ICOSSE ’13 will be organized on three key themes in sustainability—Water Sustainability and Innovative Technology, Sustainable Manufacturing, and Sustainable Energy. The purpose of the Congress is to exchange emerging ideas about ways and means of protecting the environment and its resources so that humans can achieve sustainable development and societal benefits through generations. The Congress will provide a common platform for researchers and practitioners of various physical and ecological sciences, engineering fields, economics, and social sciences. The focus will be on managing natural resources and industrial sustainability from a systems perspective using scientific and engineering innovations.