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. 2014
  2. Exploration deficiency: lessons learned from an unsuccessful sustainable energy technology innovation

    Samuel Wicki (Speaker)

    08.06.201413.06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Legitimierung oder Gewinn: Was motiviert große deutsche Unternehmen für Nachhaltigkeit?

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    06.05.201407.05.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  4. Money or Charity?: From (women's) social intention to commercial business models

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

    02.04.201405.04.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Office)

    2014 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  6. Supply Chain Management (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2014

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  7. 2013
  8. Nachhaltige Geschäftsmodelle: Unternehmen in der Transformation

    Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker)

    20.11.201321.11.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Artombo – Vermarktung von südafrikanischer Township-Kunst

    Jantje Halberstadt (Speaker), Michael Schuricht (Speaker) & Jean Greyling (Speaker)

    07.11.201308.11.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. 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

  11. Sind Gründer-CEOs weniger anfällig für myopisches Verhalten?

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

    07.11.201308.11.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  12. Trends in sustainability management: Progress and standstill

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    30.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  13. Progress and Standstil. How is Sustainability Management Developing in Corporate Practice?

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    18.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  14. 12th Annual Academy of Business in Society Colloquium - ABIS 2013

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

    15.10.201317.10.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. Entrepreneurial Motivations and Tendencies: A South African and German Case Study

    Jantje Halberstadt (Speaker), Brenda Scholtz (Speaker), Alexander T. Nicolai (Speaker) & Michael Schuricht (Speaker)

    02.09.201303.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. Methodological Trends and Challenges of Entrepreneurship Research

    Charlotte L. Schuster (Speaker), Jantje Halberstadt (Speaker) & Clayton Burger (Speaker)

    02.09.201303.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  17. Money or Charity?: From (Women's) Social Intention to Commercial Business Models

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

    02.09.201303.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  18. Perform to Disclose or Disclose to Perform: Which Drives Which?

    Wei Qian (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    26.07.201328.07.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. Conference of the Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network - EMAN Asia-Pacific 2013

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    14.07.201315.07.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  20. The Role and Use of Environmental Management Accounting for Supply Chains: An explorative Study

    Christian Herzig (Speaker), Tobias Viere (Speaker), Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Roger Leonard Burritt (Speaker)

    08.07.201309.07.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  21. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2013

    Dorli Harms (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    26.06.201329.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. Research Conference of the European Business Ethics Network - EBEN 2013

    Jacob Hörisch (Speaker)

    06.06.201308.06.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  23. The Diffusion of Sustainable Cotton: Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Industry Transformation and the Role of Standards

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    04.06.201307.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  24. 25th NOFOMA Conference - 2013

    Philip Beske-Janssen (Speaker) & Stefan Seuring (Speaker)

    03.06.201305.06.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. 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

  26. 6. Wissenschaftliches Symposium „Supply Management“ des BME - 2013

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    05.03.201306.03.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  27. Einführung in SPSS: Computergestützte Auswertung statistischer Daten

    Jacob Hörisch (Lecturer)

    25.02.201327.02.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  28. 16th Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network Conference - EMAN EU Conference 2013

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    20.02.201322.02.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  29. Match or Mismatch?: Biofuel Sustainability Standards and local Producers’ Perspectives on Sustainable Feedstock Production

    Tina Hildebrandt (Speaker), Christine Moser (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    24.01.201325.01.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  30. Australian Accounting Review (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2013 → …

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

  31. Business Strategy and the Environment (Journal)

    Markus Beckmann (Editor)

    2013 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  32. Business Strategy and the Environment (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2013 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  33. GREEN BRANDS Organisation GmbH (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    2013

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  34. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2013 → …

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

  35. 2012
  36. Networkers, Grazers, and Explorers: how sustainability-oriented innovation in SMEs unfolds through a regional network setting.

    Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    22.11.201223.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  37. Sustainable entrepreneurship and the transformation of industries: The case of the apparel industry

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    22.11.201223.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  38. Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand 2012

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    21.11.2012

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

  39. Rational Socially Responsible Investment

    Benjamin Tobias Peylo (Speaker)

    01.10.201203.10.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  40. 15th EMAN Conference on Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting - EMAN 2012

    Jacob Hörisch (Speaker)

    24.09.201226.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  41. 15th EMAN Conference on Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting - EMAN 2012

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    24.09.201226.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  42. Exploring corporate reality of sustainability accounting practices

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    24.09.201226.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  43. 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

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

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    24.09.201226.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  45. British Academy of Management - BAM 2012

    Sarah Elena Windolph (Speaker)

    12.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  46. 3rd International Sustainability Conference 2012

    Jacob Hörisch (Speaker)

    29.08.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  47. 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

  48. Role-determined information needs of sustainability management control

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    29.08.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  49. 72nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Managment - AOM 2012

    Anica Zeyen (Organiser), Markus Beckmann (Organiser), Michael König (Participant) & Michael Frese (Organiser)

    04.08.2012

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

  50. A Contingency Analysis of SUccess Definitions - Is Social Entrepreneurship REally Different?

    Anica Zeyen (Speaker) & Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    03.08.201207.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  51. A Hayekian Perspective on Social Franchising: Scaling Social Entrepreneurship by Combining Small-Group and Big-Group Logics

    Anica Zeyen (Speaker) & Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    03.08.201207.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  52. 28th EGOS Colloquium - EGOS 2012

    Anica Zeyen (Speaker) & Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    04.07.201207.07.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  53. 11th EABIS Annual Colloquium 2012

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    03.07.201204.07.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  54. 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

  55. Sustainable Entrepreneurship and the Transformation of Industries: The Case of the Apparel Industry

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    02.07.201204.07.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  56. Abschlusskonferenz des Mercator Forschungsverbundes Innovatives Soziales Handeln – Social Entrepreneurship 2012

    Markus Beckmann (Organiser)

    28.06.201229.06.2012

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

  57. Social Entrepreneurs as Evolutionary Agents in the German Institutional Landscape.

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    28.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  58. proDUO: Job-Sharing for Postdoc and Higher Academic Employees: An Organizing Principle of the Human Resource Management of Science Institutions?

