The impact of ESG and corporate digital transformation on corporate performance in Chinese firms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6455463 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Le Bo (0000-0002-2996-6656), Jia Li (0000-0003-0253-8544) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Pages | 100774-100774 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sustainable Futures (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2666-1888 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100774 |
| OpenAlex | W4411049734 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 40 |
Many companies are now increasingly aware of the need to integrate digital technologies with ESG aspects. As studies show, companies are becoming increasingly aware of the long-term benefits of these connections. This study examined whether ESG impacts the relationship between enterprise digital transformation and corporate performance. This study collected data from Chinese-listed companies in the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchange from 2010 to 2022, which includes 4922 Chinese listed companies. Using fixed effect method and the generalized method of moments as the quantitative analysis approaches. Firstly, a positive relationship can be found between enterprise digital transformation on corporate performance. This study uses information asymmetry to explain why enterprise digital transformation promotes the corporate performance. Secondly, this study finds that ESG effectively promote the positive relationship between enterprise digital transformation and corporate performance. This research enhances the understanding of ESG and enterprise digital transformation in relation to economic repercussions but also contributes to the affection of digital economic transformation on the corporate governance of Chinese listed companies. In conclusion, enterprises should strengthen the top-level design of ESG construction, establish an effective ESG management mechanism, strengthen the recognition of ESG, and constantly improve their awareness of ESG information disclosure, which helps enterprises improve enterprise digital transformation to achieve high-quality development
Business · Corporate governance · Digital transformation · Transformation (genetics · World Wide Web · Business and Economic Development · Computer Science · Corporate Finance and Governance · Digitalization and Economic Development in Agriculture · Finance
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |