doi: 10.18178/joebm.2025.13.2.868
The Green Revolution in Digital Transformation: How Can Companies Realize a Sustainable Future?
Xiaoyi Zhan
,
Guangjin Li *
- School of Business, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Manuscript received December 24, 2024
- accepted February 20, 2025
- published May 22, 2025
Abstract
Based on the data of China’s A-share listed companies from 2011–2022, this paper assessed the impact of the level of corporate digital transformation on sustainability performance and its mechanism of action from a technological innovation-driven perspective. It is found that digital transformation significantly improves firms’ sustainability performance, especially in terms of environmental, governance, and innovation performance, while the impacts in terms of economic performance and social responsibility performance may be complex. In addition, green innovation partially mediates the relationship between digital transformation and firms’ sustainability performance, suggesting that digital transformation further contributes to the improvement of firms’ sustainability performance by promoting green innovation. Our study not only provides strategic guidance for Chinese firms on digital transformation and sustainability but also provides directions for policymakers to help corporate sustainability.
Keywords
- digital transformation
- sustainability
- green innovation
How to Cite
Xiaoyi Zhan and Guangjin Li, "The Green Revolution in Digital Transformation: How Can Companies Realize a Sustainable Future?," Journal of Economics, Business and Management, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 203-207, 2025. https://doi.org/10.18178/joebm.2025.13.2.868
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Copyright © 2025 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).