Can Environmental Information Disclosure Improve Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing? Evidence from Chinese Enterprises

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 17; no. 10; p. 2342
• Main Authors: Tan, Linfang, Gao, Da, Liu, Xiaowei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; China; Coal; Costs; difference-in-difference model; Disclosure; Disclosure of information; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Energy industry; Energy management systems; Energy resources; Energy use; environmental information disclosure; Green building (Construction); Manufacturing; manufacturing enterprises’ GTFEE; Manufacturing industry; mechanism test; Natural resources; Nuclear energy; Pollution; Pollution control; Renewable resources; Sustainable development; China

Improving the energy efficiency of enterprises is one of the key means to solve the problem of energy shortage. It is of great significance to investigate how environmental information disclosure (EDI) promotes the green total factor energy efficiency (GTFEE) of enterprises. Based on this, this stud...