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A full belly counsels well: More stabilisation with more responsibility

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Design/methodology/approach: This paper uses the data of Chinese A-share listed companies from 2009 to 2022 to study the impact of supply chain stability on corporate ESG performance. Purpose: To study the impact and mechanism of supply chain stability on corporate ESG performance. Findings: This paper found that the improvement of supply chain stability can improve the ESG performance of firms, and this conclusion still holds after the instrumental variables method, systematic GMM method, PSM method, omitted variables test and Double Machine Learning (DML) approach, and the improvement of supply chain stability can optimise the ESG performance of firms through the channels of reducing the corporate risk-taking, reducing the agency costs, and reducing the financing constraints, and this facilitating effect is more significant in the large firms, firms with higher-standard audit supervision, firms located in western regions, and non-technology-intensive firms. Practical implications: The findings of this paper can provide a realistic framework for national and local governments to actively promote the stable development of supply chains in order to achieve sustainable economic development. Social implications: This paper deepens the understanding of the external stakeholders of enterprise sustainable development, and provides an opportunity to actively play the role of external stakeholders in monitoring the development of enterprises, participate in corporate governance of enterprises, and achieve a win-win situation of supply chain stability and environmental sustainability. Originality/value: This study contributes to the literature by shedding light on the relationship between supply chain stability and ESG in the context of external stakeholders.

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  • Xiaoqi Sheng, 2026. "A full belly counsels well: More stabilisation with more responsibility," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 21(3), pages 1-25, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0344283
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0344283
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