Research on the Impact of Green Finance on Green Technology Innovation

The green technology innovation of enterprises cannot succeed without the support of capital. Financing constraints are the bottleneck of green technology innovation activities carried out by enterprises. In this regard, the government has adopted green finance-related policies, and the financial institutions have supported more efficient green technology innovation in enterprises with financial instruments like green credit and green bonds. This article, with the starting point of green finance, the study object of financial data of A-share listed companies from 2016 to 2021, and the mediator of financing constraints, studies the impact of green finance on green technology innovation through finding the correlation between enterprises’ annual ESG rating and financing constraints. This study finds: the impact of green finance on green technology innovation is positive; financing constraints are the mediator between green finance and green technology innovation; and there is a negative correlation between enterprises’ ESG management performance and their financing constraints. On account of the conclusion of this article, the suggestions are as follows: it is necessary for the government to design the development framework of the green economy in a top-down way and to encourage financial institutions and enterprises to work together in terms of green innovation; financial institutions should actively practice the philosophy of green development and broaden the supporting channels of green finance; and enterprises need to focus on the philosophy of ESG development in order to gain more support for green investment capital.