Corporate digital transformation and carbon emission intensity: Empirical evidence from listed companies in China.

ABSTRACT: Digital transformation is crucial for sustainable development of enterprises and for addressing the conundrum of "efficiency and environment". Utilizing a dataset from A-share listed companies in China from 2007 to 2021, this paper investigates the direct impact, underlying mechanism and driving effect of enterprise digital transformation on carbon emission intensity. The findings reveal that: (1) At this stage, digital transformation in listed companies effectively reduces their carbon intensity, but the relationship between the two is not linear; instead, it exhibits a U-shaped trajectory, initially decreasing then increasing. (2) Analysis of mechanism indicates that costs associated with environmental governance and innovations in green technology serve as critical pathways through whic

SUBMITTER: Yang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658603 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature