This study examines the environmental performance (EP) of born-global firms (BGFs) in the East Asia-Pacific (EAP) region. Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV), we investigate whether BGFs exhibit greater environmental responsibility compared to other firms. By analyzing an unbalanced panel dataset of firms from seven EAP countries, we find that BGFs do indeed exhibit higher levels of environmental responsibility than non-BGFs. Our results suggest that BGFs are more likely to adopt policies that contribute to the reduction of natural resource use and emissions. On the other hand, our results suggest that BGFs may be less concerned about product innovation than non-BGFs. In addition, our results remain robust to alternative regression models, BGF proxies, and sample selection bias. The implications of our study are relevant for policymakers and environmental regulators, providing valuable insights into the environmental performance of BGFs.

本研究调查了东亚太平洋 (EAP) 地区天生全球化企业 (BGF) 的环境绩效 (EP)。借鉴基于资源的观点 (RBV)，我们调查 BGF 是否比其他公司表现出更大的环境责任。通过分析七个 EAP 国家企业的不平衡面板数据集，我们发现 BGF 确实比非 BGF 表现出更高水平的环境责任。我们的结果表明，BGF 更有可能采取有助于减少自然资源使用和排放的政策。另一方面，我们的结果表明，与非 BGF 相比，BGF 可能不太关心产品创新。此外，我们的结果对于替代回归模型、BGF 代理和样本选择偏差仍然稳健。