Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
The Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM) at Leuphana University Lüneburg is an internationally operating centre conducting research, teaching and continuous education in the fields of entrepreneurial sustainability management, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and social entrepreneurship.
The Centre analyses causes, structures and processes of environmental, social and sustainability related problems applying concepts and methods of business management, entrepreneurial and environmental sciences. It develops integrated, sustainability solutions for companies, the economy and society by creating integrative ecological, social and economic approaches to sustainability management and entrepreneurship.
How can sustainability performance in and of companies be measured effectively and efficiently? What are relevant framework conditions for effective CSR and sustainability management? How can stakeholder relationships be managed effectively? These and other questions are examined by CSM that also deals with practical up-to-date issues such as supply chain management, biodiversity management or social businesses.
CSM offers a distance learning MBA in Sustainability Management - the first Green MBA worldwide and the leading programme for sustainability management and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The Centre is furthermore involved in developing programmes and courses on CSR and sustainability management at Leuphana University Lüneburg and other universities.
Main research areas
The CSM provides input into numerous curricular programmes and courses on CSR and sustainability management at the Leuphana University Lüneburg and at other universities. Since 2003 the CSM offers the MBA in Sustainability Management as continuous education program to educate and support ‘change agents for sustainability’ in business. In addition to the comprehensive MBA programme, there is also a modular certificate program - theCertificates of Corporate Sustainability Managementon topics such as circular economy, decarbonisation management, sustainability reporting & accounting, sustainability management in sport or sustainable supply chain management.
The Centre also makes a substantial contribution to on-campus degree programmes at the Leuphana University Lüneburg.
Continuing education programmes
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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Developing sufficiency-oriented offerings for clothing users: Business approaches to support consumption reduction
Freudenreich, B. & Schaltegger, S., 20.02.2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 247, 10 p., 119589.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Developing sustainable business experimentation capability – A case study
Weissbrod, I. & Bocken, N. M. P., 20.01.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 142, 4, p. 2663-2676 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die Lücke schließen: Konsumenten zwischen ökologischer Einstellung und nicht-ökologischem Verhalten
Haubach, C., Moser, A., Schmidt, M. & Wehner, C., 2013, In: Wirtschaftspsychologie. 15, 2/3, p. 33-47 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Diffusion of environmental management accounting for cleaner production: Evidence from some case studies
Burritt, R. L., Herzig, C., Schaltegger, S. & Viere, T., 01.07.2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 224, p. 479-491 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Discourses for deep transformation: perceptions of economic growth in two rural communities in Lower Saxony, Germany
Lübker, H. M., Abson, D. J. & Riechers, M., 01.11.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 6, p. 1827-1840 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Diversification through green innovations: Lessons learned from a German engineering firm
Wicki, S., 2015, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 23, 4, p. 197-203 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Diversity matters: the influence of gender diversity on the environmental orientation of entrepreneurial ventures
Tenner, I. & Hörisch, J., 01.09.2021, In: Journal of Business Economics. 91, 7, p. 1005-1023 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Does CSR Matter for Nonprofit Organizations? Testing the Link Between CSR Performance and Trustworthiness in the Nonprofit Versus For-Profit Domain
Lin-Hi, N., Hörisch, J. & Blumberg, I., 22.10.2015, In: Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 26, 5, p. 1944-1974 31 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Does it Pay to Be Eco-Efficient in the European Electricity Supply Industry? A Panel Data Analysis of the Relationship between Environmental and Economic Performance
Wagner, M., 2003, In: Zeitschrift für Energiewirtschaft. 27, 4, p. 309-318 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Do sustainability projects stimulate organizational learning in universities?
