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We also examine whether there is some association between the quality of such reporting and some characteristics of the banks (e.g., national vs. foreign, publicly traded vs. privately held, government vs. privately controlled). We used two different methodologies proposed in existing literature to assess quality based on economic, social, and environmental contents and developed our own methodology, based on previous studies and official documents, to analyze compliance with GRI principles. The results indicate that the reports are generally of low quality, although there are some cases of medium or very low quality, demonstrating the need for improvement in their preparation. 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