AEMPS

Driving Factors for the Improvement of Corporate ESG Performance under the "Dual Carbon" Goal

Author

Xiaoyu Chen * 1

1 Shandong University of Technology and Business

Corresponding Author

Xiaoyu Chen

Keywords

Corporate ESG Performance, Sustainable Development, Driving Factors

Abstract

With the development of the world economy and the severe situation of environmental pollution, the concept of corporate responsibility has shifted from traditional economic growth to a comprehensive perspective of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). Under China's "high-quality development" and "dual carbon" strategies, corporate ESG performance has increasingly become an important evaluation indicator to measure a company's sustainable development capacity and long-term investment value. This paper analyzes the internal and external driving factors for the improvement of corporate ESG performance. External driving factors include policies, industry norm constraints, external attention, and industrial chains, while internal driving factors include the company's own scale, technological innovation, talent support, and executive characteristics.

Citation

Xiaoyu Chen. Driving Factors for the Improvement of Corporate ESG Performance under the "Dual Carbon" Goal. AEMPS (2025) Vol. 255: 9-17. DOI: 10.54254/2754-1169/2025.30915.

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