As part of ARCS’ mission to foster first-rate research and build a community of scholars in this domain, we hold an annual research conference designed to bring together those interested in corporate sustainability strategy and management. The inaugural conference was held in 2009, hosted by the Erb Institute at the University of Michigan. The conference rotates annually among ARCS members.
Conference Information
June 7 – 10, 2026
June 7, 2026 – Ph.D. Workshop
June 8-10, 2026 – Main Conference
Location: Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, 91 Nanyang Avenue, Wee Cho Yaw Plaza, Singapore 639956
Register for the conference here
Call for Papers – deadline closed
Suitable topics
Examples of suitable topics for the ARCS Conference include climate change/risk management, decarbonization challenges and opportunities, technology/AI-driven sustainability solutions, corporate impacts on biodiversity and nature-based business solutions, sustainability reporting and disclosure, sustainable/responsible supply chains, sustainable finance, green marketing, green entrepreneurship, renewable energy investments, cleantech innovation, sustainable natural resource management, business/NGO partnerships, sustainable mobility, social dimensions of sustainability such as inequality, fair wages and working conditions, social and environmental justice, cross-border impacts of geopolitical and regulatory dynamics, and “base of the pyramid” (BoP) development strategies.
We warmly welcome submissions from scholars at all career stages and from diverse geographic regions, with strong encouragement for contributions from junior scholars and those based in or focusing on the Global South. We also value research that advances the understanding of corporate sustainability challenges and opportunities in underrepresented contexts. Accepted papers are expected to be presented in person at the conference.
Deadline and submitting your paper
The paper submission deadline for both parts of the conference (the PhD Development Workshop and the Main Conference) is Monday January 26 2026; the program will be announced in March 2026.
Please find the full Call for Papers, guidelines and submission portal here.
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Upcoming and Past Conferences
9th Annual ARCS Research Conference
Jun 14 - 16, 2017
Hosted by the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University
8th Annual ARCS Research Conference
May 18 - 20, 2016
Hosted by the Leeds School of Business at University of Colorado, Boulder
7th Annual ARCS Research Conference
May 13 - 15, 2015
Hosted by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
6th Annual ARCS Research Conference
May 07 - 09, 2014
Hosted by the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University
5th Annual ARCS Research Conference
Apr 29 - 01, 2013
Hosted by the Haas Center for Responsible Business and the Berkeley-Haas School of Business
4th Annual ARCS Research Conference
May 16 - 18, 2012
Hosted by Yale University’s Center for Business and the Environment
3rd Annual ARCS Research Conference
May 09 - 11, 2011
Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School’s Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership
2nd Annual ARCS Research Conference
May 12 - 14, 2010
Hosted by Harvard Business School
1st Annual ARCS Research Conference
May 08 - 09, 2009
Hosted by the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise