{"paper_id":"3cb9182e-e69d-400e-aab7-9674a2fd55c0","body_text":"Can digital transformation foster green innovation in a \"dual-carbon\" vision?——Evidence from Chinese construction enterprises | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Can digital transformation foster green innovation in a \"dual-carbon\" vision?——Evidence from Chinese construction enterprises Zhihua Gao, Jiyu Liu, Yulong Liu, Qirui Liu, Hui Li This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3644257/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Revision Version 1 posted 6 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Against the backdrop of increasing global environmental pollution and energy consumption, green innovation is necessary to achieve green transformation. As an industry with a huge demand for resources and energy consumption, the construction industry shoulders the mission of the times to promote green innovation to enhance the ability of sustainable development. Digital technology provides new opportunities for green innovation in the construction industry. However, the impacts and mechanisms of digital transformation driving green innovation have not been thoroughly studied. Using a sample of companies listed in the construction industry of China between 2011 and 2021, this study presents an empirical analysis to investigate the impact and mechanism of digital transformation on green innovation within construction enterprises. The study results demonstrate that digital transformation is capable of significantly enhancing the level of green innovation within construction enterprises; Digital transformation can promote green innovation in construction enterprises through three channels, including alleviating financing constraints, improving corporate governance, and enhancing the level of corporate risk-taking; Compared to non-SOEs, SOEs have more endogenous incentives for green transformation based on multiple pressures, thus weakening the driving role of digital transformation to some extent; The driving effect of enterprises' digital transformation is more significant when the intensity of regional environmental regulation is high. This paper examines how the digitization of construction enterprises can lead to new greening ideas from the perspective of green innovation. It provides an important theoretical basis and decision-making reference to support the construction industry in its digital transformation and realize the goal of \" dual carbon \". \" dual-carbon\" digital transformation green innovation construction enterprises mechanism testing Full Text Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Revision Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Major Revision 13 Mar, 2024 Reviewers agreed at journal 30 Jan, 2024 Reviewers invited by journal 20 Jan, 2024 Editor invited by journal 08 Jan, 2024 Editor assigned by journal 26 Nov, 2023 First submitted to journal 20 Nov, 2023 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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