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ASIC, AASB announce workshops to prepare for sustainability reporting

Miranda Brownlee | 1 minute read

The corporate regulator and the Australian Accounting Standards Board have announced a series of workshops to help smaller companies get ready for new mandatory sustainability reporting requirements.

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