Influence of International Openness on Corporate Environmental Performance in China |
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Authors: | Maoliang Bu Zhibiao Liu Yanyan Gao |
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Affiliation: | 1. Assistant Professor, School of Business, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. Email: bumaoliang@hotmail.com;2. Professor, School of Economics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. Email: zbliu@nju.edu.cn;3. Postdoctor, School of Economics and Management, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. Email: adamesky@gmail.com. |
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Abstract: | This paper examines how international openness influences China's corporate environmental performance. A unique firm‐level dataset is constructed by combining two databases: the Annual Industrial Survey and the China GreenWatch Program Rating System. The empirical results obtained from a series of ordered probit models indicate that openness has a positive relation to corporate environmental performance in China. However, the two main market‐opening strategies in China, exporting and attracting foreign investment, have different effects on environmental performance. The results reveal that foreign investment plays a substantial and positive role that can support the environmental spillovers in China. However, the effect of exporting is insignificant. The environmental pressure from foreign customers to improve Chinese firms' environmental performance presents a challenge. Our study indicates that China could make environmental quality improvements through increased international openness, as is likely the case for other developing countries. |
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Keywords: | corporate environmental performance export foreign investment international openness D22 F18 Q56 |
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