The impact of new digital infrastructure on industrial enterprises’ carbon performance: A mechanism-based analysis
新たなデジタル基盤が産業企業の炭素パフォーマンスに与える影響：メカニズムに基づく分析 (AI 翻訳)
Wei Tao, Chunlei Cong, Chunli Ji
🤖 gxceed AI 要約
日本語
本研究は、中国A株上場産業企業の2013～2022年のパネルデータを用いて、新たなデジタル基盤が炭素パフォーマンスを有意に向上させることを実証した。媒介メカニズムとして、資金調達制約の緩和、取引コストの低減、グリーン技術革新の促進の3経路を特定した。さらに、市場化度が高い地域、非ハイテク産業、成熟企業で効果が顕著であるという不均一性を示した。これにより、デジタル化が脱炭素化を促進するミクロ基盤を提供している。
English
Using panel data of Chinese A-share listed industrial firms from 2013 to 2022, this study demonstrates that new digital infrastructure significantly improves carbon performance. Three mediating mechanisms are identified: alleviation of financing constraints, reduction of transaction costs, and promotion of green technological innovation. The effect is stronger in highly marketized regions, non-high-tech industries, and mature firms. This provides micro-level evidence for the digital-green nexus.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
本稿は中国の「双炭」目標下でのデジタルインフラ活用を示すが、日本でもDXとGXの連携が重要視されており、資金調達制約緩和や取引コスト削減といった普遍的なメカニズムは日本の産業企業にも示唆を与える。SSBJ開示基準に対応する際のデジタル活用戦略の参考となる。
In the global GX context
This paper contributes to the global literature on digitalization and carbon performance by providing firm-level causal evidence and unpacking mediating channels. The findings are relevant for ISSB and TCFD frameworks that consider technology enablers, and for policymakers designing digital infrastructure policies to advance industrial decarbonization.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:This paper provides causal evidence on the digital-green nexus with three mediating mechanisms that can be tested in other contexts.
🏢実務担当者:Corporate sustainability teams can leverage digital infrastructure to improve carbon performance, particularly by easing financing and transaction costs.
🏛政策担当者:The findings support policies that promote digital infrastructure in industrial sectors to achieve dual-carbon goals.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Amid escalating global climate change and China’s ambitious “dual-carbon” goals, improving the carbon performance of industrial enterprises is imperative. However, how digital transformation enables this transition at the micro level remains poorly understood. Prior macro- and meso-level studies fail to uncover the firm-level mechanisms through which digital tools affect carbon outcomes, and lack attention to the contextual conditions that shape their effectiveness. To address these critical gaps, this study investigates the impact and transmission channels of new digital infrastructure—a key enabler of digitalization—on the carbon performance of Chinese A-share listed industrial enterprises (2013–2022). Employing fixed-effects panel regressions and robust identification strategies (e.g., instrumental variables), we find that new digital infrastructure significantly enhances carbon performance. Crucially, this study identifies and empirically validates three mediating mechanisms: the alleviation of financing constraints, the reduction of transaction costs, and the promotion of green technological innovation. Furthermore, the impact is heterogeneous, being more pronounced in highly marketized regions, non-high-tech industries, and mature-stage enterprises. By unpacking the “black box” of mechanisms and delineating key boundary conditions, this research provides nuanced micro-foundations for the digital-green nexus, highlighting how digital infrastructure can be strategically deployed to advance industrial sustainability.
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