Research on the Impact of Digital Transformation on Enterprise Green Innovation

Ruihan Geng

doi:10.54254/2754-1169/2025.21776

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Geng,R. (2025). Research on the Impact of Digital Transformation on Enterprise Green Innovation. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,173,22-30.

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Research on the Impact of Digital Transformation on Enterprise Green Innovation

Ruihan Geng *^,1,

¹ College for International Education Cooperation, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin, China

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

https://doi.org/10.54254/2754-1169/2025.21776

Abstract

Amid escalating global climate change and environmental challenges, contemporary organizations now prioritize environmentally-conscious technological advancements as a pivotal mechanism to attain enduring ecological equilibrium. While existing studies have explored the role of digitalization on eco-friendly innovation, the mediating role of ESG score between the two is not discussed enough in the prior scholarly investigations, which is mostly from a singular viewpoint analysis and lacks systematic empirical support. This paper takes China's A-share listed companies from 2016 to 2023 as samples to explore the impact mechanism of digital transformation on corporate green innovation and introduces ESG score as a mediating variable to reveal its impact path. The findings indicate that digital transformation has a notable impact on enhancing the level of green innovation within enterprises, and ESG score serves as a moderating factor in this sequence of events. Heterogeneity test shows that digital transformation plays a more significant role in promoting green innovation in non-state-owned enterprises. This research offers an innovative viewpoint for comprehending the intrinsic linkage between the shift to digital and eco-innovative advancements and provides a theoretical basis and practical reference for enterprises to realize green transformation through digital technology.

Keywords

Digital transformation,Green innovation, ESG scoring, Mediating effect, Sustainable development

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Geng,R. (2025). Research on the Impact of Digital Transformation on Enterprise Green Innovation. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,173,22-30.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Business and Policy Studies

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ISBN：978-1-80590-040-5(Print) / 978-1-80590-039-9(Online)

Conference date: 20 February 2025

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