory framework, this study uses data from the Huazheng ESG Index from 2009 to 2022 and employs fixed effect models, mediation effect models, and heterogeneity analysis to examine the specific impact of China's ESG practices on corporate high-quality development from multiple dimensions

SUBMITTER: You Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11489975 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature