Peng Yuhang

 Unit: School of Economics, Management and Law, Nanhua University Postal Code: 421001

 Abstract:This study investigates the relationship between legal gaps and corporate ethical practices within the context of the green transition, using new energy waste disposal as a focal point. Currently, waste treatment in burgeoning newenergy sectors such as photovoltaics (PV), lithium batteries, and wind power faces significant challenges, including technological obsolescence and low resource recovery rates. Concurrently, the legal framework governing new energy waste disposal remains fragmented and incomplete, resulting in market disorder and heightened environmental risks. Drawing on business ethics theories—stakeholder theory, corporate social responsibility (CSR) theory, and sustainable development theory—this research argues that enterprises bear ethical responsibilities encompassing environmental protection, resource conservation, and information transparency. A comparative analysis of Tesla's closed-loop battery recycling system (positive case) and incidents of illegal PV module dumping (negative case) reveals that proactive corporate ethical practices are crucial for mitigating legal gaps and enhancing corporate competitiveness. The study proposes countermeasures including strengthening the legal and regulatory framework, reinforcing corporate ethical governance, and establishing synergistic mechanisms between law and ethics. It phasizes a dual approach prioritizing moral cultivation as the guiding force, underpinned by robust legal safeguards, to foster the synergistic development of environmental and economic benefits during the green transition.

Keywords: Green Transition; Legal Vacuum; Corporate Ethical Practice; Synergistic Development of Environmental and Economic Benefits

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