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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.

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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. 2004
  2. Published

    Corporate Volunteering in Germany: Survey and Empirical Evidence

    Herzig, C., 01.2004, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 37 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Consistency and Credibility? Environmental Reporting, Environmental Performance Indicators and Economic Performance

    Wagner, M., 2004, Marburg: Tectum Verlag. 203 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  4. Published

    Die Einführung des Emissionshandels in Deutschland: eine polit-ökonomische Analyse unternehmerischer Interessenvertretung am Beispiel der Elektrizitätswirtschaft

    Zöckler, J., 2004, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 85 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Environmental Shareholder Value

    Schaltegger, S. & Figge, F., 2004, Ökologie und Shareholder Value - (K)ein Widerspruch?. Schneider, G. (ed.). Zürich: Rüegger Verlag, p. 11-35 25 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Feuer und Beweidung als Instrumente zur Erhaltung magerer Offenlandschaften in Nordwestdeutschland: zusammenfassende Aspekte eines Verbundforschungsvorhabens

    Keienburg, T., Prüter, J., Härdtle, W., Kaiser, T., Koopmann, A., Melber, A., Niemeyer, F. & Schaltegger, S., 2004, Feuer und Beweidung als Instrumente zur Erhaltung magerer Offenlandschaften in Nordwestdeutschland: Ökologische und sozioökonomische Grundlagen des Heidemanagements auf Sand- und Hochmoorstandorten. Keienburg, T. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, p. 3-12 10 p. (NNA-Berichte; vol. 17, no. 2).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Finanzierung eines Sustainable Entrepreneurships

    Herzig, C., 2004, Mittelstandsforschung: Beitrage Zu Strategien, Finanzen Und Zur Besteuerung Von Kmu. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Ott, I. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 137-151 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    How Do Sustainability Intrapreneurs Overcome Innovation Conflicts?

    Gerlach, A., 2004, Conference proceedings. ERP Environment, p. 132-141 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  9. Published

    Nachhaltiges Unternehmertum im Handwerk: eine Frage der Weiterbildung?

    Herzig, C., 2004, In: Berufsbildung. 86/87, p. 62-64 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Nachhaltiges Unternehmertum im Handwerk: wie kann nachhaltiges Wirtschaften in kleinen und mittleren Handwerksbetrieben gefördert werden?

    Herzig, C. & Schaltegger, S., 2004, Perspektiven der Mittelstandsforschung: ökonomische Analysen zur Selbstständigkeit, freien Berufen und KMU . Merz, J. & Wagner, J. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 331-353 23 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte der Markenführung

    Schaltegger, S., 2004, Handbuch Markenführung: Kompendium zum erfolgreichen Markenmanagement. Strategien — Instrumente — Erfahrungen. Bruhn, M. (ed.). Wiesbaden: Dr. Gabler Verlag, Vol. 3. p. 2677-2703 27 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement: Weiterbildung, Methoden, KMU

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2004, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 12 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 1/2004)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  13. Published

    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik: Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. René L. Frey

    Schaltegger, C. A. (ed.) & Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2004, Zürich: vdf Hochschulverlag an der ETH Zürich. 777 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  14. Published

    Sozioökonomische Analyse des Heidemanagements in Nordwestdeutschland: Wirtschaftlichkeit, Kosten-Wirksamkeitsverhältnisse und Akzeptanz

    Müller, J. & Schaltegger, S., 2004, Feuer und Beweidung als Instrumente zur Erhaltung magerer Offenlandschaften in Nordwestdeutschland: Ökologische und sozioökonomische Grundlagen des Heidemanagements auf Sand- und Hochmoorstandorten. Keienburg, T. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, p. 183-197 15 p. (NNA-Berichte; vol. 17, no. 2).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  15. Published

    Stakeholder Value: Konzept und Messung

    Figge, F. & Schaltegger, S., 2004, Ökologie und shareholder value - (k)ein Widerspruch?. Schneider, G. (ed.). Zürich: Rüegger Verlag, p. 55-77 23 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Sustainability Accounting and Reporting

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2004, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 12 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 2/2004)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  17. Published

    Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Unternehmerische Steuerung von Nachhaltigkeitsaspekten

    Schaltegger, S., 2004, In: Controlling. 16, 8/9, p. 511-516 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Sustainable Reporting? The Link of Environmental Reports and Environmental Performance

    Wagner, M., 2004, In: Corporate Environmental Strategy. 11, 10, p. 21-28 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Towards More Credible Sustainability Reporting: From Disclosure to Dialogue

    Kim, K., 2004, Conference proceedings. ERP Environment, p. 184-189 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  20. Published

    Wann ersetzen Stakeholder Marktprozesse durch Macht?

    Schaltegger, S., 2004, Unternehmensethik in turbulenten Zeiten: Wirtschaftsführer über Ethik im Management . Brink, A. & Karitzki, O. (eds.). Bern: Haupt Verlag, p. 169-184 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Wertorientiertes Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement mit der Sustainability Balanced Scorecard

    Schaltegger, S., 2004, Betriebliche Instrumente für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften: Konzepte für die Praxis. Mahammadzadeh, M. (ed.). Köln: Deutscher Instituts-Verlag , p. 165-174 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review