Research on the Impact of Supply Chain Digitalization on Corporate Green Innovation: An Analysis of Chain-Based Multiple Mediating Effects Based on Information Transparency and ESG Performance
Randomized trial examines impact of supply chain digitalization on green innovation, indicating significant enhancements through information transparency and ESG performance.
Key Points
This study aims to assess how supply chain digitalization impacts corporate green innovation and explore the underlying mechanisms.
Examined A-share listed companies from 2012 to 2023 using a quasi-natural experiment.
Employed a difference-in-differences approach with multiple mediation effects.
Analyzed conditions such as firm locality and customer concentration affecting outcomes.
Supply chain digitalization significantly enhances corporate green innovation levels, especially in substantive innovation.
The impact is greater in western regions and firms with high customer concentration.
Mediation tests show that the pathways are: supply chain digitalization → information transparency → ESG performance → green innovation.