Abstract Achieving sustainable development while avoiding further environmental degradation is a crucial challenge faced by society today. The African countries in this study have shown considerable growth, but still face various barriers to comply with international environmental agreements. This paper analyses the effect of globalisation and corruption on the environmental performance of 23 African countries from 1999 to 2017. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag model with Driscoll-Kraay estimator was chosen as most suitable to achieve the aim of this analysis. The main findings provide confirmation of the advantage of analysing globalisation through three dimensions, namely, the economic, social, and political, and through two measures, the de jure and de facto. Economic globalisation de facto increases environmental degradation, suggesting the relocation of polluting industries to African countries. Economic and political globalisation de jure improves the environment. Stricter regulation could reduce the level of corruption and restrict the relocation of polluting industries. Foreign investment attracted to these countries should be directed to achieving sustainable development goals.

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全球化和腐败的环境影响：来自一组非洲国家的证据

摘要 在避免环境进一步恶化的同时实现可持续发展是当今社会面临的重大挑战。本研究中的非洲国家已显示出可观的增长，但在遵守国际环境协定方面仍面临各种障碍。本文分析了全球化和腐败对 23 个非洲国家从 1999 年到 2017 年的环境绩效的影响。选择带有 Driscoll-Kraay 估计量的自回归分布式滞后模型最适合实现该分析的目标。主要发现证实了通过三个维度（即经济、社会和政治）以及通过法律上和事实上的两个衡量标准来分析全球化的优势。经济全球化事实上加剧了环境恶化，建议将污染产业转移到非洲国家。法律上的经济和政治全球化改善了环境。更严格的监管可以降低腐败程度并限制污染行业的搬迁。吸引到这些国家的外国投资应用于实现可持续发展目标。