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Leveraging digital-green finance synergies to accelerate biodiversity conservation and sustainability

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  • Guo, Hongyu
  • Rahmoune, Mbarek
  • Hunjra, Ahmed Imran
  • Xu, Xiaoli

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Biodiversity loss represents a critical global challenge that is critically underfunded due to market failures rooted in information frictions. Analyzing a comprehensive dataset of Chinese A-share listed firms from 2011 to 2023, we demonstrate that the synergy between digital and green finance (DGF) significantly enhances corporate biodiversity attention (CBIO). Grounded in information friction theory, we posit that this synergy operates through external pressure and internal response channels. These effects are amplified by strong enforcement, digital infrastructure, and climate risk awareness, and are most pronounced in less-developed and non-traditional industrial regions. Our findings demonstrate that architecting integrated digital-green financial ecosystems, rather than isolated policies, is essential to aligning finance with biodiversity goals. Our findings demonstrate that architecting integrated digital-green financial ecosystems, not isolated policies, is essential to aligning finance with biodiversity goals.

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  • Guo, Hongyu & Rahmoune, Mbarek & Hunjra, Ahmed Imran & Xu, Xiaoli, 2026. "Leveraging digital-green finance synergies to accelerate biodiversity conservation and sustainability," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 83(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:riibaf:v:83:y:2026:i:c:s0275531926000097
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2026.103282
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