ESG Performance and Corporate Innovation: Evidence from A-Share Listed Firms

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10.2991/978-94-6239-719-4_42How to use a DOI?

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ESG performance; corporate innovation; A-share listed firms; sustainability; corporate governance

Abstract

Using panel data on Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed firms from 2009 to 2024, this paper examines the effect of ESG performance on corporate innovation. The results show that ESG significantly promotes innovation output, and this finding remains robust across additional tests. Further analysis indicates that all three ESG dimensions have positive effects, with the social and governance dimensions exerting stronger impacts than the environmental dimension. Overall, the findings suggest that stronger ESG performance enhances firms’ innovation capacity and carries important implications for management and policy.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hanyang Zheng
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/07/09
TI  - ESG Performance and Corporate Innovation: Evidence from A-Share Listed Firms
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 6th International Conference on Enterprise Management and Economic Development (ICEMED 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 369
EP  - 375
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-719-4_42
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-719-4_42
ID  - Zheng2026
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