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Original Article
Integrating ESG into Business Strategy: A Paradigm Shift from Traditional Accounting to Sustainability Accounting
Shiv Kumar1
Anil Kumar2
1Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Government College Hansi, Hisar, Haryana, India. 2Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Government College Nalwa, Hisar, Haryana, India
Published Online: May-June 2025
Pages: 112-116
Cite this article
↗ https://www.doi.org/10.59256/ijrtmr.20250503013
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Reporting Directive (CSRD). SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3893780
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67(2), 4–22.
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studies. Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 5(4), 210–233. https://doi.org/10.1080/20430795.2015.1118917
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narratives of organisations and the planet. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 35(1), 47–62.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aos.2009.04.006
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Corporate Finance, 28(2), 10–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/jacf.12169
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64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acclit.2016.05.003
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