Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2022.2153260
The impact of ecological innovation and corporate social responsibilities on the sustainable development: Moderating role of environmental ethics
Tran Thi Hai Yen
Wing-Keung Wong
Mohammed Hasan Ali Al-Abyadh
Iskandar Muda
Felix Julca-Guerrero
Sanil S Hishan
Md. Monirul Islam
Abstract
In light of the economic volatility and the environmentally conscious
state, academics must pay close attention to the issue of sustainable
development. Therefore, this research analyzes how social responsibility,
corporate governance, and ecological innovation have affected
the Chinese coal industry’s sustainable development. This study
investigates the moderating role of environmental ethics among the
nexus of social responsibilities, environmental responsibilities, and
sustainable development due to its growing importance for sustainability
in the coal industry in China. The study used survey questionnaires
to collect primary data from the coal industry employees. The
research has applied the structural equation model to examine the
association among the variables and test the hypotheses through
Smart PLS software. The results revealed that social and environmental
responsibilities and ecological innovation have a positive while
corporate governance has a negative association with the sustainable
development of the coal industry in China. The findings also
revealed that environmental ethics significantly moderate among
social responsibilities, environmental responsibilities, and sustainable
development of the coal industry in China. This study guides policymakers
in establishing policies related to sustainable development
by improving their social and environmental-related responsibilities
and adopting ecological innovation.
Keywords
Social responsibilities; corporate governance; environmental responsibilities; ecological innovation; sustainable development
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308013
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Publication date:
1.9.2023.
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