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Factors Influencing Low-Carbon Supply Chain Financing of Manufacturing Enterprises from the Perspective of Digital Intelligence Capability

Author(s)

Jie Chen*, Xinke Fu, Ziyi Zhang

Affiliation(s)

Department of Economics and Management, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, China. *Corresponding Author

Abstract

Against the backdrop of the “Dual Carbon” strategy, the low-carbon transformation of manufacturing companies requires greater financial support, and there are still problems of credit shortages in the process of integrated financing for the manufacturing industry. This paper targets manufacturing companies and discusses the relationship between digital and intelligent capabilities and low-carbon supply chain financing performance. It builds a theoretical system of “digital and intelligent capabilities, transparency of low-carbon supply chain information, financing performance” and uses the questionnaire survey data to carry out empirical research, using reliability and validity tests, multiple regression analysis and mediation effect tests. The study also divides the digital and intelligent capabilities into three dimensions: smart manufacturing capabilities, digital and intelligent operational capabilities, and digital and intelligent connectivity capabilities. The findings show that digital and intelligent capabilities have an impact on the LCSC financing performance of manufacturing businesses, especially digital and intelligent connectivity capabilities. Moreover, these capacities make information and enhance the financing results by reducing information asymmetry.

Keywords

Digital and Intelligent Capabilities; Low-Carbon Supply Chain Financing; Information Transparency; Manufacturing Enterprises

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