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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Adoption on Corporate Green Innovation: Mediating Effect of Financial Constraints

Authors
Yichi Wang1, *
1School of Accounting, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 42213003@smail.swufe.edu.cn
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Yichi Wang
Available Online 3 November 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-874-5_40How to use a DOI?
Keywords
artificial intelligence; green innovation; financial constraint; information asymmetry
Abstract

This study investigates the impact of artificial intelligence adoption on corporate green innovation in the context of Chinese A-share listed companies from 2014 to 2023. Drawing on signaling theory and information asymmetry, this study examined how AI adoption effect green innovation, through the mediating role of financial constraint. Using panel fixed-effects regressions, the study finds that AI adoption significantly promotes green patent activity. Mediation analysis reveals that AI adoption alleviates firms’ financial constraints, thereby enabling greater investment in sustainable innovation. Furthermore, heterogeneity analysis shows that the effect is more pronounced in state-owned enterprises, which are more troubled by information asymmetry. Robustness tests using instrumental variables confirm the causal inference. These findings highlight the value of AI not only in enhancing operational efficiency but also in improving financial flexibility and facilitating green transformation in corporations. The study underscores the potential of AI as a strategic tool promoting sustainable innovation, offering practical implications for both corporate decision-making and policy design.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Financial Innovation and Marketing Management (FIMM 2025)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
3 November 2025
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978-94-6463-874-5
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2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-874-5_40How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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