Organisation profile

The Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM) at Leuphana University Lüneburg is an internationally oriented centre of excellence in research, teaching and academic training as well as in knowledge transfer in the fields of entrepreneurial sustainability management, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and social entrepreneurship.

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The Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM) at Leuphana University Lüneburg is an internationally oriented centre of excellence in research, teaching and academic training as well as in knowledge transfer in the fields of entrepreneurial sustainability management, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and social entrepreneurship.

Research areas: Foundations of sustainability management and corporate social responsibility; Measurement, information and communication of sustainability; Management of stakeholder relationships; Conservation management and integrative sustainability management; Continuous education; Perspectives of social entrepreneurship research; SCHub:Social Change Hub; Evolutionary agents; Ashoka Youth Venture

Continuing education products

The MBA in Sustainability Management is the first university MBA in sustainability management and corporate social responsibility (CSR) worldwide. The e-learning supported distance learning degree programme can be completed in either part-time (two years) or full-time (one year). The MBA in Sustainability Management is accredited according to European guidelines and leads to the internationally recognised degree "Master of Business Administration" (MBA).

The CSM is also active in a number of other international continuing education programmes in CSR and sustainability management. For years the Centre has collaborated in continuing education and distance programmes with the FernUniversität Hagen (Germany’s leading open university) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT). The CSM organises the whole area of environmental management for their interdisciplinary programme of studies in environmental sciences (the Infernum Master of Science in Environmental Sciences at the UMSICHT Fraunhofer Institute).

  1. International Conference on Business, Ethics, Social Integration and Corporate Citizenship - 2006

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    02.04.200604.04.2006

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  2. Interactive Value Creation & Sustainability: Guest lecture “Innovation Strategy“

    Erik G. Hansen (Lecturer)

    03.02.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  3. INSEAD CSI Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2011

    Markus Beckmann (Opponent)

    07.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Innovative supplier management processes for sustainability - Explorative findings from German stock corporations

    Dorli Harms (Speaker) & Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    01.06.201104.06.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand 2012

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    21.11.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  6. Innovations for Sustainability through Multi-Stakeholder Innovation Initiatives

    Marianne Esders (Speaker)

    05.07.200908.07.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Innovation Potential for Sustainability Management Methods

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker), Jacob Hörisch (Speaker), Christian Herzig (Speaker) & Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    02.07.201204.07.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Innovation in sustainable supply chains – A reflection on resources and SME collaboration with supply chain stakeholders

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    06.06.201208.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Innovation contests for sustainability innovations: Findings from a worldwide shoe innovation contest

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    25.11.201027.11.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Industry Studies Conference 2011

    Erik G. Hansen (Coauthor)

    31.05.201103.06.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. Indicators in Sustainability Management

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Lecturer)

    01.11.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  12. Implementing Sustainability Strategies Through Accounting Controls: An Exploration of Practices in Seven Multinational Corporations

    Nathalie Crutzen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    06.05.201308.05.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  13. Ignorant or gatekeeper? What role do accountants play in the sustainability accounting practice?

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    29.08.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. IGI Global Publishing (Publisher)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2011

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  15. IDG Summit 2023

    Sebastian Möller (Participant)

    11.10.202313.10.2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. ICSS (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    2008 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  17.  ICCSR 10th Anniversary Conference 2012

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    26.04.201227.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. HOW SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    24.09.201226.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. How Relationship Networks Influence Women Social Entrepreneurs

    Jantje Halberstadt (Speaker) & Anna Spiegler (Speaker)

    14.01.201616.01.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  20. How Many (and Which) Indicators Are Necessary to Compare the Environmental Performance of Companies?: A Sectoral and Statistical Answer

    Walter Wehrmeyer (Speaker), Daniel Tyteca (Speaker) & Marcus Wagner (Speaker)

    02.05.200104.05.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  21. Hershley (Publisher)

    Erik G. Hansen (Editorial Board)

    20102011

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of unfinished anthology/collectionResearch

