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Shen, Su (2025) Corporate social responsibility and green finance for sustainable development: a study of the Chinese chemical logistics industry. Doctoral thesis, London Metropolitan University.
The aims of the research are to seek CSR management and green finance for business development to support business sustainability under the global call for carbon peak and carbon neutrality.
Through the analysis of the current situation of green finance and CSR in the selected case, the research endeavours to explore the prospects for sustainable development of green finance and CSR in Chinese Chemical logistics Industry. On this basis, the associated risk management is analysed to guide the direction of CSR and green finance in the long-term perspective of carbon peak and carbon neutrality. This thesis reports to examine and extend the literature, by obtaining a deeper understanding of the link between the implement of corporate social responsibility & green finance and the company sustainable development by using a mix methodology underpinned by stakeholder theory. This study combines the quantitative and qualitative research.
A quantitative examination of the relationship between corporate social responsibility and organizational performance for Chinese chemical logistics companies. It took the CSR data and financial data for the public listed Chinese chemical logistics companies which comprises 152 firm-year observations between2010-2019 (There are 7 sample companies set up later than Year 2010). The study integrated the Hexun CSR data into CSMAR to test for linear relationships to identify the relationship between CSR and financial performance. First, the CSR data analysis helps to find out the CSR development level in the Chinese chemical logistics industry. Furthermore, it also utilized data from HEXUN CSR database and CSMAR database to examine the relationship between the company performance with each CSR dimensions of shareholders, employees, customers and suppliers, the environment. This study expected to find a positive relationship between corporate social responsibility and organizational performance. The evidence by secondary data analysis confirms the contribution of specific aspect of CSR to firm development. These findings suggest that firm’s stakeholders’ demands can be addressed by its CSR activities, which supports the instrumental aspect of stakeholder theory.
A qualitative interview-based inquiry about the relationship of CSR and Green Finance with company sustainable development. The interviews in this research included seven questions designed based on research questions. The 11 interviewees were invited to the research and includes the logistics managers, HSE managers, Finance V.P, Operation manager of the Chinese chemical logistics companies and invite the participators from the customers section of the Chemical logistics companies, which are those chemical manufacturers. During the interviews the interviewees all shared information and their experience according to the pre-provided questions list regarding the CSR & GF. The qualitative findings of this study also revealed that there is a positive relationship between levels of CSR and green finance development and organizational performance The outcome of this analysis provides valuable insights into the practice of CSR & GF in the Chinese chemical logistics industry. The interviews with the chemical manufacturers employees also revealed the development gap in the different industry. It provided the understanding for the future potential development trends of the CSR and GF development of the Chemical logistics industry in China.
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