Impact investing : Strategic innovation towards sustainable development goals
*Uddipana GogoiCorresponding authorgogoiuddipana0@gmail.comDepartment of FinanceNalbari Commerce CollegeNalbari, Assam, 781335, India0009-0006-6819-4528View full profile → , Rajat Bhattacharjeerajat.bhattacharjee2005@gmail.comDepartment of FinanceNalbari Commerce CollegeNalbari, Assam, 781335, India0000-0002-8883-1719View full profile →
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- Received:
- 05 Feb 2025
- Published Online:
- 29 Nov 2025
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIOS-2076
- Pages:
- 2521–2532
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