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Introduction to the assessment of the quality of non-financial reports of banks in the context of WIG-ESG index membership Cover

Introduction to the assessment of the quality of non-financial reports of banks in the context of WIG-ESG index membership

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|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22367/jem.2025.47.08 | Journal eISSN: 2719-9975 | Journal ISSN: 1732-1948
Language: English
Page range: 189 - 210
Submitted on: May 27, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 31, 2025
Published on: Apr 24, 2025
Published by: University of Economics in Katowice
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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