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. Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    The Relationship between the Environmental and Economic Performance of Firms: What Does Theory Propose and What Does Empirical Evidence Tell Us?

    Wagner, M., Schaltegger, S. & Wehrmeyer, W., 06.2001, In: Greener Management International. 34, p. 95-108 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The Relationship Between the Environmental and Economic Performance of Firms: An Empirical Analysis of the European Paper Industry

    Wagner, M., Phu, N. V., Azomahou, T. & Wehrmeyer, W., 01.01.2002, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 9, 3, p. 133-146 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    The Relationship of Environmental and Economic Performance at the Firm Level: A Review of Empirical Studies in Europe and Methodological Comments

    Wagner, M. & Wehrmeyer, W., 01.01.2002, In: European Environment. 12, 3, p. 149-159 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The Role of an SME’s Green Strategy in Public-Private Eco-innovation Initiatives: The Case of Ecoprofit

    Hansen, E. G. & Klewitz, J., 01.01.2012, In: Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. 25, 4, p. 451-477 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published
  7. Published

    The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Linking Sustainability Management to Business Strategy

    Figge, F., Hahn, T., Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 09.2002, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 11, 5, p. 269-284 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard as a Framework for Eco-Efficiency Analysis

    Möller, A. & Schaltegger, S., 09.2005, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 9, 4, p. 73-83 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: A Systematic Review of Architectures

    Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 01.01.2016, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 133, 2, p. 193-221 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published
  11. Published

    Thinking Green, Buying Green? Drivers of Pro-Environmental Purchasing Behavior

    Moser, A. K., 11.05.2015, In: Journal of Consumer Marketing. 32, 3, p. 167-175 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Toward comparative institutional analysis of polycentric social-ecological systems governance

    Thiel, A. & Moser, C., 2018, In: Environmental Policy and Governance. 28, 4, p. 269-283 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Toward “hardened” accountability? Analyzing the European Union's hybrid transnational governance in timber and biofuel supply chains

    Moser, C. & Leipold, S., 01.2021, In: Regulation & Governance. 15, 1, p. 115-132 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Toward holistic corporate sustainability-Developing employees' action competence for sustainability in small and medium-sized enterprises through training

    Schroeder, S., Wiek, A., Farny, S. & Luthardt, P., 05.2023, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 32, 4, p. 1650-1669 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Environmental Management Accounting: Links Between Business Actors and Environmental Management Accounting Tools

    Burrit, R. L., Hahn, T. & Schaltegger, S., 07.2002, In: Australian Accounting Review. 12, 27, p. 39-50 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Transdisciplinarity in Corporate Sustainability: Mapping the Field

    Schaltegger, S., Beckmann, M. & Hansen, E. G., 05.2013, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 22, 4, p. 219-229 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: Visions of future systems and how to get there

