De forma geral, este tema aborda conceitos, teorias e ações relacionadas aos grandes desafios globais para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável com foco nos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) adotados pelas Nações Unidas na Agenda 2030. O tema combina análises em diferentes níveis de governo, organizações, empresas e sociedade nos ambientes internacional, regional e local. Inclui tópicos relativos a pobreza; fome e segurança alimentar; vida saudável e bem-estar; educação inclusiva e equitativa de qualidade; igualdade de gênero; gestão sustentável da água e do saneamento; energia para todos; emprego pleno e produtivo; trabalho decente; industrialização inclusiva e sustentável; redução da desigualdade; cidades sustentáveis; padrões sustentáveis ​​de produção e consumo; alterações climáticas e seus impactos; sustentabilidade do mar e dos oceanos; uso sustentável dos ecossistemas terrestres; gestão sustentável de florestas e terras; biodiversidade; sociedades pacíficas e inclusivas para o desenvolvimento sustentável; parcerias globais para o desenvolvimento sustentável.

This theme focuses on the strategic choices that determine how organizations integrate sustainability into their competitive strategy. We welcome papers on the formulation and implementation of sustainable strategies, competitive positioning, corporate governance, business models, and decision-making under institutional and market pressures. The central theme is strategic intentionality: how organizations deliberately align economic and sustainability objectives to create, capture, and distribute value over the long term. This theme is distinguished by its emphasis on the firm’s perspective and its strategic choices, in contrast to approaches that focus solely on operational, social, or systemic aspects.

This topic covers studies on measures aimed at mitigating environmental problems and seeking the most efficient use of available resources, as well as assessing the impacts and externalities resulting from the production of goods and services caused by organizations’ activities. It covers topics such as: environmental management systems; environmental management standards; eco-efficiency; industrial ecology; environmental auditing; cleaner production; product life cycle; sustainable supply chains; reverse logistics; climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies; carbon neutrality; environmental permitting; environmental liability management; solid waste management; and the circular economy.

This theme addresses Corporate Social Responsibility and its theories, concepts, and practices, discussing the effects of organizations’ actions on the various stakeholders with whom they interact. It covers topics such as: social responsibility; environmental responsibility; ethics in organizations; fair trade; stakeholder theory; business for the base of the pyramid; social enterprise; inclusive economy; climate strategies and stakeholders; innovation for sustainability and inclusion; international sustainability agreements and principles and their impacts on organizations.

This theme addresses theoretical and empirical discussions on the creation, maintenance, and analysis of systems, connections/relationships, and networks related to sustainability and sustainable development (SDGs) that foster sufficiency and win-win-win relationships, taking into account individuals, organizations, and territories, encompassing: Individual relationships; Leadership relationships; Organizational behavior relationships; Consumption relationships; Production relationships; Production systems; Social systems; Cultural systems; Environmental systems; Sustainable technology and innovation systems; Sufficiency systems; Sustainability Sufficiency Corridor; Creation of networks for sustainability; Transformation of essentially unsustainable systems into sustainable ones. It also includes systems, networks, and connections not mentioned here but that contribute to the planet’s sustainability through sustainable development.

This topic covers theories, concepts, and practices related to the processes of measuring, controlling, reporting, and managing organizational performance, within a broader framework than that described by firm theory. It includes topics such as: sustainability indicators; sustainability indices; models for measuring sustainability and socio-environmental performance; the sustainable balanced scorecard; the triple bottom line approach; companies’ ESG (environmental, social, and governance) performance; theoretical approaches to corporate sustainability performance; socio-environmental accounting; regulatory standards for sustainability reporting; corporate disclosure; greenhouse gas emissions; and integrated and sustainability reports.

This theme broadly addresses strategies and practices for sustainable technological innovation, whether in the environmental or social dimension—or both. The theme includes topics such as eco-innovation; eco-design; eco-efficiency; life cycle assessment; biomimicry; innovation in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals; sustainable innovation metrics; technology and the challenge of employment; artificial intelligence and its implications for sustainability; promotion of impact entrepreneurship and social enterprises; social innovation; innovation and the third sector; and other cutting-edge topics related to the subject.