The purpose of the “Innovations to Tackle Global Sustainability Challenges” conference is to bring together active and leading scholars worldwide to share research on important emerging concepts, themes, and methodologies on the topic of global sustainability. We hope that, by forming this leading community of global sustainability researchers, the conference will strengthen international business scholarship in sustainability-related research areas; foster thought-provoking interdisciplinary discussions; engage dialogues between scholars and society including practitioners, and educators; and contribute frontier insights to addressing global sustainability challenges.
More than 50 scholars from 20 institutions across nine countries attended the second “Innovations to Tackle Global Sustainability Challenges” Conference at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana on September 14-16, 2023. The conference was hosted at the Kelley School of Business in collaboration with the Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at Indiana University, The George Washington University, and Georgia Institute of Technology. Paper presentations and panels focused on:
- Unveiling the “E” in ESG and how it relates to climate risks, green innovation and sustainability practices.
- Exploring the “S” in ESG, including concerns over moral and ethical behavior, poverty, well-being, and responsibility.
- Interpreting the “G” in ESG, including the role of executives, organizational processes and corruption.