Susilo 2018 Symposium

Sustainability under Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Practitioners and Academics

The Susilo Institute is pleased to announce that the third annual Susilo Symposium will be held on June 8-10, 2018, in Beijing, China.

The symposium will be hosted by the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University from June 8-10, 2018. It will continue the tradition begun at the inaugural symposium in May 2016 in Surabaya, Indonesia, which featured foremost business, academic, and political leaders reflecting on “Global Business Ethics – East Meets West.”

Program Theme

The theme of the Tsinghua-based Symposium is “Sustainability under Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Practitioners and Academics.” It will emphasize the global business ethics implications of sustainability issues, with a particular focus on China. Over the past decades, China has made remarkable achievements in both economic and social developments and delivered successfully on her commitments to the UN Millennium Development Goals.

Keynotes, Panels and Site Visits

The 2018 Susilo Symposium will be directed specifically toward both academics and practitioners. It will feature practitioner and academic keynotes, a broad range of concurrent sessions and panels, and special-access site visits showcasing the interplay of sustainability and business ethics in China.

Call for Papers (Deadline: December 15, 2017)

We enthusiastically invite you to submit a proposal (in Chinese or English) of your original and unpublished research paper to echo with the symposium theme. In particular, we welcome submissions focusing on the following areas:

  • What are the challenges and opportunities for sustainability in the changing global economy, e.g., new developments in business models and technologies (artificial intelligence, internet of things, big data, etc.)?
  • New practices in the field on managing sustainability (e.g., organization level, country level, etc.)
  • How do organizations align different stakeholders’ interests with their business philosophy to achieve sustainability?
  • What’s new in China and what can China offer in the field of sustainability?

Studies on sustainability, global ethics, and corporate responsibilities in general are also welcome.

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