Industry 4.0 is used interchangeably with the fourth industrial revolution and represents a new stage in the organization and control of the industrial value chain. Industry 4.0 is intelligent networking of machines and processes for industry with the help of information and communication technology. Sustainable Business practices are the business practices that “meets the needs of the present world without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
PIMRG has decided to address the issues and concerns in relation to Industry 4.0 and sustainable business practices aiming towards the growth of the organizations and mitigating the challenges.

Industry 4.0 & Key Drivers of Sustainable Global Business Practices (ICSGBP)
Original papers in different areas are invited on the following themes:
Industry 4.0 opportunities and challenges:
Digital Supply chain, Digital Ecosystem, optimization, customization, cost reduction, technology, cybersecurity, change management, employment, human capital development, customer behavior & CRM, capital investment, carbon Trading, Sustainable Development - Climate Change and related topics.
Industry 4.0 technologies:
Big data analytics HR/ Marketing/ Finance; autonomous robots; simulation or digital twins; industrial Internet of things [IIoT], artificial intelligence, cultural intelligence communication technologies, Fintech, Digital Banking, Banking in 4.0 Robotic Automation, Talent Management, HRIS, Payrolls and related topics.
Organizational, managerial, and social characteristics in industry 4.0
Demand Control Support system, home care organizations, managerial learning, mental health, psychological resilience, servant leadership, transformational leadership and related topics.
Sustainable Business Practices:
Redefining Sustainable Business, CSR sustainable development, Waste Management & Sustainability, Ethics and sustainability, Sustainability in the Changing Global Environment, Sustainability in MSME Sector, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing and related topics.
Sustainable Development:
Legal Principles, Practices, and Prospects: Environmental law and management, intellectual property law and competition law, Litigation Verses mediation, human rights and religious freedom, Cybercrime and security, Media and entertainment law: Contemporary development in the age of digitalization, Human rights and gender and social justice, changing dimensions of law and right to health, Public health and pandemics: Challenging dimensions to right to health, Legal Protection of Biodiversity: Challenges and Prospects