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This paper discusses governance and sustainability, focusing on emerging economies. In 2012, a group of research scholars met at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia for a first international meeting in the region about governance. In 2013, 2014 and 2015 the University of Dubrovnik hosted an even larger event on Governance. Exploring trends in governance and sustainability from emerging economies, this paper presents main contributions of selected 10 papers from 2013 OFEL Conference and other 10 from the 2014, looking not only of business corporations, but also SMEs and the third sector organizations. Four categories of analysis emerged: 1. Concepts of sustainability; 2. Context for Governance Studies; 3. Main Goals for Combining Governance and Sustainability; and 4. Most Cited Authors by these 20 analyzed conference papers. It is evident that the theme of the present research has gained importance among academic scholars and that its understanding has evolved. Governance and sustainability are relevant subjects for management studies in a global level, in order to ensure a sustainable development, either for society; private sector; or public sphere. Additionally, the WorldWatch in 2014 published State of the World entitled Governing for Sustainability which enriches the already complex and relevant theme for discussion.