ESG reporting: A summary of preparers’ perspectives
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Maria L. Murphy2022-01-26T16:17:00
Preparers speaking at a pair of recent high-profile accounting and auditing conferences discuss current practices and the challenges their controllership teams face in ESG reporting and governance.
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