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ESG disclosures are coming for small and medium enterprises

Until recently, corporate sustainability reporting was essentially reserved for the very largest, publicly-listed companies around the world. But the current whirlwind of change towards regulated, standardized, audited, and digitized disclosures is sweeping up companies of all shapes and sizes.

ESG disclosures are coming for small and medium enterprises

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