Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability
ARCS serves as a vehicle for advancing rigorous academic research on corporate sustainability issues.
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11th Annual ARCS Research Conference
June 5 – 7, 2019
Hosted by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
11th Annual Ivey/ARCS PhD Sustainability Academy
October 18 – 21, 2018
Hosted by the Ivey Business School at Western University
10th Annual ARCS Research Conference
June 11 – 13, 2018
Hosted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Business
CALL FOR PAPERS - ARCS 11th Annual Research Conference
The 11th Annual ARCS Research Conference will be held June 5-7, 2019 at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. The Conference Chair is Dr. Olga Hawn, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship and Faculty Director of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise. Click here to view/download the full Call For Papers.…
ARCS Rounds Out a Decade of Conferences
ARCS has officially rounded out a decade with the close of its 10th Annual Research Conference hosted by the MIT Sustainability Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management. This year’s conference took place June 11-13. The conference chair was John Sterman, Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management.…
How can emerging industries secure state support?
Rodolphe Durand 
Panikos Georgallis
Railroads, responsible investment and solar panels would never have grown into full-blown industries without initial backing from governments. But how can nascent industries obtain state support? A broad study of the European photovoltaic sector sheds light on the best conditions for a viable sector to emerge alongside strong established rivals. A popular story in universities…
Is the key to sparking climate action a game? New research suggests it is, even across the political divide
John Sterman
“81% of participants in a role play simulation increased motivation to combat climate change, regardless of political orientation” The science is clear: Climate change is real, caused by our greenhouse gas emissions, and poses grave threats to our prosperity, health and welfare. We are already seeing the damage, and the new IPCC report shows that…