Chasing Sustainable Business

Mar 20 2024 44 ep. 27 mins 1
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🌱 Welcome #CUSTAINABILITY 🌱 🎙️ Chasing Sustainable Business is an engaging and impact-driven podcast, focusing in topics related to sustainability (Environmental, Social, Governance). This podcast brought to you by CUS Sustainability. Our mission is to educate students and broader communities on the importance of sustainability for our future as a business leader. 🔊 On each episode, we will invite a speaker panelist that come from diverse experience and background to share their tips and insights about sustainable practices. 🎧 Thank you for coming and enjoy our discussion 🫶

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