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. 2011
  2. Theorieseminar zur Unternehmensethik

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    19.10.201121.10.2011

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

  3. Verbünde Spezial 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Organiser)

    13.10.2011

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

  4. INSEAD CSI Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2011

    Markus Beckmann (Opponent)

    07.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. 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

  6. 25th Innovations in Sharing Environmental Observations and Information - EnviroInfo 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    05.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. 5th International Research Workshop for PhD - 2011

    Jacob Hörisch (Participant)

    02.10.201107.10.2011

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

  8. Biodiversity Principles: Recommendations for the Financial Sector

    Uwe Beständig (Reviewer)

    01.10.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  9. 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

  10. Social Business and Social Entrepreneurship

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    15.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  11. Education for Sustainable Development - 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Participant)

    14.09.201116.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  12. Sustainability and internal supply chain management – A conceptual approach to intra-organisational knowledge transfer

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    12.09.201114.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  13. Sustainability and Internal Supply Chain Management: A Conceptual Approach to Intra-Organisational Knowledge Transfer

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    12.09.201114.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. 23rd International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research - CSEAR 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    07.09.201109.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. Zwischen Groß- und Kleingruppenlogik: Social Franchising aus einer Hayekianischen Perspektive

    Anica Zeyen (Speaker) & Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    07.09.201109.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. Konzepte der Gesellschaftstheorie - Edmund Phelps 2011

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    05.09.201107.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. The growing importance of sustainability in European markets and the role of universities in sustainability-oriented management education

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    31.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  18. Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    31.08.2011

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

  19. 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

  20. 71st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2011

    Markus Beckmann (Organiser) & Anica Zeyen (Organiser)

    13.08.2011

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

  21. Annual Meeting of the Society for Business Ethics - 2011

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    12.08.201114.08.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  22. Commitment Strategies for Sustainability: How Corporations Can Create Value through New Governance

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    12.08.201116.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  23. Mission Accmplished? How Social Entrepreneurs Define Success

    Anica Zeyen (Speaker) & Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    12.08.201116.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  24. Technology Push vs. Demand Pull: The Evolution of Solar Policy in the US, Germany and China

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker), Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker), Joel West (Speaker) & Xiahong Quan (Speaker)

    12.08.201116.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  25. Förderprogramm „Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung im Mittelstand“

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    08.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  26. 27th EGOS Colloquium - EGOS 2011

    Anica Zeyen (presenter) & Markus Beckmann (presenter)

    08.07.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  27. Small Groups, Big Groups and Social Franchising - A Hayekian Perspective on Scaling Social Entrepreneurship

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker) & Anica Zeyen (Speaker)

    06.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  28. Seeking Legitimacy for Vvalu Ccreation: a Leadership Perspective on Social Eentrepreneurship and Ccorporate social Responsibility

    Anica Zeyen (Speaker) & Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    05.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  29. Sozialunternehmer als Katalysatoren sozialer Innovation: "Erfahrungssache – Engagement 55+ wirkt!“

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    01.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  30. 73. Wissenschaftliche Jahrestagung/Pfingsttagung des Verbands für Hochschullehrer - VHB 2011

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    16.06.201118.06.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  31. 1st Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research - CSEAR France 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    13.06.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  32. XXII Conference of the International Society for Professional Innovation Management - ISPIM 2011

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    12.06.201115.06.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  33. Nachhaltigkeitsinnovation (Sustainability Innovation): Sustainability Leadership Forum

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    09.06.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  34. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    09.06.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  35. 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

  36. Creativity and Innovation Management (Journal)

    Markus Beckmann (Reviewer)

    06.2011 → …

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

  37. Organization Studies (Journal)

    Markus Beckmann (Reviewer)

    06.2011 → …

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

  38. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Markus Beckmann (Office)

    06.2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  39. Industry Studies Conference 2011

    Erik G. Hansen (Coauthor)

    31.05.201103.06.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  40. Zwischenkonferenz im Mercator-Forscherverbund "Innovatives Soziales Handeln - Social Entrepreneurship" 2011

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    16.05.201117.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  41. 7th International Environmental Management Leadership Symposium - 2011

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    02.05.201103.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  42. Environmental Sustainability and Supply Chain Management: A Framework of Cross-Functional Integration and Knowledge Transfer

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    02.05.201103.05.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  43. Rolling out corporate sustainability accounting: A set of challenges - 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    02.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  44. 4. Workshop: Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    23.03.2011

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

  45. FishBanks und Social Entrepreneurship

    Anica Zeyen (Lecturer)

    16.03.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  46. Social Entrepreneurship and social dilemmas

    Anica Zeyen (Lecturer)

    16.03.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  47. Sustainable Supply Chains im globalen Kontext - Lieferantenmanagement in DAX- und MDAX-Unternehmen

