Started in 1968, SJIM is one of the premier B-schools in India. It is an NBA accredited institute with the NIRF ranking in the band 100-125. Located in the heart of Bengaluru city, the institute has been serving as a beacon of light, emphasizing teaching, learning and research activities in the contemporary areas of Management. The institute prides itself being the oldest business school in Karnataka, having a legacy of fifty years. The institute visions to create responsible business leaders with integrity and ethical conduct having concern for society and environment. SJIM provides numerous opportunities to develop the skills and capabilities of an individual. The content and pedagogy ensure that students are industry ready. Frequent interaction with industry leaders, rural exposure, corporate internships, and industry-academia conferences and conclaves provides many opportunities for the overall growth of the students.

What began in 2019, as a platform created for leadership thinkers to come together and provide direction to the students, researchers and industry, has now grown into the SJIM Leadership Network. It focuses on sessions and discussions upon long-term impact themes that are relevant for society and businesses. Focus areas over the previous conferences have been on renewed leadership, the challenges in sustainability, business models during turbulent times and digital transformation.

The year 2025 conference is dedicated to building a shared value through environment, sustainability and governance. From small to large, all businesses are future- proofing their organizations to be more responsible and resilient. Their governance structure should be agile to grow with multifaceted practices. These firms are cleverly entrenching advanced ESG principles while performing business operations. This change entails a change in operating models, shift in organization-consumer mind-set and eventually modification to the entire business.

The seventh in the series of leadership conferences, the 2025 ESG Conference will focus on research papers that examine integration and adoption of sustainable practices holistic competitive advantage.

The conference invites researchers, doctoral students, academicians and practitioner to submit theoretical, empirical research work, case studies and industry notes in the domain of environment, sustainability and governance. The tracks and sub-themes listed below (but not limited to) would be covered in the conference are listed below:

Tracks

• Track 1: Green Economy and Finance
• Track 2: New Age Marketing
• Track 3: Resilient operations and technology
• Track 4: Human Capital and Equity
• Track 5: Planet and Communities

Sub-themes

• Accounting Practices
• Agile finance and corporate restructuring
• Financing SDGs
• Ethical issues and global reporting Initiatives
• Sustainable Marketing Mix
• Mindful consumption and consumer behaviour
• Circular business models
• Creativity and innovation in advertising and branding
• Carbon neutrality, carbon footprint and circular Economy
• Resilient Supply Chain Operations
• Advances in technology, AI/ML, Blockchain
• quality, safety, and process
• Sustainability Reporting
• Workplace bonds
• Continuous learning
• Diversity, equity, inclusion
• Driving transformation
• Changing performance metrics
• Liveable Planet and Resilient Communities
• Legislation and regulatory issues
• Indigenous Peoples and institutions
• National dialogues and interventions
• World’s resources and the natural environment

The conference will provide an opportunity to doctoral students, faculty members, research staff, post graduate students, and industry practitioners to interact with some of the leaders in the industry and deliberate on the approaches of ESG implementation. Participants will get an opportunity to listen to some of the best minds in the industry and build a professional network. They can present their systematically conducted research work and working papers in front of a panel of experts, garner objective feedback and gain renewed knowledge.

• Listen thought-provoking sessions from eminent panellists with diverse industry backgrounds.
• Break from regular routine and interact with industry practitioners to broaden your professional network.
• Hone your working papers or disseminate the research findings with fellow researchers.
• Publish full-length paper with the Book series from renowned publisher like Emerald and Springer and an ISSN journal.

The following book series and journal have agreed to consider high-quality papers submitted to the conference for publication. Selected papers from the conference will be forwarded by to the editors for further review, whose decision will be final and binding for publication.

• Emerald Book Series on Developments in Corporate Governance & Responsibility, Scopus abstracted/indexed
• Springer Book Series on Approaches to Global Sustainability, Markets and Governance, Scopus abstracted/indexed
• In-house Journal of SJIM - Business Review, ISSN: 0973-9076

Abstract and Full-Paper, completed in all respects, should be submitted in MS Word/PDF format on the Microsoft CMT using the given weblink. Each author must have a Microsoft CMT account to be able to submit an abstract as well as a full research paper.
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/UTKARSH2025/Submission/Manage