Abstract:
Rapid industrialization over the last few decades has resulted in exploitation of the environment leading to an adverse
impact on the climate which, if left unattended, can lead to unprecedented natural disasters for the future generations.
There is an urgent need for countries across the globe to focus on sustainable development to protect their natural
resources for current and future generations. The approach to such a development cannot be a knee jerk reaction. It
has to be a proactive, well-planned and coordinated effort from all the stake holders of a country. The education
sector is an important stake holder in any country and management education is a vital component of this sector.
Business schools through their institute social responsibility (ISR) initiatives can play a key role in the sustainable
development. This paper discusses sustainable development and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the role of
education sector in India, in general and business schools in particular, in sustainable development through going
green. The paper further discusses the initiatives undertaken by KLS Institute of Management Education and
Research, a standalone business school with a student strength of 240 in Belagavi, a small tier-II city in the southern
state of Karnataka in India towards sustainable development and ISR in its journey towards becoming a green campus.
The paper suggests ways to further improve the ISR efforts of the institute to gain competitive advantage.
