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Accounting, Corporate Governance & Business Ethics

Materiality, stakeholder engagement disclosure, and corporate governance: Critical elements for the quality of sustainability reporting

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Article: 2175437 | Received 13 Dec 2022, Accepted 09 Jan 2023, Published online: 14 Feb 2023

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