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

    15.03.201116.03.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  48. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    17.02.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  49. Audits, Siegel, Zertifikate - Glaubwürdige Nachhaltigkeit? - 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Participant)

    10.02.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  50. ERIM Research Seminar of the Business-Society Management 2011

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    02.02.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  51. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Markus Beckmann (Member)

    02.2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  52. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Markus Beckmann (Member)

    02.2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  53. Exploring the Corporate Practice of Sustainability Accounting

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    22.01.201124.01.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  54. Rolling Out Corporate Sustainability Accounting: A New Set of Challenges for Sustainability Accounting 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Organiser)

    22.01.201124.01.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  55. Academy of Management (External organisation)

    Anica Zeyen (Member)

    01.2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  56. 73. Wissenschaftliche Jahrestagung/Pfingsttagung des Verbands für Hochschullehrer - VHB 2011 (Event)

    Markus Beckmann (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  57. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2011 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  58. African Journal of Business Management (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  59. Daimler and Benz Foundation (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipBodies of private companies and organisationsTransfer

  60. European Group of Organizational Studies (External organisation)

    Anica Zeyen (Member)

    2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  61. European Group of Organizational Studies (External organisation)

    Markus Beckmann (Member)

    2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  62. European Journal of Innovation Management (Journal)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    20112012

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

  63. Gutachter für die Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

    Markus Beckmann (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantEducation

  64. IGI Global Publishing (Publisher)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2011

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

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

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    20112012

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

  66. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  67. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Journal)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    20112012

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

  68. School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)

    Markus Beckmann (Member)

    2011

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

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

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  70. 2010
  71. 5. Forschungsseminar „Innovation and Value Creation“ 2010

    Erik G. Hansen (Chair)

    27.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  72. Research Workshop “Innovation & Value Creation"

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    26.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  73. 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

  74. 2. Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2010

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    24.11.2010

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

  75. Investitionen in die eigene Geschäftsgrundlage: Warum Unternehmen gut beraten sind, CSR sinnvoll umzusetzen

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    15.11.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  76. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    04.11.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  77. 26th Annual Conference for the Canadian Council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship - 2010

    Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    28.10.201030.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  78. Bildungsveranstaltung der Fachschaft WiSo des Cusanuswerks

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    28.10.201030.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  79. Social Entrepreneurship and Success Factors - Is There Really a Difference?

    Anica Zeyen (Speaker)

    28.10.201030.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  80. 4th International Conference on Indicators and Concepts of Innovation - 2010

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    07.10.201008.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  81. Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Empirische Studie bei DAX & MDAX - Theorie & Praxis

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    30.09.201001.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  82. Conference - Global Economic Symposium 2010 (GES) (Event)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    28.09.201029.09.2010

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  83. 1. Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2010

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    22.09.2010

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

  84. Embedded CSR: The Case for an Integrated Approach to Economic Ethics, Business Ethics, and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    22.09.201024.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  85. Legitimacy, Leadership, and Social Entrepreneurship: An Organizational Perspective

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    22.09.201024.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  86. Stakeholder Governance - A Longitudinal Analysis of UK-based Companies Listed in the BITC Corporate Responsibility Index

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    22.09.201024.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  87. Measuring the Impacts of NGO partnerships The Economic and Societal Benefits of Community Involvement at Merck Ltd., Thailand

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    20.09.201022.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  88. Status und zukunftsweisende Ansätze für Nachhaltigkeit in der Wirtschaft

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    15.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  89. Sustainability – Fad or trend?

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    15.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  90. Tagung ,,Konzepte der Gesellschaftstheorie: William Baumols Markttheorie unternehmerischer Innovation''

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    06.09.201008.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  91. Carbon Management Accounting

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    01.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  92. 1st oikos Young Scholars Entrepreneurship Academy - 2010

    Anica Zeyen (Participant)

    22.08.201027.08.2010

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

  93. Annual Conference of the Society for Business Ethics - 2010

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    07.08.201010.08.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  94. Social Entrepreneurship: Passion and Compassion as Strategic Drivers for Value Creation

    Markus Beckmann (Speaker)

    06.08.201010.08.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  95. 26th EGOS Colloquium - EGOS 2010

    Erik G. Hansen (Coauthor)

    01.07.201003.07.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  96. 2nd EMES PhD Summer School - 2010

    Anica Zeyen (Participant)

    01.07.201004.07.2010

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

  97. Corporate Responsibility Evolution Models: Concepts, Evidence and Implications

    Heiko Spitzeck (Speaker) & Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker)

    01.07.201003.07.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  98. Social Entrepreneurship als Kapitalismus 2.0?

    Markus Beckmann (Lecturer)

    23.06.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  99. What Kinds of PV Projects Do Debt Capital Providers Prefer to Finance?

    Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker) & Moritz Loock (Speaker)

    23.06.201026.06.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch