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Values and Value: University Endowments, Fiduciary Duties, and ESG Investing 价值与价值:大学捐赠、受托责任和ESG投资

CGN: Endowments & Foundations as Investors (Sub-Topic) Pub Date : 2016-02-01 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2656640

Susan N. Gary

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引用次数: 21

Audit Reports of Public State-owned Foundations: Determining Factors in Audit Opinions (El Informe de Auditoria de las Fundaciones Publicas Estatales: Factores Determinantes del Tipo de Opinion) 公共所有基金会审计报告:审计意见中的决定因素(审计报告:意见类型的决定因素)

CGN: Endowments & Foundations as Investors (Sub-Topic) Pub Date : 2012-11-02 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2170473

B. González‐Díaz, Roberto García Fernandez, Antonio Lopez Diaz

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引用次数: 2