    Fazey, I., Schäpke, N., Caniglia, G., Hodgson, A., Kendrick, I., Lyon, C., Page, G., Patterson, J., Riedy, C., Strasser, T., Verveen, S., Adams, D., Goldstein, B., Klaes, M., Leicester, G., Linyard, A., McCurdy, A., Ryan, P., Sharpe, B., Silvestri, G., Abdurrahim, A. Y., Abson, D., Adetunji, O. S., Aldunce, P., Alvarez-Pereira, C., Amparo, J. M., Amundsen, H., Anderson, L., Andersson, L., Asquith, M., Augenstein, K., Barrie, J., Bent, D., Bentz, J., Bergsten, A., Berzonsky, C., Bina, O., Blackstock, K., Boehnert, J., Bradbury, H., Brand, C., Böhme, J., Bøjer, M. M., Carmen, E., Charli-Joseph, L., Choudhury, S., Chunhachoti-ananta, S., Cockburn, J., Colvin, J., Connon, I. L. C., Cornforth, R., Cox, R. S., Cradock-Henry, N., Cramer, L., Cremaschi, A., Dannevig, H., Day, C. T., de Lima Hutchison, C., de Vrieze, A., Desai, V., Dolley, J., Duckett, D., Durrant, R. A., Egermann, M., Elsner (Adams), E., Fremantle, C., Fullwood-Thomas, J., Galafassi, D., Gobby, J., Golland, A., González-Padrón, S. K., Gram-Hanssen, I., Grandin, J., Grenni, S., Lauren Gunnell, J., Gusmao, F., Hamann, M., Harding, B., Harper, G., Hesselgren, M., Hestad, D., Heykoop, C. A., Holmén, J., Holstead, K., Hoolohan, C., Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Horlings, L. G., Howden, S. M., Howell, R. A., Huque, S. I., Inturias Canedo, M. L., Iro, C. Y., Ives, C. D., John, B., Joshi, R., Juarez-Bourke, S., Juma, D. W., Karlsen, B. C., Kliem, L., Kläy, A., Kuenkel, P., Kunze, I., Lam, D., Lang, D. J., Larkin, A., Light, A., Luederitz, C., Luthe, T., Maguire, C., Mahecha-Groot, A. M., Malcolm, J., Marshall, F., Maru, Y., McLachlan, C., Mmbando, P., Mohapatra, S., Moore, M. L., Moriggi, A., Morley-Fletcher, M., Moser, S., Mueller, K. M., Mukute, M., Mühlemeier, S., Naess, L. O., Nieto-Romero, M., Novo, P., ÓBrien, K., O'Connell, D. A., O'Donnell, K., Olsson, P., Pearson, K. R., Pereira, L., Petridis, P., Peukert, D., Phear, N., Pisters, S. R., Polsky, M., Pound, D., Preiser, R., Rahman, M. S., Reed, M. S., Revell, P., Rodriguez, I., Rogers, B. C., Rohr, J., Nordbø Rosenberg, M., Ross, H., Russell, S., Ryan, M., Saha, P., Schleicher, K., Schneider, F., Scoville-Simonds, M., Searle, B., Sebhatu, S. P., Sesana, E., Silverman, H., Singh, C., Sterling, E., Stewart, S. J., Tàbara, J. D., Taylor, D., Thornton, P., Tribaldos, T. M., Tschakert, P., Uribe-Calvo, N., Waddell, S., Waddock, S., van der Merwe, L., van Mierlo, B., van Zwanenberg, P., Velarde, S. J., Washbourne, C. L., Waylen, K., Weiser, A., Wight, I., Williams, S., Woods, M., Wolstenholme, R., Wright, N., Wunder, S., Wyllie, A. & Young, H. R., 01.12.2020, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 70, 18 p., 101724.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Two Decades of Sustainability Management Tools for SMEs: How Far Have We Come?

    Johnson, M. & Schaltegger, S., 01.04.2016, In: Journal of Small Business Management. 54, 2, p. 481-505 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    University-linked programmes for sustainable entrepreneurship and regional development: how, and with what impact?

    Wagner, M., Hansen, E., Schaltegger, S. & Fichter, K., 01.02.2021, In: Small Business Economics. 56, 3, p. 1141-1158 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Unsustainability as a key source of epi- and pandemics: conclusions for sustainability and ecosystems accounting

    Schaltegger, S., 15.12.2020, In: Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change. 16, 4, p. 613-619 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit als Treiber von Unternehmenserfolg und Strukturwandel

    Schaltegger, S., 2010, In: Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter. 57, 4, p. 495-503 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Unternehmerisches Biodiversitätsmanagement

    Schaltegger, S. & Beständig, U., 2011, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 19, 1-2, p. 59-66 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Unternehmerisches Biodiversitätsmanagement - Sicherung der Vielfalt und des wirtschaftlichen Erfolgs

    Schaltegger, S. & Beständig, U., 2011, In: Natur und Landschaft. 86, 4, p. 160-161 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Unternehmerpersönlichkeit

    Halberstadt, J., 2014, In: Berufsbildung : Zeitschrift für Praxis und Theorie in Betrieb und Schule. 147, p. 33 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Upsides and downsides of the sharing economy: Collaborative consumption business models’ stakeholder value impacts and their relationship to context

    Dreyer, B., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Hamann, R. & Faccer, K., 12.2017, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 125, p. 87-104 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Using a leverage points perspective to compare social-ecological systems: a case study on rural landscapes

    Fischer, J., Abson, D., Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Hartel, T., Schultner, J. & Sherrene, K., 03.2022, In: Ecosystems and People. 18, 1, p. 119-130 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Value Creation, Management Competencies, and Global Corporate Citizenship: An Ordonomic Approach to Business Ethics in the Age of Globalization

    Pies, I., Beckmann, M. & Hielscher, S., 01.06.2010, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 94, 2, p. 265-278 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Values in transformational sustainability science: four perspectives for change

    Horcea-Milcu, A-I., Abson, D. J., Apetrei, C. I., Duse, I. A., Freeth, R., Riechers, M., Lam, D. P. M., Dorninger, C. & Lang, D. J., 02.09.2019, In: Sustainability Science. 14, 5, p. 1425-1437 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Verbund-Simulation - Strategic Planning and Optimization of Integrated Production Networks

    Viere, T., Bruenner, H. & Hedemann, J., 04.2010, In: Chemical Engineering & Technology. 33, 4, p. 582-588 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Welche Freiheit brauchen Unternehmer?

