Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
Organisational unit: Institute
- CSM-Research Field: Advanced Education & Capacity Building
- CSM-Research Field: Concepts & Instruments of Sustainability Management
- CSM-Research Field: Foundations of Sustainability Management
- CSM-Research Field: Management of Natural Resources
- CSM-Research Field: Social Entrepreneurship
- Stakeholder Relationships, Communication & Reporting
- Sustainability Accounting, Performance Management & Finance
- CSM-Research Field: Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Transformation & Innovation
- Professorship for Governance and Sustainability
- Professorship for Sustainability Economics and Management
- Professorship for Sustainability Management
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).
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Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Concept and the Case of Hamburg Airport
Schaltegger, S. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 33 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainability Balanced Scorecards and their Architectures: Irrelevant or Misunderstood?
Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 01.07.2018, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 150, 4, p. 937-952 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Business Cases or Low Hanging Fruit? Environmental Management Accounting Applications in South-East Asia
Viere, T., Schaltegger, S., Herzig, C. & Burritt, R. L., 2006, Environmental management accounting and cleaner production; abstracts: Environmental Management Accounting Network 9th annual conference ; Graz Austria, 2006. Schnitzer, H. & Jasch, C. (eds.). Verlag Technische Universität Graz, p. 47 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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Sustainability Education and Accounting Experience. What Motivates Higher Valuation of Environmental Performance: A Commentary on "Rhetoric or Reality? Do Accounting Education and Experience Increase Weighting on Environmental Performance in a Balanced Scorecard?"
Schaltegger, S., 08.2013, In: Accounting Education: an international journal. 22, 4, p. 385-387 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Entrepreneurship in the Context of Emissions Trading
Gerlach, A., 2006, Emissions Trading and Business. Antes, R. & Hansjürgens, B. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Physica-Verlag, p. 73-87 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Sustainability impact assessment of new ventures: An emerging field of research
Fichter, K., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Schaltegger, S. & Schillebeeckx, S. J. D., 15.01.2023, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 384, 12 p., 135452.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability in Business: Integrated Management of Value Creation and Disvalue Mitigation
Beckmann, M. & Schaltegger, S., 28.06.2021, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management. Aldag, R. J. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 24 p. (Oxford Research Encyclopedias).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Sustainability, Innovation and Information Technology as Sources of Value Generation
Hack, S., 2011, In: Journal of Management and Financial Sciences. IV, 5, p. 16-35 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Innovation Contests: Evaluating Contributions with an Eco Impact-Innovativeness Typology
Hansen, E. G., Bullinger, A. C. & Reichwald, R., 10.2011, In: International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development. 5, 2/3, p. 221–245 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability learnings from the COVID-19 crisis: Opportunities for resilient industry and business development
Schaltegger, S., 26.08.2021, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 12, 5, p. 889-897 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Management
Schaltegger, S., 2013, Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Idowu, S. O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L. & Das Gupta, A. (eds.). Heidelberg, New York: Springer, p. 2384-2388 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Sustainability management accounting – enabling macro-level sustainability transformation towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Christ, K. L., Dijkstra-Silva, S., Burritt, R. & Schaltegger, S., 25.04.2024, In: Meditari Accountancy Research. 32, 3, p. 923-944 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Management and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Managers' Awareness and Implementation of Innovative Tools
Johnson, M., 01.09.2015, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 22, 5, p. 271-285 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Management Control
Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 2011, Accounting for Climate Change - What and how to measure: EMAN-EU 2011 Conference, Proceedings. Csutora, M. & Kerekes, S. (eds.). p. 7-15 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Management Control
Schaltegger, S., 2011, Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management. Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 337-352 15 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science (ECOE); no. 27).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Management for Start-ups and Micro-Enterprises: Development of a Sustainability Quick-Check and Reporting Scheme
Halberstadt, J. & Johnson, M., 2014, Proceedings of the 28th Conference on Environmental Informatics: Informatics for Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development and Risk Management. Gómez, J. M., Sonnenschein, M., Vogel, U., Winter, A., Rapp, B. & Giesen, N. (eds.). Universität Oldenburg, Bibliotheks- und Informationssystem, p. 17-24 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Management for the Olympic and Paralymic Games in London 2012
Berlemann, B., 2007, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 79 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainability management from a responsible management perspective
Beckmann, M., Schaltegger, S. & Landrum, N. E., 2020, Research handbook of responsible management. Laasch, O., Suddaby, R., Freeman, R. E. & Jamali, D. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 122-137 16 p. (Research Handbooks in Business and Management series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Management in Business Enterprises: Concepts and Instruments for Sustainable Organisation Development
Schaltegger, S., Herzig, C., Kleiber, O. & Müller, J., 2002, 1. ed. ed., Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, 123 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainability Management in Business Enterprises: Concepts and Instruments for Sustainable Organisation Development
Schaltegger, S., Herzig, C., Kleiber, O. & Müller, J., 2002, 2. ed. ed., Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 123 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainability Management in Business Enterprises: Concepts and Instruments for Sustainable Organisation Development (Thai Translation)
Schaltegger, S., Herzig, C., Kleiber, O. & Müller, J., 2005, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 123 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainability-Oriented Business Model Assessment—A Conceptual Foundation
Lüdeke-Freund, F., Freudenreich, B., Schaltegger, S., Saviuc, I. & Stock, M., 2017, Analytics, Innovation, and Excellence-Driven Enterprise Sustainability. Carayannis, E. G. & Sindakis, S. (eds.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 169-206 38 p. (Palgrave studies in democracy, innovation, and entrepreneurship for growth).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability-Oriented Innovation
