CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (CSEM), IIM SIRMAUR

Faculty support:
Dr. Arpita Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Environmental Management area

Thrust Areas
Waste Management, Sustainability, Rural Livelihood patterns including Organic Farming, etc.

Collaborative Research Studies at CSEM with associated Internal Faculties (From August, 2020 till June, 2022)

• Impact study examining the
  factors affecting sanitation behavior and effect of sensitization
  through Swacch Bharat Mission with Parul Malik & Dr. Arpita Ghosh
• Impact study of sensitization programme affecting the farmer’s adoption towards organic farming through Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan with Devika Vashisht & Dr. Arpita Ghosh
• Issues of Women entrepreneurship at Sirmaur with Kiran Kumar Paidipati & Dr. Arpita Ghosh
• Impact of COVID on local livelihood and air quality with Arpita Ghosh & Dr. Pradipta Patra
• Basic amenities issues at UBA adopted villages with Pradipta Patra, Dr. Arpita Ghosh& Dr. Parul Malik
• Child education issues at Sirmaur villages with Pradipta Patra, Dr. Arpita Ghosh & Dr. Parul Malik

CSEM Advisory Committee (External)

• Professor C. Balomajumder, Dept. of Chemical Engg., IIT Roorkee
• Debashish Mandal, Senior Scientist, ICAR Dehradun
• Priyank Arya, CEO of EHS Stratup-NGO based

About Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) being motivated by the vision of transformational amendment in rural development processes works with a vision to help build the architecture of an Inclusive India. In Himachal Pradesh, Ajauli, Kunja, Danda, Dobri and Jamniwala are the IIM Sirmaur UBA adopted villages. UBA at IIM Sirmaur (Id: S-15911) aims at working with the people of UBA adopted villages in detecting development challenges and developing appropriate solutions for accelerating sustainable growth. It also targets to have an interactive association between the adopted villages and the institute by providing knowledge and practices for emerging professions and to upgrade the capabilities of the rural people. With this objective, UBA at IIM Sirmaur in collaboration with CSEM has conducted several seminars and activities on sustainability, waste management, organic farming, air pollution and climate change, clean energy production, soil science and forestry, and undertook various initiatives such as, vaccination drive, plantation drive etc. to make rural people aware and develop good practices that help in uplifting the society as a whole. With the help of CSEM RAs, around 290 household survey was completed at UBA villages.

About CSR

 Sankalp, the students CSR Committee of IIM Sirmaur, is the embodiment of the Institute's spirit for significantly contributing to society. The committee addresses a wide variety of social issues and enables each member of the student body and the IIM Sirmaur family at large to become responsible toward society and become socially conscious citizens.

In the backdrop of the second wave of Covid in the country, the CSR team collaborated up with Donatekart and contributed towards a donation drive in the month of May to provide oxygen cylinders to those in need. It was ensured that every contribution, small or large, was directed to those affected. Sankalp conducts every year a "Cloth Donation Drive" for nearby slum areas where clothes were collected from students on the campus. This allowed the students to contribute to the happiness and wellness of people around them and interact with them and understand the underprivileged in society. Other major activities organized by the CSR Committee during an academic year includes Guest sessions by award winning individuals in social sector, Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, World Environment Health Week, 'UDVEG: Run for Unity’, etc.

In association with the Centre for Sustainability and Environmental Management, Sankalp has undertaken various initiatives including rural visits, blood donation camps and UBA village activities. Sankalp intends to be a juggernaut of positive societal growth and an agent for change. The community outreach initiative strives to remain true to its slogan 'Sowing Hope into Lives' and make IIM Sirmaur an institute that cares.

List of events conducted after establishment of CSEM

Events conducted before the establishment of CSEM (established in November, 2019):

1. Round Table Seminar on "Environmental Issues and Community Engagement for Sustainable Development.: https://www.iimsirmaur.ac.in/iims/photoalbum/round-table-seminar-
2. Summer School for School Children to Celebrate World Environment Day: https://www.iimsirmaur.ac.in/iims/photoalbum/summer-school-on--how-to-manage-your-waste-efficiently-
3. Internal workshop on solid waste management: https://www.iimsirmaur.ac.in/iims/photoalbum/workshop-on-solid-waste-management