| First-level indicators | Secondary indicators | Indicator definition | Measurement method | Data source |
| Technological innovation intensity | R&D investment ratio | R&D expenditure as a share of operating income; reflects innovation input and niche fitness | Total R&D expenditure/annual operating income × 100% | Enterprise financial records and annual reports |
| Patent authorizations | Annual authorized patents; reflects innovation output and niche-width expansion | Total annual authorized patents | National Intellectual Property Administration database and technical archives | |
| New-product output-value ratio | New-product output as a share of revenue; reflects technology commercialization | New-product output value/annual operating income × 100% | Enterprise production records and internal statistics; used qualitatively when comparable data are unavailable | |
| Resource adaptation | Supply-chain stability | Partnership duration with core suppliers and delivery performance; reflects supply-chain coordination | Average cooperation years with core suppliers; average annual on-time delivery rate | Supply-chain ledgers and procurement records |
| Policy acquisition efficiency | Time from policy application to fund receipt; reflects policy-resource matching | Average number of days from application to funding | Government policy documents and enterprise application records | |
| Depth of industry-university-research cooperation | Number of cooperation projects and share of collaborative R&D; reflects external resource integration | Number of cooperation projects; proportion of collaborative R&D expenditure | Cooperation agreements and R&D department files | |
| Resource-utilization efficiency | Input-output efficiency of production factors; reflects resource allocation | Total asset turnover; labor productivity per employee | Financial statements and annual operating reports | |
| Environmental benefits | Energy consumption per unit output | Standard coal consumption per 10,000 yuan of output; reflects energy efficiency | Annual energy consumption/annual operating income × 10,000 | Energy ledgers and environmental statistics |
| Waste recycling rate | Share of industrial waste recycled or reused; reflects environmental practice | Recycled waste/total waste generation × 100% | Environmental reports and waste-disposal records | |
| Green-product share | Share of green-certified product output; reflects green competitiveness | Green-product output value/annual operating income × 100% | Product certification certificates and sales records | |
| Carbon-emission reduction | Reduction in annual carbon emissions relative to the base period; reflects low-carbon transformation | Base-period emissions − reporting-period emissions | Carbon-emission accounting reports and environmental monitoring data | |
| Environmental-protection certifications | Number of valid environmental management or product certifications; reflects compliance and stability | Total valid environmental-protection certificates in the year | Certification archives and environmental filings |