Table 3 Baseline regression results.

From: Environmental vertical management reform and firms’ ESG performance: evidence from China

 

(1)

(2)

 

ESG

ESG

Vertical

0.113***

0.075***

 

(0.017)

(0.025)

Size

 

0.459***

  

(0.021)

Lev

 

−0.495***

  

(0.075)

Age

 

0.083**

  

(0.039)

Growth

 

−0.696***

  

(0.024)

ROA

 

0.871***

  

(0.120)

TobinQ

 

0.074***

  

(0.007)

SOE

 

−0.025

  

(0.052)

Board

 

−0.196***

  

(0.068)

ProGDP

 

0.116

  

(0.075)

ProGdpgrow

 

0.005

  

(0.006)

Firm FE

NO

YES

Year FE

NO

YES

Industry FE

NO

YES

N

32618

32424

Adj.R2

0.002

0.466

  1. Standard errors in parentheses.
  2. ***1% Significance, **5% Significance, *10% Significance.