从企业责任到公共治理:ESG纳入公共管理研究议程的理论基础、实践路径与研究展望

从企业责任到公共治理:ESG纳入公共管理研究议程的理论基础、实践路径与研究展望

任柳青¹唐林娟¹

(1.厦门大学公共事务学院，福建厦门，361005)

摘要:随着全球可持续发展议程的深入推进，环境、社会与治理(ESG)理念正逐步从企业治理延伸至政府机构与公共管理领域，为公共管理回应治理现代化要求提供了新的分析框架。然而，现有ESG研究多以企业行为或资本市场评价为主要对象，对ESG理念的公共属性及其治理意义尚缺乏系统讨论。本文通过梳理国内外ESG与公共管理交叉领域的研究进展，围绕制度理论、利益相关者理论、协同治理理论和公共价值理论，阐释ESG纳入公共管理研究的理论基础。研究发现，尽管当前公共管理研究已在环境治理、社会政策、政府绩效和公共问责等议题中触及ESG相关内容，但仍需加强理论整合，并关注公共部门对ESG的适应性问题，从而为相关政策和实践提供更为充实的理论与实证依据。结合中国语境，本文进一步探讨ESG在我国公共管理实践中的引入路径与制度适应情况，系统阐述了ESG与国家发展战略及治理现代化相耦合的四重推进路径。未来研究应重点关注ESG与政府绩效评估、财政政策、地方治理模式、社会组织角色及协同治理实践等议题，推动公共治理体系向更可持续的方向创新发展。

关键词:ESG;公共管理;可持续发展;治理现代化;研究议程

From Corporate Responsibility to Public Governance:

Theoretical Foundations, Practical Pathways, and Research Prospects for

Integrating ESG into the Public Administration Research Agenda

Ren Liuqing' Tang Linjuan

(1. School of Public Affairs, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005)

Abstract: As the global sustainable development agenda continues to advance, the concept of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is gradually extending from corporate governance andresponsible investment to government agencies and public administration research. The issues emphasized by ESG, including environmental protection, social equity, and governance responsibility,are highly aligned with the core functions of the public sector in promoting green transformation,public service provision, social faimness, and institutional accountability. ESG therefore provides a newanalytical perspective for public administration to respond to sustainable development and governancemodernization. However, existing ESG research remains largely centered on corporate behavior,capital market evaluation, and information disclosure, while the theoretical implications, publicattributes, and governance significance of ESG in public administration have not yet beensystematically examined. By reviewing domestic and international studies at the intersection of ESGand public administration, this article discusses the theoretical foundations for incorporating ESG intopublic administration research through the lenses of institutional theory, stakeholder theory,collaborative governance theory, and public value theory. The review finds that although publicadministration scholarship has touched upon ESG-related issues in areas such as environmentalgovernance, social policy, govemment performance, and public accountability, existing studies remainfragmented in concept, insufficient in theoretical integration, unclear in their applicability to the publicsector, and weak in empirical research. Drawing on the Chinese context, this article further analyzesthe alignment between ESG and national strategic goals, policy and standard systems, governmentgovernance practices, and the domestic institutional environment. It argues that the introduction ofESG into public administration in China is not a simple transplantation of concepts, but rather aninstitutionalization process that interacts with high-quality development, ecological civilizationconstruction, and the modernization of national govemance. Future research may focus on ESG andgovernment performance evaluation, fiscal policy, local governance models, the role of nonprofitorganizations, and collaborative governance practices, so as to enable public administration research tobetter respond to the practical demands of green transformation, social equity, and responsiblegovernance.

Keywords: ESG; Public Administration; Sustainable Development; Governance Modernization;Research Agenda

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