University of the Witwatersrand & Common Ground
23rd International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability
“Special Focus: Innovating for Sustainable Futures”
Timeline Milestones
The 2027 session bridges multi-disciplinary tracks spanning ecological contexts, education policies, participatory governance models, and modern AI implementations for sustainable transitions. Proposals are reviewed continuously, enabling presenters to choose either on-site oral delivery setups in Johannesburg or remote presentation streaming tracks.
The Twenty-Third International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability (On Sustainability 2027) will be hosted in hybrid layout by the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa from January 20-22, 2027. Focusing on the core annual theme “Innovating for Sustainable Futures”, the conference spans specialized thematic research areas including ecological realities, participatory processes, and the strategic integration of artificial intelligence for sustainable organizational transitions.