Research Article

Analysis of Voluntary Environmental Behavior and Innovation Quality of Chinese Textile Enterprises Based on Grounded Theory and Propensity Score Matching

Table 1

Open coding.

No.CategoryExample of original materialSource

1Environmental policyThe company earnestly practices the development concept that “lucid waters and lush mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains”NO.12
2Position in industryThe very few enterprises in the spandex industry can produce this kind of productsNO.14
3HonorAwarded as “regional green enterprise,” “Henan green enterprise,” and other honorary titlesNO.3
4Development strategyCombine the company’s development strategy with corporate social responsibility, and combine the development planning and practice of social responsibility with the company’s own development goalsNO.6
5Quality requirementWe have developed the treatment technology with independent patent, invested more than 110 million yuan, and implemented a number of technical transformation projects, so that the exhaust emission of the process is far below the national standardNO.4
6RegulationEstablish and improve emergency response plans for environmental emergencies, and formulate environmental self-monitoring plansNO.1
7Organizational structureThe top management assumes the responsibility for environmental protection and sets up green positions to implement green management of the enterpriseNO.2
8CapitalInvestment in environmental protection has increased year by yearNO.23
9TechnologyResearch and develop technology on new environmental protection and energy saving, such as half-tank dyeing, reclaimed water reuse, and so onNO.7
10Supply chainThe company preferentially selects the dye and auxiliary suppliers that have passed the European environmental protection certificationNO.8
11StandardVoluntary product certification: STANDARD100byOEKO-TEX;
T/CCFA 02007-2008; FSC, FSC-STD-40-004 V3-0
NO.21
NO.22
12Cleaner productionAdhere to the environmental policy of “environmental factory, compliance, full participation, cleaner production, pollution reduction and efficiency, sustainable development”NO.18
13Environment protectionProduction of safe and healthy textile products, leading the positive energy of environmental protection and sustainable developmentNO.13
14Transformation and upgradingThe company actively plays the role of a platform for scientific and technological innovation, stimulates the intelligence of scientific researchers, and promotes the industrial transformation and upgrading of the companyNO.4
15Sustainable developmentThe company continues to deepen the concept of sustainable development within the enterprise and actively integrates environmental responsibility and social responsibility into the internal management system of the enterpriseNO.9
16Circular economyWe will continue to promote clean production and a circular economy and strive to improve the comprehensive utilization of resourcesNO.11