Environmental regulation, environmental responsibility, and green technology innovation: Empirical research from China.

ABSTRACT: Innovation and green are the directions to promote the circular economy and environmental sustainability at the corporate level. This paper examines the impact of environmental regulation (pollution charge) on green technology innovation and the mediating role of corporate environmental responsibility. Our results indicate that: (1) Environmental regulations stimulate manufacturing enterprises' environmental responsibility and green technology innovation. It is worth noting that corporate environmental responsibility strengthens the relationship between environmental regulation and green technology innovation. (2) Further investigation reveals that R&D expenditure and environmental investment have greatly strengthened the positive effect of environmental regulation on green technology inno

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8457501 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature