Research Article

Digital Transformation and ESG Performance: A Quasinatural Experiment Based on China’s Environmental Protection Law

Table 9

Internal mechanism impact of DT on ESG.

Model (5)Model (6)
(1)(3)(3)
ESGESG (EERE)ESG (POLLUT)

0.119 (0.022)0.074 (0.024)
DT0.154 (0.036)0.158 (0.036)0.156 (0.036)
SIZE0.183 (0.014)0.189 (0.014)0.186 (0.014)
LEV-0.700 (0.053)-0.695 (0.053)-0.693 (0.053)
ROA1.054 (0.100)1.034 (0.100)1.038 (0.100)
CASH-0.286 (0.085)-0.280 (0.085)-0.285 (0.085)
FIXED0.164 (0.069)0.153 (0.069)0.160 (0.069)
INDEP-0.220 (0.139)-0.221 (0.139)-0.217 (0.139)
BM0.042 (0.008)0.042 (0.008)0.043 (0.008)
AGE-0.310 (0.080)-0.317 (0.080)-0.309 (0.080)
Cons3.084 (0.429)2.993 (0.429)3.022 (0.429)
Year fixYesYesYes
Industry fixYesYesYes
27,33827,33827,338
Adj. 0.0610.0620.061

Notes: standard errors in parentheses. ; ; .