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Evaluating ESG Software Solutions for Sustainability Reporting in the Manufacturing Sector

Management Systems in Production Engineering
Volume 33 (2025): Issue 3 (September 2025)
By: Patrycja Hąbek  
Open Access
|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2025-0041 | Journal eISSN: 2450-5781 | Journal ISSN: 2299-0461
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Language: English
Page range: 420 - 432
Submitted on: Feb 1, 2025
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Accepted on: Jul 1, 2025
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Published on: Aug 4, 2025
Published by: STE Group sp. z.o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
ESG software,
CSRD,
ESRS,
manufacturing sector,
sustainability reporting,
ESG digital tools,
non-financial reporting,
software comparison,
AI
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment,
Engineering,
Mechanical engineering,
Production technology,
Tools and methods,
Process engineering and industrial engineering

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