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Green investment, environmental regulation, and environmental performance

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  • Kang, Xiaohong
  • Zhang, Jinghui
  • Ren, Wanhua
  • Shi, Junhong

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This study examines the mechanism of green investment and environmental regulation on corporate environmental performance and confirms the moderating effect of environmental regulation using a two-way fixed-effects panel model based on data from Chinese energy-listed companies from 2013 to 2022. The study reveals that (1) green investment significantly enhances corporate environmental performance. (2) Environmental regulation exhibits an inverted U-shaped effect on environmental performance. (3) Environmental regulation positively moderates the green investment-environmental performance nexus. (4) Green investment exerts a more pronounced positive impact on the environmental performance of state-owned enterprises and firms in central-western regions. Policymakers should adopt region-specific environmental strategies, while enterprises should increase green investments to achieve economy-environment synergy.

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  • Kang, Xiaohong & Zhang, Jinghui & Ren, Wanhua & Shi, Junhong, 2025. "Green investment, environmental regulation, and environmental performance," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:80:y:2025:i:c:s1544612325006439
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2025.107383
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