IIM Bodh Gaya hosts "International Conference on sustainable development goals" in collaboration with University of Cambridge

Collaborating with one of the most esteemed institutions of the world, the Conference had a special emphasis on UN targeted Sustainable Development Goals.

The theme of the Conference was “Managing Economic Development and Financial Stability: In the era of SDGs and ESGs.”

The Conference received over 450 papers, out of which more than 300 were accepted, and 253 papers were presented in 50 tracks by expert researchers, scholars, and industry specialists with spectacular insights on Retracing Carbon Footprint, Strategic Sustainable Development, Electric Vehicles and Sustainability, and many more.

The conference received papers from 25 states across India.

International papers were received from the USA, the Netherlands’s and Mauritius.The primary sponsor of the conference was Becker.

IIM Bodh Gaya, through this Conference, aimed towards training budding researchers of the country to adopt the right methodologies to address their research questions effectively.

A good peer learning experience as well as training from world class researchers will increase the presence of Indian researchers in globally recognized publications.

For that, a two-day pre-conference workshop was also conducted on 14th and 15th September and had sessions by Prof. Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Assistant Professor, Economics & Business Environment, IIM Bodh Gaya.

Accompanying him were Amine Lahiani, Associate Professor, chez Universitéd'Orléans; OlaoluOlayeni, Associate Professor of Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; and Madan Lal Yadav, Assistant Professor, IT Systems and Analytics, IIM Bodh Gaya.

The central topic for the pre-conference workshop was the application of Time Series using R. Experts imparted their knowledge through training sessions in form of the methodologies that they excel in.

Archana Patro, Associate Professor, Finance & Accounting, IIM Bodh Gaya, initiated the conference by her remarks on the theme. She emphasized on sharing research knowledge for the global good.

She thoroughly explained the whole categorization process of the papers to be presented at the Conference.

Some of the tracks mentioned by Patro were Carbon Tax and Climate Financing, Sustainable Finance and Investment, Green Finance and Investment, Environmental Economic Growth etc.

Vinita Sahay, Director, IIM Bodh Gaya, welcomed the keynote speakers and imparted her thoughts on a broader perspective of Sustainability and how close it is to the thought of mindfulness which is an integral part of IIM Bodh Gaya and also the Indian culture.

She highlighted the fact that how as Indians the thought of respecting the nature has been imparted into us from the early childhood. She accentuated on how mindful consumption and finance can lead to sustainability of natural resources leading to preservation of mother nature.

The first day of the Conference had sessions from John W. Goodell, Professor, University of Akron, OH, US; Jeffrey Sachs, Economics Professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, UN Advisor, and global leader in sustainable development; and Sachin Kumar Mangla, Visiting Research Fellow, Plymouth Business School and Associate Editor at Journal of Logistics Management, Sustainable Production and Consumption, and IMA Journal of Management Mathematics; Robert Faff, Emeritus Professor, School of Business, the University of Queensland; and Aziz Tayyebi, CA and Director, International Business Development for Becker Professional Education.

Keynote speakers shared their concerns on the desperate need for research to ensure the integration of Sustainable Practices in Businesses. Metrics to measure sustainability and Sustainable Business Models were also discussed, along with the importance of responsible science.

On the second day, Andreas Kontoleon, Environmental Economics and Public Policy, Director of Research Department of Land Economy, gave his address after the paper presentation.

The convenors Aviral Kumar Tiwari and ArchanaPatro concluded the conference with a vote of thanks and an endnote.

The two-day Conference provided a platform for research scholars to collaborate, exchange ideas, and present research papers. Preeti Roy and SumanSaurabh, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur; Naveenan R.V.,Srinidhi Gadeela and Abhishek Amar, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Symbiosis International University; and Kavita Kamboj, Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), University of Delhi and Nawal Kishor, Indira Gandhi National Open University were awarded the first, second and third ‘Best Paper' awards respectively.