Examining the relationship between technological innovation, environmental social governance and corporate sustainability: the moderating role of green operational innovation

Oluwole Nurudeen Omonijo () and Yunsheng Zhang
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Oluwole Nurudeen Omonijo: Central South University
Yunsheng Zhang: Central South University

Palgrave Communications, 2025, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Abstract While environmental social governance (ESG) and technological innovation are important foundations for corporate sustainability, how ESG activities and technological innovation impact corporate sustainability remains limited in the current literature. This study therefore examined the relationship between corporate sustainability, ESG activities and technological innovation through the moderating role of green operational innovation. To achieve the aims of this study, primary data were collected from 488 respondents of mobile app platform users for hypothesis testing. The collected data were analyzed using statistical analysis such as SPSS and AMOS. Findings show that ESG activities and technological innovation are related to corporate sustainability. This study finds green operational innovation to positively moderates the relationship between ESG, technological innovation, and corporate sustainability. This study further affirms that corporate sustainability can benefit from ESG activities, while green operational innovation can contribute to sustainable corporate growth and promote technological innovation activities. The originality of this study lies in the evidence that ESG activities, technological innovation, and green operational innovation are important factors that drive firms’ sustainable growth.

Date: 2025
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