The School of Business hosted an Academic Symposium on Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility

On November 16th and 17th, 2024, the 6th Academic Symposium on Sustainable Development and Corporate social Responsibility themed "ESG Development of 20 Years and High-Quality Development of Chinese Enterprises" was held in the south campus of Sun Yat-sen University. The conference aimed to promote in-depth discussions among academia on sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.

Professor Zhang Junsheng - Dean of the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University, and Huang Sujian - President of the Chinese Institute of Business Administration attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.

A total of 167 papers were submitted to the conference, and after three rounds of expert review, 57 were selected for conference presentations, with 6 being awarded as outstanding papers. Professor Yin Juelin from the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University, Xiao Hongjing - researcher from the Institute of Industrial Economics of CASS (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Professor Shen Hongtao from the School of Management, Jinan University, Professor Li Sihai - Associate Dean from the School of Accounting, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, and Wang Xiaoguang - Dean of Beijing Rongzhi Corporate Social Responsibility Research Institute, presided over the conference. Over 200 experts and scholars from all over the country attended the conference.