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IMPACT OF ESG (ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE) METRICS ON CORPORATE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
DEVANSHI SAINI
DR. NAMITA SAHAY
AMITY UNIVERSITY, UTTAR PRADESH
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SAINI, D. (2026). Impact of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Metrics on Corporate Financial Performance. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(8), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i8.181
SAINI, DEVANSHI. "Impact of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Metrics on Corporate Financial Performance." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 8, 2026, pp. 1-9. doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i8.181.
SAINI, DEVANSHI. "Impact of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Metrics on Corporate Financial Performance." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 8 (2026): 1-9. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i8.181.
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