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This study explored the relationship between digital bank transformation and bank efficiency, environment, society, and corporate governance (ESG) through empirical analysis, and how executives\u2019 innovation awareness and executive technical background affect the relationships between digital bank transformation, bank efficiency, and ESG. This study used the regression method of fixed effects to conduct empirical research on the data of China\u2019s A-share listed banks from 2011 to 2021. The research results show that the digital transformation of banks has improved efficiency and promoted the ESG performance of commercial banks. At the same time, executives\u2019 innovation consciousness and technical background have played a positive regulatory role in banks\u2019 digital transformation to promote bank efficiency and ESG. The main research object of this study was Chinese commercial banks. The bank\u2019s digital transformation results were examined and the research was expanded to digital transformation and ESG. At the same time, this study has particular significance for investors who have a financial interest in banks.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/systems11070328","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,27]],"date-time":"2023-06-27T01:49:21Z","timestamp":1687830561000},"page":"328","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":44,"title":["How Does the Digital Transformation of Banks Improve Efficiency and Environmental, Social, and Governance Performance?"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Yongjie","family":"Zhu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Business, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4835-8664","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shanyue","family":"Jin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Business, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1064558","DOI":"10.1155\/2022\/1064558","article-title":"The Application Trend of Digital Finance and Technological Innovation in the Development of Green Economy","volume":"2022","author":"Zhou","year":"2022","journal-title":"J. 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