基于印记理论和高阶理论，以沪深A股上市公司为样本，实证检验董事长早年从事农耕劳动的经历对企业绿色创新的影响。研究结果发现，董事长农耕经历显著促进了企业绿色创新，并且董事长农耕经历主要通过提升环境注意力水平、提高战略决策长期性的路径，实现对绿色创新的促进效应。同时，异质性分析结果表明，在董事长出生地人均耕地面积越多、出生地农业种植类型为水稻、高管团队有绿色经历、非污染企业、环境规制程度更高、公司所在地知识产权保护力度更大的样本中，董事长农耕经历对企业绿色创新的正向影响更加显著。调节效应检验进一步发现，公司所在地对外开放程度弱化了董事长农耕经历对企业绿色创新的影响，而市场竞争程度则强化了上述影响作用。经济后果分析也发现，绿色创新能够显著促进企业持续成长。

Drawing on imprinting theory and upper echelons theory, this study empirically examines the impact of chairpersons’early-life farming experience on corporate green innovation, using a sample of A-share listed firms in Shanghai and Shenzhen. The results reveal that chairpersons’ farming experience significantly enhances green innovation. Mechanism analysis reveal that farming experience promotes green innovation by elevating environmental attention and enhancing long-term strategic orientation. Heterogeneity tests show stronger effects in firms where chairpersons originated from regions with higher per capita arable land or rice-cultivating traditions, top management teams possess green experience, firms operate in non-polluting industries or are subject to stricter environmental regulation, and firms located in regions with stronger intellectual property protection. Moderation analysis further demonstrates that the degree of regional openness weakens, while market competition intensity strengthens, the positive effect of chairpersons’ farming experience on green innovation. Finally, the analysis of economic consequences confirms that green innovation significantly contributes to firms’ sustainable growth.