Objectives

• To develop and implement sustainability practices within the campus and society at large
• To conduct and promote research in the inter-disciplinary areas of sustainable development
• To collaborate and interact with researchers within and outside the institute working in similar areas
• To undertake research projects and consultancy assignments and liasoning with government, industries, and other stakeholders to promote sustainable development
• To disseminate finding through classroom lectures, workshops, and conferences

Activities

Project

• Pilot for Masters in Circular Economy, Funded by Going Global Partnerships Grant, British Council (in collaboration with Aston University, UK; K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur; Jadavpur University, Jadavpur; Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Visakhapatnam; Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar)

• Analysing Poverty Change in India: Decomposition, Inclusiveness and Multidimensional Nutritional Deprivation (2016-2019), Funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi

• A Study on Video-streaming Behaviours of Indian Consumers and its Impact on Carbon Footprints (2021-22), Funded by Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai

• Sustainable HRM Practices - Awareness and Contribution in the Need of Hour (2021-22), Funded by Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai

• Making Migrant Workers Resilient Towards Future Disasters: A Study of India (2021-22), Funded by Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai

• Integrating Sustainable Development Subject in Management Education Curriculum(2021-22), Funded by Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai

• A Study on SDGs Mapping in University (Somaiya Institutions) (2021-22), Funded by Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai

Publication (Recent)

• Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan and Lakshmikanth Hari (2020), “Towards a New Approach in Measuring Energy Poverty: Household Level Analysis of Urban India", Energy Policy, 140

• Behl, Abhishek, P. S. Kumari, Harnesh Makhija, and Dipasha Sharma (2021) "Exploring the relationship of ESG score and firm value using cross-lagged panel analyses: Case of the Indian energy sector." Annals of Operations Research: 1-26.

• Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan and Lakshmikanth Hari (2021), “Energy, Poverty and Environmental Priority in Rural India", COVID-19, Climate Change and Environmental Governance (Ed.), New Century Publications

Conference Presentations (Recent)

• Arvind Pandi Dorai, Sudarshan Sirsat, Satyendra Kumar Upadhyay and Lakshmikanth Hari (2020), “Digital Transformation at Regional Language Schools - A Study on State of Maharashtra (India)", Global Challenges of Digital Transformation of Markets (GDTM-2020), Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia, September 24-25, 2020

• Shrabani Bhattacharjee and Lakshmikanth Hari (2021),“Human Resource Management and Sustainability: Understanding the Relationship", International Conference on Rigor, Relevance & Resilience in Business & Management Research, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad, February 12-14, 2021

• Shrabani Bhattacharjee, Arvind Pandi Dorai, Lakshmikanth Hari and Sudarshan Sirsat (2021), “Amulya Bharat: Understanding Sustainable HRM practices in Indian Tourism Industry", Strategic Management Forum Annual Conference 2021, Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur, December 27-30, 2021

Teaching

• Environment Management - Elective

• Sustainability for Engineers - OEHM elective, K J Somaiya College of Engineering

• Sustainable Finance - OEHM elective, K J Somaiya College of Engineering

• Sustainable Development - Term 0

Outreach

Conference

• 1^st International conference on Energy Transition for Sustainable Development, March 28-30, 2022.

Workshops

• Workshop on Systems Thinking, February 23-24, 2022

• Workshop on Measuring Development, March 21-23, 2022

• Workshop in Sustainability Assessment, March 25-26, 2022