Data for the paper of 'Will Confucian Culture Promote Corporate Environmental Governance

Supporting data for the research study “Will Confucian Culture Promote Corporate Environmental Governance.” The study uses A-share listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen from 2010 to 2019 and the density of Confucian temples and schools near sample company headquarters to estimate the impact of Confucian culture on corporate environmental governance.

The study uses A-share companies listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges in China from 2010 to 2019 as the research samples. The data on enterprise environmental protection expenditure, the Confucian temples, and Confucian schools are obtained from the CNRDS (Chinese Research Data Services Platform) database.