Based on the data of Chinese A-share manufacturing firms from 2015 to 2021, this paper employs the multiple regression method to explore the relationship between ESG information disclosure and corporate green innovation, while also examining the impact of local government environmental attention on this relationship. The results indicate that: (1) ESG information disclosure significantly promotes corporate green innovation, particularly in the eastern and central regions of China, as well as areas with a strong Confucian cultural background; (2) Alleviating financing constraints and reducing agency costs are important channels through which ESG information disclosure influences corporate green innovation; and (3) Local government environmental attention exhibits an “inverted U-shaped” regulating effect on the relationship between ESG disclosure and corporate green innovation.