Table 1 Enterprise green development measurement.

From: Empirical evidence and role mechanisms of big data enabling corporate green development

Dimension

Indicator

Calculation method

Economy profitability

Net profit margin on total assets

(Total net profit)/(average total assets)

Net profit growth rate

Iincrease in net profit of the enterprise in the current period)/(net profit of the previous period)

Ratio of inventory to revenue

Inventory/(operating revenue)

Net fixed assets

(Original value of fixed assets) – (accumulated depreciation) – (impairment provisions)

Total factor productivity

Measured by OP

Enterprise size

ln (total assets)

Business costs

Sum of main operating costs and other operating costs

Sales expense

Sum of costs of business selling expenses

Management costs

Sum of the costs of administration and management

Social value

Earnings per share

(Net share profit)/(weighted average total equity)

Remuneration of employees

Remuneration of employees

Workforce

ln(number of employees)

Environmental benefits

Environmental taxation

ln (main operating income)/ln (environmental taxes)

ISO9001 certified or not

Set as 1 if the company is ISO9001 certified, or 0 otherwise.