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Title Does environmental information disclosure affect green innovation?
ID_Doc 32901
Authors Lu, ZQ; Li, HY
Title Does environmental information disclosure affect green innovation?
Year 2023
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.eap.2023.07.011
Abstract Environmental information disclosure (EID) is a critical element of corporate disclosure that can demonstrate companies' dedication to environmental protection to stakeholders who are concerned about the environment. Using green patent data of Chinese listed companies, this paper tests the influence of EID on green innovation (GI) and the regulating role of digital transformation. Results show that EID has a positive impact on GI and that the relationship is significantly influenced by corporate digital transformation. Additionally, the moderating effect of digital transformation is more significant with high information opacity, financing dependence, and social attention. This study contributes to the literature on the perspective of firm-level voluntary information disclosure and proposes a more comprehensive logical analysis framework for the effect of EID on GI. Moreover, digital transformation can assist companies in identifying and disclosing environmental information more accurately, which increases the effectiveness of EID. Lastly, the findings emphasize the policy implications of utilizing digital technology for EID and the vital role of government regulation and guidance in EID. & COPY; 2023 Economic Society of Australia, Queensland. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Author Keywords Environmental information disclosure (EID); Green innovation (GI); Digital transformation; Information asymmetry
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:001058985100001
WoS Category Economics
Research Area Business & Economics
PDF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2023.07.011
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