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The Link between Corporate ESG Performance and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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|Jul 2023

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Language: English
Page range: 776 - 790
Published on: Jul 14, 2023
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

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