Digital transformation, ESG performance and enterprise innovation

Humanity has transitioned from the industrial era to the era of the digital intelligence economy. In this context, the Chinese government has emphasized the need to “accelerate the development of the digital intelligence economy and promote its deep integration with the real economy.” For enterprise...

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Published inScientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 23874 - 17
Main Authors Liu, Xiaomeng, Wang, Lei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 04.07.2025
Nature Publishing Group
Nature Portfolio
Subjects
704/172
704/844
Business models
Carbon
Computer platforms
Digital economy
Digital technology
Digital transformation
Economic development
Economics
Enterprise innovation
Environmental performance
Environmental social & governance
ESG performance
Globalization
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Social responsibility
Sustainable development
United States > US
China
Digital transformation
ESG performance
Enterprise innovation
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Summary:Humanity has transitioned from the industrial era to the era of the digital intelligence economy. In this context, the Chinese government has emphasized the need to “accelerate the development of the digital intelligence economy and promote its deep integration with the real economy.” For enterprises, this integration fundamentally entails a process of digital intelligence transformation. Simultaneously, ESG performance plays a critical role in enabling this enterprise transformation. Together, digital intelligence transformation and ESG form a synergistic relationship, empowering enterprises to secure a favorable position in innovation-driven competition. Based on a sample of A-share listed companies spanning from 2004 to 2023, this paper empirically investigates the impact of digital transformation and ESG performance on corporate innovation performance. The findings reveal an inverted U-shaped relationship between enterprise digitalization and innovation performance, while ESG performance positively influences innovation performance. Furthermore, digital transformation and ESG performance positively reinforce each other, thereby collectively enhancing enterprise innovation performance.
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ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-08850-1