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February 14, 2026SustainabilityOpen Access

The Impact of Environmental Judicial Specialization on Corporate Greenwashing: Evidence from China

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LZLu ZhangLSLizhong SuBLBing Liu

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Overview

Demonstrates that environmental courts reduce corporate greenwashing in China, highlighting judicial influence on corporate behavior.

Key Points

  • The study aims to examine how establishing intermediate environmental courts affects corporate greenwashing in China.
  • Utilized A-share data from Chinese listed companies between 2012 and 2024
  • Employed a difference-in-differences approach to analyze effects
  • Conducted stability and endogeneity tests for robustness
  • Performed mechanism analysis to understand underlying factors
  • Establishment of intermediate environmental courts significantly reduces corporate greenwashing
  • Effects are stronger in state-owned enterprises and heavily polluting industries
  • Judicial efficiency and enhanced rights protection are key mechanisms behind the reduction
  • Impacts are more pronounced in regions with strict environmental regulations

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Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699010f22ccff479cfe573eehttps://doi.org/10.3390/su18041896
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