The Impact of Executives' Environmental Background on Corporate Environmental Performance

This study focuses on the relationship between executives' environmental background and corporate environmental performance. Based on the company data of A-share listed companies from 2012 to 2022, we analyze the samples of multi-industry companies in depth, and use multiple regression models and two-way effect fixed models to reveal the significant role of executives' environmental background in corporate environmental strategy formulation, resource allocation, and the promotion of environmental management practices, as well as the mediating role of green innovation and the moderating role of environmental regulation. The study also examines the mediating role of green innovation and the moderating role of environmental regulation. The study finds that executives with environmental background can, by virtue of their professional knowledge and environmental awareness, more actively guide enterprises to adopt energy-saving, emission reduction, green production and other environmentally friendly initiatives through corporate green innovation, which in turn significantly improves the environmental performance of enterprises; and the moderating role of environmental regulation has a certain critical effect. This study not only enriches the theoretical research in the field of corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, but also provides valuable practical references for enterprises in management selection and environmental strategic planning.