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From Sustainability Reporting to Strategy: Evaluating Waste Management Disclosures and CSRD Readiness in Hotel CSR Reports in Greece

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|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2025-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2300-5661 | Journal ISSN: 2080-7279
Language: English
Page range: 145 - 156
Published on: Nov 18, 2025
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