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Environmental Sustainability Practices and Financial Performance of Manufacturing MSMEs in Tagum City, the Philippines

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education
Volume 16 (2025): Issue 2 (December 2025)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2025-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2255-7547
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Language: English
Page range: 92 - 109
Published on: Oct 10, 2025
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Environmental sustainability practices,
financial performance,
SDG- 8 decent work and economic growth,
responsible consumption and production
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Education,
Education, other

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