    Dierksmeier, C. & Petersen, H., 2016, In: Forum Wirtschaftsethik. 24, 2, p. 3-8 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Wer berichtet, wird besser

    Schaltegger, S. & Qian, W., 2018, In: Controlling & Management Review. 62, 1, p. 48-51 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    "Werkzeuge" des unternehmerischen Nachhaltigkeitsmanagements

    Schaltegger, S., Herzig, C., Kleiber, O. & Müller, J., 2003, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 11, 4, p. 60-65 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    What drives social entrepreneurial appraisal among hearing-impaired individuals?

    Jasniak, M., Ermakova, T., Baierl, R. & Halberstadt, J., 2018, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing. 10, 2, p. 236-255 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    What enables metals ‘being’ ‘responsible’? An exploratory study on the enabling of organizational identity claims through a new sustainability standard

    Imbrogiano, J-P., Steiner, B., Junior, R. M. & Sturman, K., 01.06.2023, In: Resources Policy. 83, p. 1-10 10 p., 103619.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    What influences environmental entrepreneurship? A multilevel analysis of the determinants of entrepreneurs’ environmental orientation

    Hörisch, J., Kollat, J. & Brieger, S. A., 01.01.2017, In: Small Business Economics. 48, 1, p. 47-69 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Who can nudge for sustainable development? How nudge source renders dynamic norms (in-)effective in eliciting sustainable behavior

    Boenke, L., Panning, M., Thurow, A., Hörisch, J. & Loschelder, D. D., 25.09.2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 368, 11 p., 133246.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Why and How to adopt Green Management into Business Organizations? The Case Study of Korean SMEs in Manufacturing Industry

    Lee, K-H., 31.07.2009, In: Management Decision. 47, 7, p. 1101-1121 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Wie teuer ist (uns) die Umwelt? Zur umweltökonomischen Gesamtrechnung in Deutschland

    Bartelmus, P., Albert, J. & Tschochohei, H., 2003, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 26, 3, p. 333-370 38 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Wohin führt die Entwicklung der Analysemethoden für nachhaltige Finanzdienstleistungen?

    Schaltegger, S. & Figge, F., 01.06.2000, In: GAIA. 9, 2, p. 122-127 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Worse is worse and better doesn't matter? The effects of favorable and unfavorable environmental information on consumers’ willingness to pay

    Petersen, L., Hörisch, J. & Jacobs, K., 10.2021, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 25, 5, p. 1338-1356 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Zeitgemäße Instrumente des betrieblichen Umweltschutzes

    Schaltegger, S., 1994, In: Die Unternehmung. 48, 2, p. 117-131 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  42. Journal articles › Education › Peer-reviewed
  43. Published

    La Fonction de Gestionnaire chez BP: Prise de Décision et responsabilités en haute mer

    Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Zvezdov, D., 2013, In: Revue Internationale De Cas En Gestion. 11, 2, 34 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesEducationpeer-review

  44. Published

    The Manager’s Job at BP: Decision Making and Responsibilities on the High Seas

    Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Zvezdov, D., 2013, In: International Journal of Case Studies in Management. 11, 2, p. 1-32 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesEducationpeer-review

  45. Journal articles › Transfer › Not peer-reviewed
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    Accounting for Sustainable Aviation

    Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S. & Tingey-Holyoak, J., 2011, In: Charter. 82, September, p. 22-23 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  47. Published

    Artenschutz auf der Lieferantenliste: Biodiversitätsschutz - Ein neues Ziel im Einkauf?

    Beständig, U. & Hörmann, S., 2012, In: Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften. 02, p. 128-129 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  48. Published

    Bis in den Kern

    Schaltegger, S., 2015, In: Markenartikel. Das Magazin für Markenführung. 77, 10, p. 30-32 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  49. Published

    Das labile Gleichgewicht zwischen Chemie und Basel

    Frey, R. & Schaltegger, S., 1994, In: Information der Internationalen Treuhand AG Basel, Genf, Zürich. 96, November, p. 1-11 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  50. Published
  51. Published

    Ecopreneure haben eine Schlüsselrolle

    Petersen, H. & Schaltegger, S., 2002, In: Umwelt-Focus. 6, p. 13-15 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  52. Published

    Es geht auch anders! Nachhaltigkeitspioniere krempeln die Smartphone-Branche um

    Revellio, F. & Norris, S., 01.12.2019, In: Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften. 4, p. 102-104 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  53. Published

    Impactos do engajamento das empresas com seus stakeholders

    Spitzeck, H., Hansen, E. G. & Alt, E., 2011, In: DOM a revista da Fundação Dom Cabral. 5, 15, p. 28-33 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer