COSRA 2014 - The Conference on Social Responsibility in Asia

Today’s rapidly globalizing world has spawned dynamic changes from rising affluence and urban migration to heavy demands put on our finite resources and the environment. The breakneck pace of development and consumption of modern society is an unsustainable course that threatens our ecosystem and future. As humanity is the root of the problem, it is only reasonable that we are part of the solution. Our response today focuses on sustainability, i.e., a balanced approach to economic activity, environmental responsibility and social progress. However, it is social responsibility that provides the cohesive framework for which the equilibrium between economic growth and the well-being of society and the environment can be maintained, where profit and self-interest alone do not dictate policy or one’s daily actions. Accordingly, modern society demands both individual and corporate social responsibility for optimal impact, whereby all participants serve as conscientious leaders and role models to better their community, nation and the world.
Guided by this insight, the United Nations launched the UN Global Compact in 2000, an ethical paradigm for businesses that integrates human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption as well as other universal values like the Millennium Development Goals. This model, coupled with sustainability, inspires and challenges organizations to be profitable while minimizing their negative environmental impact and following societal expectations.
We believe that social responsibility has its roots in the individual and expands to business communities, impacting both local and global communities on all levels. As a result, together we must forge a path that integrates social and environmental concerns in our daily routines and business practices.
The 2014 Inaugural Conference on Social Responsibility in Asia, to be held in Hiroshima, Japan, is an international conference that offers a platform for scholarly and applied conversations among a wide variety of stakeholders concerned with the continual challenge of advancing the social responsibility agenda: people, planet, and growth.
As the fields of social responsibility, sustainable development and sustainable business cross over into multiple areas and disciplines, authors are welcome to submit from a range of topics, perspectives, and disciplines. The range of research submissions may include conceptual, empirical, experimental, and case studies. With the theme of Balancing the Triple Bottom Line the conference will promote a critical understanding of the innovative and organic approaches concerning social responsibility toward sustainability.
This is an international, peer-reviewed conference. Full papers are welcome, but not required. Registered participants with an accepted abstract and/or refereed full paper will be published in the Proceedings (ISSN 2188-6881). We invite proposals of 250 words by August 11, 2014 submitted through our online system that consider the following themes:
Corporate Governance
CSR and Biodiversity
CSR and Business Ethics
CSR and Education
CSR and Management
CSR and Social Media
Climate Change and Sustainability
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)
Science & Technology of Sustainability
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Responsibility
Sustainable Business, Production and Consumption
Sustainable Energy Policies
Sustainable Development
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene