Get the reporting right and sustainability will follow

Jun 15, 2022

We need a universally comparable system that meaningfully measures the sustainability of business.

Meaningfully measuring the sustainability of business. Image: Michael Olsen/Unsplash

Olivier M. Schwab

Managing Director, World Economic Forum

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