MET Institute of Management
National Research Conference on ‘Holistic Value Creation Through Sustainable Development’
Sustainability was crucial for maximising the organisation’s long-term high value creation. Corporates are under inspection for their contribution to society and the environment. Companies need to create a strategy-led action plan and incorporate the key parameters and metrics required for sustainable investing. This conference gave foresight for a local sustainable action plan linking with global practices, from micro to macro level.
The aim of the conference was to identify the challenges and prevailing practices leading to sustainable production and consumption patterns, and to bring holistic value creation for society at large. There was an urgency to understand and discuss these factors in detail and to take action in various areas with new solutions in every sphere of our societies to bring significant societal change.
The Sustainability Hackathon
On 30th April 2022, students organized a Sustainability Hackathon, where six sustainability goals were the major focus and models were created addressing environmental problems that could be resolved in a sustainable way. The six areas were: Energy & Buildings, Integrated Mobility, Sustainable Waste Management, Urban Flooding & Water Resource Management, Air Quality, and Urban Greening & Biodiversity.
Hon'ble Shri Aditya Thackeray, Minister of Environment, Tourism & Protocol, Govt. of Maharashtra, inaugurated the Hackathon and addressed the crowd with his future vision on the climate change issue. He was delighted that the new generation was focusing not just on development but on sustainable development for the future, expressing, "We are at the hour when sustainability has to be our focus, not just for future generations but for ourselves".
International Research Conference on ‘Transitioning Towards A Circular Economy – Opportunities & Challenges’
Taking the theme of sustainability forward, MET IOM in collaboration with ICCE (International Council for Circular Economy) organized an International Research Conference on ‘Transitioning Towards A Circular Economy – Opportunities & Challenges’ on 19th November, 2022. National and international researchers exhibited their novel research on topics related to sustainability and circularity.
Circular thinking has always been prevalent in Indian society; its fundamental tenet being that value generation must be separated from resource use. For our industrial systems to become more competitive and less reliant on resources, a development strategy that promotes the best use of resources is the need of the hour.
To take a holistic view of products and processes, a circular thinking and an interdisciplinary approach that takes into account socio-technical, managerial, and environmental variables are required for this paradigm shift. The ultimate aim of this conference was to create a platform of innovative strategies that would help businesses to smoothly transition from a linear to a circular economy, inclusive of thought leaders and usable by all.
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
Under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), MET Institute of Management has pledged to help bring transformational change to rural development processes by leveraging knowledge institutions to help build an architecture of an inclusive India.
The Institute has adopted five villages – Komarpada, Chinchapara, Shivajinagar, EktaNagar and MoriPara in the Goregaon East area – and conducts various social activities on a continuous basis to aid rural development.
To conduct various programs, MET Institute of Management received Rs. 50,000/- as seed money from UBA.
As part of the UBA, the first campaign in the adopted area was to help detect and eradicate cataract in a systematic manner. Regular Eye Testing Camps are conducted once a month, followed by operations for patients detected with cataract problems, with the help of the NAATA Foundation and Rotary Club Goregaon.
MET IOM paid for the Eye Testing Camp expenses, approximately Rs. 7,000/- per camp, for 4 months, to cover all villages adopted by MET IOM with the NAATA Foundation. The operation expenses of approximately Rs. 20,000/- per patient are paid by Rotary Club or other funding partners.
UNGCNI: MoU Signed for Research Related to Climate Change
MET Institute of Management and GCNI signed an MoU on 22nd April, 2023, to carry out a CSR Research Project in the area of SDG 13 Climate Action, focusing on improving education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity building on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning. A grant of Rs. 1,20,000 was received for research towards this project.
The objective of this project is to co-create and implement a district-wide climate change and risk mitigation pilot to support target 13.3 across aspirational districts in Gujarat and Maharashtra. The districts will be selected based on the availability of bio-mass and plastic waste in the district, and the project will be implemented across the entire district, adopting a saturation approach. A youth engagement strategy will be deployed in partnership with leading NGOs/academic institutions of the district with credibility and presence.
The project is a multi-year project divided into two phases:
- Pilot phase: Extensive primary and secondary research, and identification of the district(s) where the project will be implemented.
- Implementation phase: Based on the pilot report, at least one district will be selected for focused attention, and a long-term project implementation strategy will be prepared and submitted.
