The Effects of Supply Chain Innovation on Corporate Carbon Emission Intensity: A Study based on the "Supply Chain Innovation and Application Pilot" Policy

Yuanyuan Fang; Zijun Wang; Xiuyun Shang; Yunjie Shi; Chi Zhang

doi:10.54691/kfvqbd71

Authors

Yuanyuan Fang
Zijun Wang
Xiuyun Shang
Yunjie Shi
Chi Zhang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/kfvqbd71

Keywords:

Supply Chain Innovation; Carbon Emission Intensity; Corporate Green Transformation; Green Innovation; Industrial Structure.

Abstract

In the context of the "dual-carbon" era, enterprises face a deep-seated contradiction between fulfilling environmental responsibility and improving economic efficiency. How to promote environmental protection practices while ensuring economic benefits has become a crucial issue that urgently needs to be addressed in China. This paper uses Chinese A-share listed companies from 2014 to 2023 as a research reference and the pilot policy of supply chain innovation and application as a research starting point. It conducts theoretical and empirical research on the impact of supply chain innovation on corporate carbon emission intensity, clarifying the direct effects and indirect transmission mechanisms of supply chain innovation on corporate carbon emission intensity, and verifying the positive value of supply chain innovation in corporate carbon reduction. The research results show that the pilot policy of supply chain innovation and application can significantly reduce corporate carbon emission intensity, and green innovation and industrial structure transformation and upgrading are important paths for the policy to exert its carbon reduction effect. The research findings of this paper are of great significance for promoting enterprises to achieve "dual-carbon" goals and improving macro-level green development risk prevention strategies, and can provide theoretical reference and practical guidance for the green and sustainable development of enterprises nationwide.

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