The Institute of Sustainable Commerce at Guelph

Lang’s Institute of Sustainable Commerce supports and advances research and curriculum innovations related to business sustainability, corporate social responsibility and circular economy innovations. The Institute acts as a hub for the generation of new research and dissemination of knowledge while being collaborative and inclusive.

In April 2022, ISCG hosted its inaugural research forum: “Facing a Sustainable Future, Together”. The event featured a keynote address from Dr. Tima Bansal, Professor of Strategy at the Ivey Business School, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Business Sustainability. Other forum speakers included Lang faculty who presented preliminary findings about their ISCG funded projects.

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Recipients of ISCG: Small Research Grant Program 2022 Competition

1. The Rise of Women Legislators in Sub-Saharan Africa (Kurt Annen)

2. Tackling grand challenges: cross-sectoral collaborations to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (Felix Arndt)

4. Multiple Ways of Knowing to Inform Sustainability Standard Setting in Canada (Sonia Dhaliwal)

5. From Pandemic Adaptation to Sustainable Consumption (Yuanfang Lin)

6. Pen to Paper: Emerging Scholar Engagement Event on Sustainability Related Accounting Research and Beyond (Daniela Senkl)

International Applied Business Conference on the Evolution of Small and Medium Enterprises in the 21st Century and beyond (May 2021)

In May 2021, Dr. Alireza Talebi, Assistant Professor, Department of Management, was part of the scientific committee that organized a two-day virtual conference on the impact of COVID-19 on small businesses. Nearly 300 delegates from over 30 countries, 90 institutions, gathered virtually to participate in the “International Applied Business Conference on the Evolution of Small and Medium Enterprises in the 21st Century and beyond” hosted by the University of Guelph Humber. The conference featured 5 keynote speakers in addition to over 75 academic papers that were presented during the 2-days with speakers joining from Brunei, Canada, Greece, Hungry, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Jorden, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Russia, Thailand, and the United States.

6th Annual Qualitative Accounting Research Symposium (QARS) (November 2021)

In partnership with Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA), the 6th annual symposium welcomed academics, graduate students and practitioners at all levels of experience, who are interested in qualitative accounting research. The theme for 2021-2022 was Near and Far: Trends in Qualitative Accounting Research. Yves Gendron of the University of Laval was the keynote speaker.