Is sustainability becoming all about accounting?

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Is sustainability becoming all about accounting?

Finance and accounting professionals are increasingly being brought in to incorporate ESG considerations into decision-making processes and reports

During GreenBiz 23 last month, one speaker opined, "If you make sustainability professionals become accountants, they will quit." That sentiment was regarding the wave of mandatory ESG or corporate...

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