Empowering Enterprises With Green Innovation Through Technological Innovation Corridors From an Agglomeration Perspective

Green innovation is a cornerstone for achieving economic prosperity, ecological progress, and sustainable development. This study analyzes data from listed manufacturing companies (2010–2022) using a dual machine learning approach to examine how technology innovation corridors influence corporate green innovation, particularly through cluster effects. It also investigates how the integration of industry, urban areas, and human capital moderates this relationship. The results indicate that these corridors significantly promote corporate green innovation by fostering the agglomeration of capital, talent, and industrial clusters. This effect is particularly pronounced in state-owned enterprises, less polluting industries, and firms with female executives. In addition, a higher degree of integration between these departments and communities enhances the positive impact of innovation corridors on corporate green innovation. These findings provide valuable insights for policy-making and business strategy, guiding the effective utilization of regional innovation assets to achieve strategic transformation.