Considering the severe environmental climate in frontier Asia and the substantial role of the manufacturing industry for any economy, the present study investigates the mechanism of sustainable leadership-environmental performance based on the upper echelon theory (UET). Data were collected from 500 employees of large manufacturing firms listed under the Pakistan Stock Exchange, Pakistan. The response rate in this study was 52.60%. Furthermore, structural equation modelling was adopted to test the proposed hypothesis. Based on the results, frugal innovation partially mediated sustainable leadership on environmental performance. The practical implications and limitations were also summarised in the study.

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走在美丽中：可持续的领导力、节俭的创新和环境绩效

考虑到亚洲前沿严峻的环境气候以及制造业对任何经济体的重要作用，本研究基于高层梯队理论（UET）研究了可持续领导力-环境绩效的机制。数据来自巴基斯坦证券交易所上市的大型制造公司的 500 名员工。本研究的反应率为52.60%。此外，采用结构方程建模来检验所提出的假设。根据结果​​，节俭的创新部分地调节了环境绩效的可持续领导力。该研究还总结了实际意义和局限性。