    Stephanie Birkner (Speaker), Jantje Halberstadt (Speaker) & Annika Rehm (Speaker)

    27.06.201229.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  59. 2nd International Workshop on Renewable Energy 2012

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    11.06.201215.06.2012

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

  60. 12th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management - EURAM 2012

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    06.06.201208.06.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  61. 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

  62. Environmental Management Accounting. Purposes, Patterns, Paths

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    30.05.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  63. Transdisciplinary Research in Corporate Sustainability. Vision, Verdict, Value

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    29.05.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  64. The RMIT Accounting for Sustainability Conference 2012

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    28.05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  65. TADA Conference „Sustainability meets Ethics“, Transatlantic Doctoral Academy on Corporate Responsibility 2012

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    04.05.201205.05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  66.  ICCSR 10th Anniversary Conference 2012

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    26.04.201227.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  67. Green Procurement and Supply: Chancen und Herausforderungen

    Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    25.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  68. Green Procurement and Supply: Chancen und Herausforderungen

    Dorli Harms (Oral presentation)

    25.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  69. Social Entrepreneurship in Theorie und Praxis: 2,5-tägiges Blockseminar (mit Anica Zeyen)

    Markus Beckmann (Lecturer)

    19.04.201221.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  70. Social Entrepreneurship in Theorie und Praxis: 2,5-tägiges Blockseminar (mit Markus Beckmann)

    Anica Zeyen (Lecturer)

    19.04.201221.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  71. Panel-Teilnehmer beim "Expertentreffen zu Social Business"

    Markus Beckmann (Panel participant)

    13.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  72. Social Entrepreneurship - Was ist das und was bringt es?

    Anica Zeyen (Lecturer)

    04.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  73. Soziale Dilemmata - Warum ist Nachhaltigkeit so schwierig?: mit FIshBanks-Planspiel

    Anica Zeyen (Lecturer)

    14.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  74. Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement - Eine Einführung

    Markus Beckmann (Lecturer)

    13.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  75. University of South Australia

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Visiting researcher)

    05.03.201202.04.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  76. University-industry collaboration to stimulate learning in the context of sustainability-oriented innovations

    Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    01.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  77. European Journal of Innovation Management (Journal)

    Anica Zeyen (Reviewer)

    03.2012 → …

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

  78. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Markus Beckmann (Reviewer)

    03.2012 → …

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

  79. Beyond the supply chain – Sustainability-oriented product innovations through a transdisciplinary approach

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    29.02.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  80. Transdisciplinarity in Corporate Sustainability: Mapping the field

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    29.02.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  81. Einführung in SPSS: Computergestützte Auswertung statistischer Daten

    Jacob Hörisch (Lecturer)

    10.02.201212.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  82. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development (Journal)

    Markus Beckmann (Reviewer)

    02.2012 → …

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

  83. 2nd Leu­pha­na Con­fe­rence on En­tre­pre­neurship - GMLG 2012

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    20.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  84. Corporate Sustainability & Leadership Excellence

    Erik G. Hansen (Lecturer)

    08.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  85. 72nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Managment - AOM 2012 (Event)

    Anica Zeyen (Reviewer) & Markus Beckmann (Reviewer)

    01.2012 → …

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

  86. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2012

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  87. Resources, Conservation and Recycling (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2012 → …

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

  88. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Markus Beckmann (Member)

    2012 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  89. Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2012 → …

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

  90. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2012

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  91. 2011
  92. 14th International Conference "Business Ethics and Risk Management" - 2011

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    08.12.201110.12.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  93. Debating Accounting and Sustainability: Incompatibility and Rapprochement in the Pursuit of Corporate Sustainability

    Rob Gray (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    05.12.201107.12.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  94. Debating Accounting and Sustainability: Incompatibility and Rapprochement in the Pursuit of Corporate Sustainability

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    04.12.201107.12.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  95. 5th Annual Research Colloquium “Innovation & Value Creation" 2011

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    25.11.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  96. proDUO – Jobsharing als Element des akademischen Personalmanagements von promovierten MitarbeiterInnen an deutschen Hochschulen

    Stephanie Birkner (Speaker), Jantje Halberstadt (Speaker) & Annika Rehm (Speaker)

    25.11.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  97. 6. Forschungsseminar „Innovation and Value Creation“ 2011

    Erik G. Hansen (Chair)

    24.11.201126.11.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  98. Social Entrepreneurship in Theorie und Praxis: 2,5-tägiges Blockseminar (mit Anica Zeyen)

    Markus Beckmann (Lecturer)

    24.11.201126.11.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  99. Social Entrepreneurship in Theorie und Praxis: 2,5-tägiges Blockseminar (mit Markus Beckmann)

    Anica Zeyen (Lecturer)

    24.11.201126.11.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  100. Workshop IV des Innovationsverbunds nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    23.11.2011

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

  101. Indicators in Sustainability Management

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Lecturer)

    01.11.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation