Literature supports the notion that green human resource management (HRM), an emerging and effective HRM strategy, leads to superior environmental performance. Yet, insufficient attention has been paid to whether green HRM can improve organisations' green innovation, and on the impact that...

This study investigates the role of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance in reshaping the relationship between financial constraints and green innovation among Chinese listed firms from 2010 to 2023. We examine the double-edged sword hypothesis that financial constraints...

Green innovation serves as a pivotal approach to address environmental challenges and drive sustainable economic development. Using a sample of companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share markets from 2003 to 2024, this study empirically examines how conglomerates affect corporate...

China's economic growth model has posed challenges to quantifying ecosystem services, which are often overlooked in development planning. Payments for ecosystem services system (PESS) convert ecosystem value into economic value through various methods. A key question is whether PESS...

Growing pressure for sustainability has intensified the need for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt environmental innovation while maintaining competitive performance. This study examines how green innovation strategy, environmental regulations, and green absorptive capacity...

This study aims to examine the causal relationship between climate policy and spatial development inequality within cities. To this end, we leverage the temporal and spatial variations in the implementation of the low-carbon city pilot initiative (LCCPI) to perform a staggered...

This study examines the effect of mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting on the Climate Risk Index (CRI) of European countries, a measure of global warming (SDG-13), where CSR reporting is mandated for a subset of large firms from 2012 to 2022. The objective is to assess the...

This paper aimed to analyze the effect of green supply chain integration (GSCI) on sustainable supply chain performance (SSCP), as well as consider the mediating and moderating effects of green innovation (GInv) and green value co-creation (GVCc). This empirical study is based on a survey of 317...

In the current era, this world is facing environmental complications that affect sustainable development and overall environmental performance. This study investigates the role of Green Human Resource (GHRM) management practices, Green Innovation (GI), and Green Empowerment (GE) to promote the...

This paper investigates the existence and moderating mechanisms of the peer effect in mergers and acquisitions for green innovation (GIM&As). Using Chinese GIM&A data from 2010 to 2023, we find that there is peer effect in GIM&As. In other words, a firm's GIM&A decisions will be affected by its...

This study explored the impact of green innovations on a firm's financial performance over time, considering the short-term, transitional and long-term effects. Using data from 4291 Chinese A-share listed companies between 2004 and 2021, we applied a novel long-difference multi-level...

The impact of intellectual capital on green innovation has been extensively studied at the firm level. However, the influence of moderating factors on this dynamic at the national level remains underexplored in previous studies. This study examines the role of institutional quality in moderating...

Climate policies do not operate in isolation but propagate through global production networks, affecting industries beyond national borders. This paper combines international input-output data with a granular instrumental variable approach to capture how foreign regulations transmit through...

This study explores how knowledge search depth and breadth in green patenting influence environmental innovation in the mobile industry, a sector facing increasing scrutiny for its environmental impact. Using a panel of 42 mobile firms from 2001 to 2023, we find that search depth exhibits an...

The prevailing view is that ESG performance contributes to corporate financial stability, particularly regarding long-term sustainability objectives. However, there is a notable lack of critical research exploring its short-term financial effects, especially within capital-intensive sectors...

Community grants have increasingly been recognized for their role in promoting green innovation. The Small Grants Program (SGP) funds communities to get involved in environmental issues, bridging political declarations with tangible actions. We employed a difference-in-differences method to...

Resource-based enterprises, as significant sources of pollution and critical constraints on green development, play an essential role in mitigating the increasingly severe global environmental issues through their green innovation efforts. In this context, digital transformation, characterized...