Albrecht, P., Burandt, S. & Schaltegger, S., 25.09.2007, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 8, 4, p. 403-415 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Eco-Controlling for Environmental Management
Sturm, A. & Schaltegger, S., 1997, In: Asia Pacific Tech Monitor. 14, March/April, p. 14-26Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Eco-Efficiency: Combining Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costs via Normalization
Kicherer, A., Schaltegger, S., Tschochohei, H. & Pozo, B. F., 11.2007, In: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 12, 7, p. 537-543 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Eco-Efficiency in Corporate Budgeting
Burritt, R. & Schaltegger, S., 01.05.2001, In: Environmental Management and Health. 12, 2, p. 158-174 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Economics of Life Cycle Assessment: Inefficiency of the Present Approach
Schaltegger, S., 1997, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 6, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Educating Change Agents for Sustainability: Learnings from the First Sustainability Management Master of Business Administration
Hesselbarth, C. & Schaltegger, S., 01.01.2014, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 62, 1, p. 24-36 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Energy conservation attitudes and intentions: investigating place attachment in Eastern Transylvania, Romania
Klaniecki, K., Duse, I. A., Engler, J. O., Leventon, J. & Abson, D. J., 05.05.2021, In: Psyecology. 12, 2, p. 177-201 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Entrepreneurship-driven organizational transformation for sustainability: a sensemaking lens
Hübel, C., 24.01.2022, In: Journal of Organizational Change Management. 35, 1, p. 240-256 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental effects of sustainability management tools: An empirical analysis of large companies
Hörisch, J., Ortas, E., Schaltegger, S. & Álvarez, I., 01.12.2015, In: Ecological Economics. 120, p. 241-249 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental Indicators for Business: A Review of the Literature and Standardisation Methods
Olsthoorn, X., Tyteca, D., Wehrmeyer, W. & Wagner, M., 10.2001, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 9, 5, p. 453-463 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental management accounting and its effects on carbon management and disclosure quality
Qian, W., Hörisch, J. & Schaltegger, S., 10.02.2018, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 174, 1, p. 1608-1619 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental Management Accounting – Developments Over the Last 20 years from a Framework Perspective
Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S. & Christ, K. L., 2023, In: Australian Accounting Review. 33, 4, p. 336-351 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental management accounting for cleaner production: The case of a Philippine rice mill
Burritt, R. L., Herzig, C. & Tadeo, B. D., 03.2009, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 17, 4, p. 431-439 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production: The Case of a Philippine Rice Mill
Burritt, R., Herzig, C. & Tadeo, B. D., 03.2009, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 17, 4, p. 431-439 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental orientation among nascent and established entrepreneurs: An empirical analysis of differences and their causes
Hörisch, J., Kollat, J. & Brieger, S. A., 02.08.2019, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing. 11, 4, p. 373-393 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental Shareholder Value: Economic Success with Corporate Environmental Management
Schaltegger, S. & Figge, F., 01.03.2000, In: Eco-Management and Auditing. 7, 1, p. 29-42 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental Sustainability and Supply Chain Management: A Framework of Cross-Functional Integration and Knowledge Transfer
Harms, D., 09.2011, In: Journal of Environmental Sustainability. 1, 1, p. 121-141 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental Value Added: ein neues Maß zur Messung der Öko-Effizienz
Figge, F., 2001, In: Zeitschrift für angewandte Umweltforschung. 14, 1/4, p. 184-197 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Erfolgskriterien ökologieorientierten Managements: Die Notwendigkeit einer ökologischen Rechnungslegung
Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1992, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 15, 2, p. 131-154 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Expanding Material Flow Cost Accounting: Framework, Review and Potentials
Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 01.12.2015, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 108, Part B, p. 1333-1341 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exploring Management Control Systems for Biodiversity: Insights from Three Food Companies
Hübel, C. & Wenzig, J., 04.2025, In: Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. 45, 1, p. 42-72 31 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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For the good of the people: establishing public value creation as an objective for sustainable entrepreneurship policy
