This paper examines how CSR disclosure impacts innovation using a sample of Chinese firms. We find that an increase in CSR disclosure leads firms to invest more in R&D investments and generate more patents. Additionally, our findings reveal that firms with high CSR disclosure nurture innovation...

Exploiting the staggered adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure laws as a quasi-natural experiment and the difference in difference(DID) approach, we find that firms in countries that adopted CSR disclosure laws increased their green innovation output and quality relative...