Call for Papers

The Sustainable Business and Economics Conference invites submissions presenting conceptual, empirical, or methodological research at the intersection of sustainability and business. The conference aims to provide a platform for interdisciplinary exchange and welcomes contributions from all business disciplines as well as related fields, including economics, data science, public policy, and environmental studies.

We particularly encourage research that advances the understanding of how sustainability challenges affect firms, markets, and economic systems, and how organizations respond through strategy, innovation, governance, and policy.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Strategy and management:

  • Multi-stakeholder governance of sustainability initiatives
  • Managing business impacts on planetary boundaries
  • Inter- and intra-connectivity of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors

Accounting and finance:

  • From disclosure to decision-usefulness in sustainability reporting
  • Regulatory competition in sustainability reporting and standard setting
  • ESG, sustainability, and climate finance

Entrepreneurship and innovation:

  • The role of artificial intelligence in advancing business sustainability
  • Design, scaling, and diffusion of sustainable business models
  • Social entrepreneurship and impact-driven ventures

Marketing and responsible consumption:

  • Multi-dimensional sustainability claims and brand perceptions / performance
  • Stakeholder (including consumer) responsesto corporate sustainabilitycommunication
  • Responsible consumption and consumer engagement in the circular economy

Supply chain and operations management:

  • Operational resilience in the context of natural disasters and climate change
  • Technology adoption and implementation in sustainable supply chain management
  • Scope 3 emissions: measurement and management across the supply chain

 

Important Dates and Information

  • Submission deadline: July 15, 2026
  • Notification of acceptance: July 21, 2026
  • Optional full-paper update deadline: August 1, 2026
  • Conference dates: September 27-28, 2026

  • Submission: ClimateFinance@concordia.ca

     

Conference Submission

Full Papers: Authors may submit complete research papers for presentation and discussion in the main conference sessions.

Extended Abstracts (Research Ideas Track): To encourage discussion of emerging research ideas, the conference offers short research presentations without a formal discussant. These sessions focus on early-stage work and include interactive Q&A discussions with the audience. Authors submitting extended abstracts may later resubmit a full paper. If sufficiently developed, the paper may be included in the full paper sessions.

OTHER PROGRAM PARTICIPATION

Session Chair and Discussant: Applications – Deadline: August 1, 2026. Please apply via the submission portal.

Please submit full articles or extended abstracts to ClimateFinance@concordia.ca with the subject line 'Climate Conference Submission' by July 15, 2026. Notification of acceptance will be sent by August 8, 2026.

 

Conference Fee 

CAD 750 (approximately EUR 475 / USD 540) — includes meals, social program, gala dinner, and conference materials. PhD students who are presenting or attending as online presenters are eligible for a 50% discount. For additional details and different options see registration:

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