U organizaciji Sveučilišta Burch održao se 3. međunarodni simpozij o održivom razvoju od 31. 05. do 01. 06. 2012. u Sarajevu. Održivi razvoj je okvir za oblikovanje politika i strategija kontinuiranog gospodarskog i socijalnog napretka, bez štete za okoliš i prirodne izvore bitne za ljudske djelatnosti u budućnosti. Cilj simpozja je okupljanje predstavnika istraživača, proizvođača i politike koji će imati mogućnost razmjenjivati najnovije rezultate istraživanja i planova za buduću primjenu. Namjera simpozija je približavanje međunarodne i regionalne zajednice i poticanje za zajedničkim rješenjima u području održivog razvoja.
Teme simpozija
VOLUME 1: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Sustainable strategic management;
Environment patterns, infrastructure and work environment;
Integrated management systems: environment, quality, occupational health and safety, social responsibility, information security, knowledge;
Knowledge, innovation and strategies for sustainable regional development
Organization culture and behavior
Developing models to face today’s challenges
Instruments for addressing sustainable problems
Sustainable applications
Optimization for sustainable development
International relations
Public relations
VOLUME 2: INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABILITY
heoretical frameworks and models guiding research in the area of IS and sustainability.
Empirical studies exploring the role of IS in enabling sustainability efforts
Cases highlighting issues and innovative IS solutions in economic, societal and/or environmental sustainability:
responsive and strategic IS
executive decision making support
IS for policy making
spatial and geographic systems, etc.
VOLUME 3: GREEN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND STRATEGIES
Information technology and an integrated sustainability framework
Information systems quality for sustainable business quality
Sustainable communication
Sustainable development and information technology
Sustainable transportation and information technology
Sustainable governance of emerging technologies
Knowledge based systems on environmental science and technology
Modelling of environmental systems
Application of data mining tools to environmental processes
Bioinformatics for sustainability
Information technology for sustainable agricultural development
VOLUME 4: SUSTAINABILITY FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
Sustainability and financing risks
Towards sustainable banking
Innovative ways of addressing sustainability issues in the areas of products, services,investment and operational ecology.
Incorporation of material, social, environmental and governance considerations into investment practice.
Analyses of the role of financial institutions in promoting sustainable development
Mechanisms to promote financial sustainability
Foreign investments in SD
VOLUME 5: ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Economic analysis of concepts, criteria, and indicators of sustainable development
Development, growth and resource use from a sustainability perspective
Policy instruments for urban/regional sustainable development
Institutional settings for sustainable regional development
Poverty reduction and human development
Measuring and evaluating sustainable development
VOLUME 6: MARKETING PERSPECTIVE ON SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability vision
Environmental sustainability
Pollution prevention
New environmental technologies in product development
Enlightened marketing practices
Marketing’s impact on society
Marketing’s impact on other businesses
Public actions and marketing
Legal issues related to marketing practices
Responsible marketing practicesregarding product development, pricing, packaging, advertising, selling,competition
Organizacijski odbor
Meliha Handzic, Chair
Teoman Duman, International Liaison
Abdulhamit Subasi, Program Sessions Coordinator
Ali Göksu, Program Sessions Coordinator
Emina Alickovic, Review Coordinator
Natasa Tandir, Review Coordinator
Zeynep Kara, Secretary
Nadira Sarajlic, Public Relations Officer
Kasim Erturk, Treasurer
Ibrahim Kinal, Webmaster
INTERNATIONAL BURCH UNIVERSITY
Francuske revolucije bb, Ilidža
71000 Sarajevo,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Više podataka o simpoziju možete saznati na web stranici www.issd.ibu.edu.ba.