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checkbox compliance

checkbox compliance noun: compliance with a list of standards without regard for their spirit.

Noun

checkbox compliance (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) Compliance with a list of standards without regard for their spirit.
    • Advisers are encouraged to engage with their clients on ESG issues rather than merely regard ESG matters as a discrete checkbox compliance requirement.2013, Benjamin J. Richardson, Fiduciary Law and Responsible Investing: In Nature’s trust, Routledge, →ISBN

Questions about checkbox compliance

What does checkbox compliance mean?
Checkbox compliance means compliance with a list of standards without regard for their spirit.
What part of speech is checkbox compliance?
Checkbox compliance is a noun.

Words near checkbox compliance in the dictionary

  1. checkbook diplomacy
  2. checkbook journalism
  3. checkbook money
  4. checkbooks
  5. checkbox
  6. checkbox compliance
  7. checkboxes
  8. checkdigit
  9. checkdigits
  10. checkdown
  11. checkdowns

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