Call for Papers

You are invited to submit your papers to the International Conference on Sustainable Development & Business Ethics (ICSDBE). This international event will take place on May 30-31, 2024, at The Mediterranean School of Business, Tunisia. The conference aims to provide academics, policymakers, and practitioners with a valuable forum for discussions and critical analysis of the major issues and challenges related to all aspects of sustainable development, climate change, renewable energy, corporate social responsibility, and business ethics in the aftermath of Covid-19 but during a time of high political and economic uncertainties. The ICSDBE is organized by The Mediterranean School of Business in partnership with Audencia Business School, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Telfer School of Management of the University of Ottawa, Paris School of Business, and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

In recent decades, there has been growing global attention to matters of responsibility, sustainability, and ethics from research and practice, particularly in relation to the 2030 United Nations Sustainability agenda. However, we are currently confronted with an energy crisis that is potentially shifting policy priorities from sustainability towards security concerns. Additionally, there is a parallel crisis concerning the cost of living, which hampers efforts to foster responsible and ethical business practices. These complex challenges necessitate a thoughtful exploration of novel spheres of responsibility and potential pathways to social responsibility, sustainability, and ethics. Given the multitude of challenges in our complex world, which is prone to recurring crises, it is increasingly challenging to define the scope of companies' responsibilities and establish efficient and meaningful organizational frameworks. The interconnected nature of these issues further complicates the task at hand for all stakeholders in the corporate world.

In this conference, we want to address emerging roles of existing businesses, markets, approaches, and practices for a sustainable economy that is resilient to complex and uncertain environments. We welcome research that combines theoretical foundations with real-world applications, fostering a comprehensive understanding of how businesses can contribute to sustainability, social responsibility, and ethics. Papers may address (but are not limited to) the following issues:

• Accounting Social and Environmental Accounting
• Corporate culture and business ethics
• Corporate sustainability strategies
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR), governance and sustainable development
• CSR, smart cities and mobility
• Corporate governance and business ethics
• Creativity in applying sustainable business models
• Divestment, green, and sustainable investment
• ESG in the era of artificial intelligence, COVID-19, and political uncertainties,
• ESG practices in emerging market economies
• ESG disclosure, factors, and disruption
• Economic crises, economic uncertainties and ESG practices
• Entrepreneurship and sustainability
• Green innovation and technology
• Green supply chain analysis and social responsibility in global supply chains
• Greenwashing and business ethics
• Innovation and sustainability
• Macroeconomic environmental risks
• National culture, societal values and ESG investment
• National culture and sustainable development
• National culture, societal values and ESG investment
• R&D, innovation, and ESG investment
• Renewable energy and sustainable development
• Role of government in ESG practices and investing
• Shareholders activism
• Social entrepreneurship
• Socially responsible investment (SRI)
• Sustainability resilience of supply chain
• Sustainability and the roles of government
• The determinants of Carbon Emissions
• The future of CSR and responsible investment
• Value creation challenges of sustainable business model.

The conference scope is not limited to these themes. New ideas\theories\outlooks in all areas of sustainability, social responsibility and business ethics are welcomed!