Dialogue with standard setters The adoption of the “EU Taxonomy”: Critical reporting and auditing challenges

Journal title FINANCIAL REPORTING
Author/s Davide Perina, Riccardo Stacchezzini
Publishing Year 2024 Issue 2024/2
Language English Pages 11 P. 193-203 File size 74 KB
DOI 10.3280/FR2024-002008
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Davide Perina, Riccardo Stacchezzini, Dialogue with standard setters The adoption of the “EU Taxonomy”: Critical reporting and auditing challenges in "FINANCIAL REPORTING" 2/2024, pp 193-203, DOI: 10.3280/FR2024-002008