Hansen, E. G. & Grosse-Dunker, F., 2013, Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Idowu, S. O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L. & Das Gupta, A. (eds.). Heidelberg, New York: Springer, Vol. Volume 1. p. 2407–2417 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability-Oriented Innovation in SMEs: A Systematic Literature Review of Existing Practices and Actors Involved
Klewitz, J. & Hansen, E. G., 2011, Sustainability in Innovation: Innovation Management Challenges . Huizingh, E., Torkelli, M., Conn, S. & Bitran (eds.). International Society for Professional Innovation Management, 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability-Oriented Innovation of SMEs: A Systematic Review
Klewitz, J. & Hansen, E. G., 15.02.2014, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 65, p. 57-75 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Sustainability-oriented technology exploration: managerial values, ambidextrous design, and separation drift
Hansen, E. G., Wicki, S. & Schaltegger, S., 01.06.2022, In: International Journal of Innovation Management. 26, 5, 27 p., 2240004.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability-oriented technology exploration: managerial values, ambidextrous design, and separation drift
Hansen, E. G., Wicki, S. & Schaltegger, S., 31.03.2023, Radical Innovation Challenges: Corporate to Climate. Tidd, J. (ed.). World Scientific Europe, p. 351-377 27 p. (Technology Management; vol. 42).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Performance and Business Competitiveness
Wagner, M. (ed.) & Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2003, greener management international.Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Sustainability-Related Innovation and Sustainability Management: A Quantitative Analysis
Wagner, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 30 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainability Reporting as a Consequence of Environmental Orientation: A Comparison of Sustainability Reporting by German Emerging Davids and Greening Goliaths
Hummel, P., 2021, In: Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. 41, 3, p. 172-193 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Reporting beyond Rhetoric: Linking Strategy, Accounting and Communication
Schaltegger, S., 2012, Contemporary Issues in Sustainability Accounting, Assurance and Reporting . Jones, S. & Ratnatunga, J. (eds.). Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, p. 183-195 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Reporting for Start ups: Recommendations for customized Instruments to promote Sustainability
Schäfer, B., 2015, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 105 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainability Reporting Guidelines 2002
Schaltegger, S. (Translator), 2003, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 90 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainability Reporting in the German Banking Sector during the Financial Crisis
Herzig, C., Giese, N., Hetze, K. & Godemann, J., 05.2012, In: International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development. 6, 2, p. 184-218 35 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Reporting in the Light of Business Environments: Linking Business Environment, Strategy, Communication and Accounting
Schaltegger, S., 2012, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 16 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainabiltiy Leadership. Eine Annäherung aus wissenschaftlicher Perspektive: ein Beitrag des Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM), Universität Lüneburg
Schaltegger, S., 2005, BAUM Jahrbuch. B.A.U.M. (ed.). Hamburg: Henkel Kommunikation, p. 60-63 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Sustainable and Social Entrepreneurship
Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 16 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 1/2009)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Transfer
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Sustainable Balanced Scorecard in der Flughafen Hamburg GmbH
Diaz Guerrero, A., Möller, D. & Wagner, M., 2002, Nachhaltig managen mit der Balanced Scorecard: Konzept und Fallstudien. Schaltegger, S. & Dyllick, T. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Dr. Gabler Verlag, p. 229-257 29 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Sustainable business model research and practice: Emerging field or passing fancy?
Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Dembek, K., 01.12.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 168, p. 1668-1678 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable business models and sustainable supply chain management: Establishing linkages
Norris, S., Zufall, J., Schaltegger, S. & Weissbrod, I., 01.07.2019, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on New Business Models: New Business Models for Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Transformation. Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Froese, T. (eds.). Berlin: ESCP Europe, p. 872-873 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Champions: Positionierung von Marktführern im Umweltbereich. Eine empirische Untersuchung
Petersen, H., 08.2002, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 32 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainable Development: Special Issue: Innovative measurement approaches for corporate sustainability
Álvarez-Etxeberria, I. (ed.), Ortas, E. (ed.) & Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2017, Bradford, West Yorkshire: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 55 p. (Sustainable Development; vol. 25, no. 2)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Sustainable Development Funds: Progress since the 1970s
Schaltegger, S. & Figge, F., 2001, Sustainable banking: the greening of finance. Bouma, J. J., Jeucken, M. & Klinkers, L. (eds.). Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, p. 203-210 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Sustainable Development Funds: Development of Concepts and Assessment Approaches since the 70ies
Schaltegger, S. & Figge, F., 2000, In: Information der Internationalen Treuhand AG Basel, Genf, Zürich. 108, p. 32-42 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Sustainable Development of Biofuels in Latin America and the Caribbean
Solomon, B. D. (ed.) & Bailis, R. (ed.), 2014, New York: Springer Science+Business Media.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Sustainable development of supplier performance. An empirical analysis of relationship characteristics in the automotive sector
Naffin, J., Klewitz, J. & Schaltegger, S., 01.07.2023, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 30, 4, p. 1753-1769 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Energy: Risks and Opportunities of Biomass for Biofuel: The Case of Jatropha Cultivation in India
Latschan, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 182 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainable entrepreneurship: Composing individual processes and collaborative transformations
Schaltegger, S. & Johnson, M., 2019, Decent Work and Economic Growth: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Leal Filho, W., Azul, A. M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P. & Wall, T. (eds.). Cham: Springer, 11 p. (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Schaltegger, S., 2013, Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Idowu, S. O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L. & Das Gupta, A. (eds.). Heidelberg: Springer, p. 2458-2462 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Farny, S. & Binder, J., 19.01.2021, World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship. Dana, L. P. (ed.). 2 ed. Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 605-611 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research