Corredor Jimenez, J., Norris, S. & Gebhardt, L., 08.2024, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing. 16, 2, p. 242-261 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Franchising as a Strategy for Combining Small and Large Group Advantages (Logics) in Social Entrepreneurship: A Hayekian Perspective
Beckmann, M. & Zeyen, A., 06.2014, In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 43, 3, p. 502-522 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From negative to positive sustainability performance measurement and assessment? A qualitative inquiry drawing on framing effects theory
Kühnen, M., Silva, S. & Hahn, R., 01.07.2022, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 31, 5, p. 1985-2001 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From rebound to reinforcement effects. The role of analyzing underlying mechanisms for accounting
Schaltegger, S., Amend, C. & Wüst, S., 01.09.2024, In: Journal of Sustainable Finance and Accounting. 3, 10 p., 100014.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From stories to maps: translating participatory scenario narratives into spatially explicit information
Duguma, D. W., Schultner, J., Abson, D. J. & Fischer, J., 06.2022, In: Ecology and Society. 27, 2, 26 p., 13.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From the environmental state to the sustainability state? Conceptualization, indicators, and examples
Rose, M., 03.03.2025, In: Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy. 21, 1, 16 p., 2463188.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Functional domains of business incubators for refugee entrepreneurs
Harima, A., Freudenberg, J. & Halberstadt, J., 10.12.2020, In: Journal of Enterprising Communities. 14, 5, p. 687-711 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gatekeepers of Sustainability Information: Exploring the Roles of Accountants
Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 07.09.2015, In: Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change. 11, 3, p. 333-361 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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German Utilities and distributed PV: How to overcome Barriers to Business Model Innovation
Richter, M., 07.2013, In: Renewable Energy. 55, 7, p. 456-466 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Global patterns of ecologically unequal exchange: Implications for sustainability in the 21st century
Dorninger, C., Hornborg, A., Abson, D., von Wehrden, H., Schaffartzik, A., Giljum, S., Engler, J. O., Feller, R. L., Hubacek, K. & Wieland, H., 01.01.2021, In: Ecological Economics. 179, 14 p., 106824.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Grazing, exploring and networking for sustainability-oriented innovations in learning-action networks: an SME perspective
Klewitz, J., 02.10.2017, In: Innovation - The European Journal of Social Science Research. 30, 4, p. 476 - 503 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Green technology innovation: Anatomy of exploration processes from a learning perspective
Wicki, S. & Hansen, E. G., 01.09.2019, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 28, 6, p. 970-988 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Green thinking but thoughtless buying? An empirical extension of the value-attitude-behaviour hierarchy in sustainable clothing
Jacobs, K., Petersen, L., Hörisch, J. & Battenfeld, D., 01.12.2018, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 203, p. 1155-1169 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How business actors can contribute to sustainability transitions: A case study on the ongoing animal welfare transition in the German egg industry
Hörisch, J., 10.11.2018, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 201, p. 1155-1165 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How Does Sustainability Performance Relate to Business Competitiveness?
Wagner, M. & Schaltegger, S., 2003, In: Greener Management International. 44, p. 5-16 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How environmental and social orientations influence the funding success of investment-based crowdfunding: The mediating role of the number of funders and the average funding amount
Hörisch, J. & Tenner, I., 01.12.2020, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 161, 120311.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How to Integrate Refugees Into the Workforce - Different Opportunities for (Social) Entrepreneurship
Freudenberg, J. & Halberstadt, J., 30.07.2018, In: Problemy zarządzania - Management issues. 16, 1, p. 40-60 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How to Reconcile Environmental and Economic Performance to Improve Corporate Sustainability: Corporate Environmental Strategies in the European Paper Industry
Wagner, M., 07.2005, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 76, 2, p. 105-118 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Human–nature connectedness as a ‘treatment’ for pro-environmental behavior: making the case for spatial considerations
Klaniecki, K., Leventon, J. & Abson, D. J., 01.09.2018, In: Sustainability Science. 13, 5, p. 1375-1388 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Implementation of Sustainability Management and Company Size: A Knowledge-Based View
Hörisch, J., Johnson, M. & Schaltegger, S., 01.12.2015, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 24, 8, p. 765-779 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review