The Impact of Corporate ESG Performance on Supply Chain Resilience: A Mediation Analysis Based on New Quality Productive Forces

Yuan Yuan, Hong Dai () and Jiaqi Ma
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Yuan Yuan: College of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology, No. 79#Yingze West Main Street, Taiyuan 030024, China
Hong Dai: College of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology, No. 79#Yingze West Main Street, Taiyuan 030024, China
Jiaqi Ma: College of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology, No. 79#Yingze West Main Street, Taiyuan 030024, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-20

Abstract: In light of the frequent occurrence of uncertain events, supply chain resilience has emerged as a critical issue for the survival and development of enterprises. This study empirically examines the impact of corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance on supply chain resilience, utilizing data from A-share listed companies in China from 2015 to 2023. The findings reveal that strong ESG performance positively influences supply chain resilience. The concept of “new quality productive forces” provides a novel perspective for understanding corporate sustainable development. Mechanism tests indicate that new quality productive forces play a significant mediating role between ESG performance and supply chain resilience. Specifically, by enhancing ESG performance, enterprises indirectly promote the growth of new quality productive forces, thereby further strengthening supply chain resilience. The robustness of these results is confirmed through tests involving the replacement of core explanatory variables, expansion of sample size, inclusion of additional control variables, and Hausman Tests. Furthermore, heterogeneity analysis demonstrates that state-owned enterprises exhibit a more pronounced effect of ESG performance on supply chain resilience compared to private enterprises.

Keywords: corporate ESG performance; supply chain resilience; new quality productive forces; sustainable supply chain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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