| Title | Do companies improve their ability to innovate sustainably as a result of ESG ratings? |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 32373 |
| Authors | Guo, Z; Wang, Q; Sun, Q; Zhao, HR; Liu, JJ |
| Title | Do companies improve their ability to innovate sustainably as a result of ESG ratings? |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 35, 11-12 |
| Abstract | Promoting the ESG concept is of great significance for the realization of the 'Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality' Goals and ESG has gradually become a comprehensive system for evaluating sustainable development. Based on the 2015 ESG ratings of SynTao Green Finance as a quasi-natural experiment and based on the panel data of China's A-share listed companies from 2010 to 2020, this study deeply explores the impact of ESG ratings on the continuous innovation ability of enterprises by constructing a multi-temporal double-difference model and a triple-difference model. The results show that ESG ratings can significantly enhance firms' continuous innovation ability, a conclusion supported by a series of robustness tests. The positive impact of ESG ratings is more prominent for firms with low market attention, state-owned enterprises, and firms with high digital transformation. The impact mechanism suggests that ESG ratings advance firms' ability to continuously innovate by increasing employment, improving employee income, and enhancing firm value. It is further found that ESG ratings are more effective in enhancing the continuous innovation ability of heavy polluters and capital - and technology-intensive firms than other firms. The findings of the study help to promote the sustainable development of enterprises and realize the synergy between ESG construction and high-quality development. |
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