Workshop on ‘Balancing Sustainability and Profitability

Workshop on ‘Balancing Sustainability and Profitability: New Opportunities for a New Era’ on 

April 18, 2013

The Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) and the Center for Sustainable Business Practices, Monte Ahuja College of Business, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA is organizing a workshop 'Balancing Sustainability and Profitability: New Opportunities for a New Era' on April 18, 2013.

This workshop is targeted at business leaders who are eager to initiate and nurture sustainability related best practices in their organizations. In addition, students, faculty, and public policy makers interested in the broader impact of sustainability on markets and society are encouraged to attend.

Can a company grow its business without growing its environmental footprint?  Increasingly, companies recognize that they cannot choose between sales and sustainability but have to do both. Corporate sustainability has found its way into the C-suite and is emerging as a fundamental tenet for everyday business in modern corporations. However, gaps remain in understanding exactly what sustainability is, how best to balance profitability and sustainability goals, and how to implement sustainability change throughout the organization.  The proposed workshop is meant to synthesize the opportunities, challenges and trade-offs involved in the design, evolution and institutionalization of corporate sustainability initiatives both in developed and in growing economies. 

Distinguished speakers list is being finalized and includes global sustainability corporate leaders as well as eminent academicians from India and US who share a deep passion for sustainability.  The workshop schedule and final list of speakers will be announced here shortly.

Registration is compulsory. 

For more information contact:
Centre for Public Policy, IIMB
Phone: +91-80-26993323
Email: cpp@iimb.ernet.in

Date: April 18, 2013
Venue: IIMB Auditorium