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Assessment of environmental information usefulness by non-financial report preparers. Evidence from Poland

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2025-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 68 - 78
Submitted on: Mar 20, 2024
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Accepted on: May 7, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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