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Knowledge-driven green cognition: the impact of enterprise innovation in sustainable development performance

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study examines how corporate green cognition affects sustainable performance under China's dual-carbon agenda, analyzing manufacturing sector data. Results show environmental factors exert stronger impacts than resource factors on financial/environmental outcomes. Green product innovation mediates financial performance, while green technological innovation mediates environmental gains. Government subsidies intensify cognition's effect on innovation adoption. Ownership heterogeneity reveals environmental factors differentially influence state-owned versus private enterprises. The findings advance sustainable development theory by elucidating cognition–innovation–performance mechanisms, offering practical strategies for aligning manufacturing practices with carbon neutrality goals through optimized green cognition frameworks and targeted policy interventions.

Source: International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies

DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/ctaf072

Authors: Chao Yin, Peibiao Liu

Institution: Shandong Women’s University

Language: English

Topic: Environmental Sustainability in Business

Subfield: Marketing

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,886