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SHS Web Conf.
Volume 218, 2025
2025 2nd International Conference on Development of Digital Economy (ICDDE 2025)
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Article Number | 03021 | |
Number of page(s) | 11 | |
Section | Digital Economic Governance: Policy and Sustainability | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202521803021 | |
Published online | 03 July 2025 |
The Impact of the Registration System Reform on Corporate ESG Ratings: An Empirical Analysis Based on Public Data from the Growth Enterprise Market
1 School of Finance, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, 430073, China
2 Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Weihai, Shandong, 264209, China
3 International Business School of Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570100, China
* Corresponding author: 20223006006@hainu-edu.cn
Using public data from GEM listed companies from 2015 to 2022 as research samples, the author performs an empirical test in this paper. The impact of registered restructuring on the ESG performance of GEM enterprises is investigated, and the dependent variable is replaced with a multiple regression model, grouped regression, and endogeneity test instead of the robustness test. Research findings: Institutional investors’ IPO shares skyrocketed when the GEM registration procedure was redesigned, which significantly improved the firms’ ESG performance. The ESG scores of low- carbon firms have significantly improved, and the “reform of the registration system” has the potential to enhance the overall ESG score of enterprises in developed coastal urban areas. The author provides an in-depth analysis of how the GEM registration system influences enterprise ESG ratings, suggesting that reforming this system could lead to better ESG performance among businesses. Furthermore, the author presents both theoretical and empirical justifications for reforming the comprehensive registration system within China’s capital market by exploring the internal mechanisms through which changes to the GEM enrolment system impact enterprise ESG ratings from a unique perspective.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2025
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