The conference will bring together business representatives, Non-Government organizations, Consultants, Researchers, Academicians, Students and representatives from other elements of civil society to discuss a broad array of topics related to corporate social responsibility across the various parts of the world. Conference organizers welcome paper submissions from all disciplines on topics including but not limited to:

Global Governance and Corporate Liability
CSR Issues relating to Multinational Enterprises
Self-Regulations, Codes of Conduct and Voluntary Compliance
International Labour Rights
Reconciling the Interests of Management and Workers
The Role of Governments in Business
Mining and Sustainability Principles
Safety, Health and Environment
Towards Modern Welfare Economics
Regulatory Rules of Foreign Direct Investment,
The Role of NGOs and other Elements of Civil Society
Fighting Corporate Greed and Combating Corruption
Illicit Business Practices: Child Labor, Forced Labor and Labor Trafficking
The Future of CSR and Responsible Investment
Triple Bottom Line: The Importance and opportunities


The conference will focus on tow broad tracks: research and practitioner. The research track will focus on a more academic perspective with presentation of research in the CSR area, whereas the practitioner track will have the presentations from the corporate / NGO projects and initiatives along with the case studies in the CSR area. However, the conference sessions will have mixed presentations from both the tracks, for benefit of all.


In both the Research and Practitioner track, the proposals can be submitted in any of the following categories:
(a) Full Paper (Length of the paper 8-12 pages)
(b) Short Paper / Work in Progress (Length of the paper 4-6 pages)
(c) Practitioner Presentation (1 Page Abstract)
(d) Poster Presentation (1 page Abstract)


Language: The use of English language is applied to all papers. No other languages are allowed.
Page Size: documents MUST be formatted in the ISO A4 (210 X 297 mm. or 8.3X11.7 in.) paper size. The top, bottom, left and right margin should be 1 inch.
Typeface: The entire paper should be written in 10-point Times New Roman. Please follow the template for heading and sub-heading styles.
Line Spacing: All papers should follow a single line spacing for the text.
Referencing Style: Papers should follow the APA Style of referencing (www.apastyle.org).
Download the paper template here.


All papers must be submitted online through the easychair conference management system, using the following link:
www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=csr20130
Along with your paper / abstract, please also submit the author’s profile (one paragraph) and a passport size photograph in a .doc / .docx format. The template is given below.
Download the Author Profile template here
In case of any problems, please write to us at csr@serd.org.in, csrconference2013@gmail.com


All accepted papers will be published in the Special Publication for Conference Proceedings bearing ISBN No. from a reputed publisher. The proceedings will be available at the time of the conference. Extended papers will also a find a place on the special issue of reputed international journals.