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The generalized method of moments (GMM) method is used for regression. The empirical study shows that the implementation of green credit has a certain positive effect in the short term, but the effect is quite small, about 0.0032, 0.0012, 1.4857 and 0.4028. The reason may be the pressure to concentrate on short-term operational performance and the lack of drive commercial banks display in fulfilling their social responsibility. As a result, commercial banks have often failed to timely and effectively carry out green credit business in line with their own development status. However, when relevant control variables are introduced, including gross domestic product (GDP) of total assets, non-performing loan ratio and GDP growth rate, the results show that if the commercial banks implement green credit, they can effectively improve their return on total assets. When the relationship between the control variables is considered, the promotion effect is even more obvious, which proves that the implementation of green credit can promote competitiveness among China\u2019s commercial banks in terms of business performance.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fams.2025.1642815","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,5]],"date-time":"2025-09-05T04:12:44Z","timestamp":1757045564000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Can green credit enhance the competitiveness of commercial banks? 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