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Now it is the need of the hour to explore transformational pathways that take a comprehensive people and planet approach to ensure a prosperous and healthy future for all on a resilient and healthy planet. Gradually and rapidly, awareness intensifies that the universally adopted Sustainable Development Goals can only be achieved through an unprecedented transformation of the economies, societies, and technologies worldwide. Sustainability is a matter of need that requires the deployment of economic,political, social implements, technological innovations, and changes in lifestyles to bring about the needed transformational changes at every scale. The concept of Sustainability was developed to create guidelines that allow the development of societies while preserving the environment. Its official definition was established in the Brundtland Report (1987), which states that Sustainable Development consists of meeting the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The concept is based on three aspects: society, economy, and environment. Transformations for sustainable development must be based on the reform of the relationship between these aspects i.e., society, economy, and the environment. New mindsets and behaviour must work towards a sustainable outlook.&nbsp

We are honoured to write a Preface to this set of conference papers for the two-day International conference on ‘Sustainability: Research, Education, and Practice (SREP-2022)’ on 30-31 May 2022 was organized by the Department of Management, BIT Mesra, Jaipur, Lalpur, Noida and Patna Campuses under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The conference presented a platform to the corporate and academia, who shared their insights on the theme. In the different technical sessions of the conference,participants shared their research, exchanged ideas, talked about the trends in the industry, and presented research papers and business cases. All this made the conference a truly enriching experience for the participants. A total of 77 research papers and cases were presented in the conference.

We are honoured to write a Preface to this set of conference papers for the two-day International conference on ‘Sustainability: Research, Education, and Practice (SREP-2022)’ on 30-31 May 2022 was organized by the Department of Management, BIT Mesra, Jaipur, Lalpur, Noida and Patna Campuses under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The conference presented a platform to the corporate and academia, who shared their insights on the theme. In the different technical sessions of the conference,participants shared their research, exchanged ideas, talked about the trends in the industry, and presented research papers and business cases. All this made the conference a truly enriching experience for the participants. A total of 77 research papers and cases were presented in the conference.