Digital transformation of construction enterprises and carbon emission reduction: evidence from listed companies
As a key sector for energy consumption and carbon emissions, the construction industry’s carbon reduction measures have important strategic significance for achieving the “dual carbon” goals. Based on data from Chinese listed construction companies from 2000 to 2021, this study empirically explores...
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| author | Sanglin Zhao Hao Deng Jikang Cao Måns Gustaf |
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| description | As a key sector for energy consumption and carbon emissions, the construction industry’s carbon reduction measures have important strategic significance for achieving the “dual carbon” goals. Based on data from Chinese listed construction companies from 2000 to 2021, this study empirically explores the effects and pathways of digital transformation on carbon reduction. The results indicate that digital transformation can significantly reduce the carbon emission intensity of enterprises, mainly through promoting green technology innovation, improving total factor productivity, and optimizing production processes and business structures. Heterogeneity analysis shows that digital technology has a more significant emission reduction effect on highly competitive enterprises in the industry, and there are significant differences in carbon emission reduction between regions. This study provides a reference for carbon neutrality pathways in the field of architecture. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f72d36fe80b043cea7d0ca248a84e0382025-08-20T03:32:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2025-06-011310.3389/fenvs.2025.15701821570182Digital transformation of construction enterprises and carbon emission reduction: evidence from listed companiesSanglin Zhao0Hao Deng1Jikang Cao2Måns Gustaf3School of Engineering Management, Hunan University of Finance and Economics, Changsha, ChinaSchool of Engineering Management, Hunan University of Finance and Economics, Changsha, ChinaSchool of Engineering Management, Hunan University of Finance and Economics, Changsha, ChinaSchool of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalens University, Västerås, SwedenAs a key sector for energy consumption and carbon emissions, the construction industry’s carbon reduction measures have important strategic significance for achieving the “dual carbon” goals. Based on data from Chinese listed construction companies from 2000 to 2021, this study empirically explores the effects and pathways of digital transformation on carbon reduction. The results indicate that digital transformation can significantly reduce the carbon emission intensity of enterprises, mainly through promoting green technology innovation, improving total factor productivity, and optimizing production processes and business structures. Heterogeneity analysis shows that digital technology has a more significant emission reduction effect on highly competitive enterprises in the industry, and there are significant differences in carbon emission reduction between regions. This study provides a reference for carbon neutrality pathways in the field of architecture.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1570182/fulldigital transformation of enterprisescarbon emission reductioncarbon emission of construction enterpriseslisted companydual carbon targets |
| spellingShingle | Sanglin Zhao Hao Deng Jikang Cao Måns Gustaf Digital transformation of construction enterprises and carbon emission reduction: evidence from listed companies Frontiers in Environmental Science digital transformation of enterprises carbon emission reduction carbon emission of construction enterprises listed company dual carbon targets |
| title | Digital transformation of construction enterprises and carbon emission reduction: evidence from listed companies |
| title_full | Digital transformation of construction enterprises and carbon emission reduction: evidence from listed companies |
| title_fullStr | Digital transformation of construction enterprises and carbon emission reduction: evidence from listed companies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digital transformation of construction enterprises and carbon emission reduction: evidence from listed companies |
| title_short | Digital transformation of construction enterprises and carbon emission reduction: evidence from listed companies |
| title_sort | digital transformation of construction enterprises and carbon emission reduction evidence from listed companies |
| topic | digital transformation of enterprises carbon emission reduction carbon emission of construction enterprises listed company dual carbon targets |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1570182/full |
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