  22. Herbst-Tagung des Verbands der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaf - VHB 2011

    Dorli Harms (Coauthor)

    06.10.201107.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  23. Herbsttagung der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement des Verbands für Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft - VHB 2018

    Jacob Hörisch (Participant)

    04.10.201805.10.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  24. Herbsttagung der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement des Verbands der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V. - VHB 2017

    Jacob Hörisch (Speaker)

    10.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. Herbsttagung der wissenschaftlichen Kommission Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement - 2009

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    05.10.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  26. Herbsttagung der Forschungsgruppe Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement des Verbands für Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft - VHB NAMA 2012

    Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker)

    24.09.201225.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  27. Hans E. Moppert-Stiftung (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    20082014

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  28. Gutachter für die Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

    Markus Beckmann (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantEducation

  29. Guidelines for Assessing Biodiversity-Related Risks and Opportunities in the Financial Sector: An Aid for Implementing the VfU Biodiversity Principles

    Uwe Beständig (Reviewer), Irina Detlefsen (Reviewer) & Kristina Jahn (Reviewer)

    01.10.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  30. Green vs. Jobs: Goal Conflict Inherence in the Solar Policies of California, China and Germany

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    15.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  31. Green Procurement and Supply: Chancen und Herausforderungen

    Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    25.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  32. Green Procurement and Supply: Chancen und Herausforderungen

    Dorli Harms (Oral presentation)

    25.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  33. Green Innovation Processes in SMEs: Anatomy of a Learning Journey

    Samuel Wicki (Speaker) & Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker)

    03.07.201606.07.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  34. Greener Management International (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2002 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  35. Greener Management International (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2003

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  36. GREEN BRANDS Organisation GmbH (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    2013

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  37. G-Forum, 18. Forum Gründungsforschung - Interdisziplinäre Entrepreneurship Jahreskonferenz

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker), Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Sabine Mirkovic (Speaker)

    13.11.201414.11.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  38. German Association for educational and academic staff development in Higher Education (External organisation)

    Sebastian Möller (Member)

    10.2022 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsEducation

  39. German Academic Association for Business Research e.V. (External organisation)

    Erik G. Hansen (Member)

    2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  40. German Academic Association for Business Research e.V. (External organisation)

    Erik G. Hansen (Member)

    20102012

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  41. German Academic Association for Business Research e.V. (External organisation)

    Markus Beckmann (Member)

    2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  42. Geld oder Nächstenliebe – Eine empirische Analyse zu sozialen Ursprüngen kommerzieller Geschäftsideen

    Jantje Halberstadt (Speaker) & Charlotte L. Schuster (Speaker)

    07.11.201308.11.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  43. Functions of Innovation Systems: the Case of Flywheel Energy Storage

    Samuel Wicki (Speaker), Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Felix Czernin (Speaker)

    14.06.201517.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  44. Frühjahrstermin des FGF-Arbeitskreis Sustainable Entrepreneurship 2018

    Jacob Hörisch (Speaker)

    14.03.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  45. From pushing levers to dancing with the system: Rethinking transformation for sustainability through metaphor

    Elizabeth Anne Clarke (Speaker), Guido Caniglia (Speaker), David Abson (Speaker) & Daniel J. Lang (Speaker)

    06.02.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  46. From Fast to Slow Fashion: Management Challenges for the Sustainability Transformation of Business Models

    Birte Freudenreich (Speaker), Ulrike Kaspar (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    20.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  47. From equal opportunity officers to female social entrepreneurs - An analysis of gender equality work at universities in Lower Saxony, Germany

    Charlotte L. Schuster (Speaker), Jantje Halberstadt (Speaker), Christoph Schank (Speaker) & M. Petersen (Speaker)

    19.08.201421.08.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  48. Fröhlich gestalten! Wie sich Organisationen hacken lassen

    Sebastian Möller (Speaker) & Lars Hochmann (Speaker)

    26.02.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  49. Förderprogramm „Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung im Mittelstand“

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    08.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch