This paper takes supply chain digitisation as the research background to explore its driving effect on ESG performance of enterprises in China. Through a review of relevant literature at home and abroad, the impact mechanism of supply chain digitisation on corporate ESG performance is systematically analysed. It is found that supply chain digitisation has a significant positive driving effect on corporate ESG performance through improving information transparency, optimising resource allocation and strengthening collaborative innovation. On this basis, this paper constructs a theoretical model of supply chain digitisation and corporate ESG performance, which provides a theoretical basis and practical guidance for Chinese enterprises to achieve sustainable development. It is finally concluded that supply chain digitisation is an important way for enterprises to improve their ESG performance, and enterprises should increase their investment in supply chain digitisation in order to promote the improvement of their own and the overall supply chain's ESG level.

Junyi Wei. Research on the sustainable development of supply chain digital enabling manufacturing enterprises. Academic Journal of Business & Management (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 1: 199-204. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJBM.2025.070126.

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