Evaluating the Impact of Green Manufacturing on Corporate Resilience: A Quasi-Natural Experiment Based on Chinese Green Factories

Li Long and Hanhan Wang ()
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Li Long: School of Accounting, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha 410205, China
Hanhan Wang: School of Accounting, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha 410205, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-30

Abstract: Corporate resilience, a critical metric assessing firms’ capacity to withstand risks, recover rapidly, and maintain growth in dynamic environments, has garnered increasing attention from academia and industry. This study employs China’s Green Factory certification policy within its green manufacturing system as a quasi-natural experiment, utilizing a multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) model to evaluate the impact of green manufacturing implementation on corporate resilience. Results confirm that Green Factory certification significantly enhances firms’ resilience. Mechanism analyses identify three reinforcing pathways: alleviating financing constraints, optimizing resource allocation efficiency, and fostering green technological innovation. Heterogeneity analyses reveal more pronounced effects among heavily polluting industries, firms with low reputations, and those with higher levels of managerial myopia. Furthermore, the certification exhibits significant spillover effects, transmitting resilience improvements to industry peers and geographic clusters. This research expands the theoretical boundaries of corporate resilience literature while offering practical implications and empirical evidence for enterprises undergoing green manufacturing transitions.

Keywords: green manufacturing; green factory; corporate resilience; spillover effect (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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