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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Mehr Partizipation wagen? Wirkungen und Potenziale einer intensiven Einbindung von Stakeholdern in Unternehmen
Windolph, S. E., Hörisch, J., Harms, D. & Schaltegger, S., 2013, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 21, 1-2, p. 119-126 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Meeting the Future: Zehnjahrestagung des Doktoranden-Netzwerks Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften
Müller, M. & Schaltegger, S., 2008, Corporate Social Responsibility: Trend oder Modeerscheinung?. Müller, M. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 13-16 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Measuring the (Un-)Sustainability of Industrial Biomass Production and Use
Burritt, R. & Schaltegger, S., 16.11.2012, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 3, 2, p. 109-133 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measuring the Impacts of NGO Partnerships: The Corporate and Societal Benefits of Community Involvement
Hansen, E. G. & Spitzeck, H., 08.2011, In: Corporate Governance. 11, 4, p. 415-426 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measuring positive sustainability - A systematic literature review
Silva, S. L., Beske-Janssen, P. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, 20th EMAN Conference: Two Decades of Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Accounting - What has been achieved?; Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network (EMAN), Lüneburg, 2016. Schaltegger, S. (ed.). Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 226-227 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Measuring Environmental Sustainability: Concepts, Guidelines & Perspectives
Hörisch, J., 2011, 1 ed. München: Akademische Verlagsgemeinschaft . 136 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Measuring and Managing Sustainability Performance of Supply Chains: Review and Sustainability Supply Chain Management Framework
Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 06.05.2014, In: Supply Chain Management. 19, 3, p. 232-241 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measuring and Communicating Corporate Sustainability
Zvezdov, D. (ed.), 2010, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 19 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 1/2010)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Transfer
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Materials and Energy Accounting
Burritt, R., Christ, K. & Schaltegger, S., 31.03.2021, Routledge Handbook of Environmental Accounting. Bebbington, J., Larrinaga, C., O'Dwyer, B. & Thomson, I. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 207-223 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Materialflusskostenrechnung: ein Ansatz fur die Identifizierung und Bewertung von Verbesserungen in der Okobilanzierung
Möller, A., Prox, M. & Viere, T., 2009, Ökobilanzierung 2009: Ansätze und Weiterentwicklungen zur Operationalisierung von Nachhaltigkeit. Feifel, S. (ed.). Karlsruhe: KIT Scientific Publishing, p. 45-54 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Material flow analysis between dynamic modelling and life cycle assessment
Möller, A. & Viere, T., 2005, ITEE 2005 - 2nd International ICSC Symposium on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering, Proceedings: Second International ICSC Symposium on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering. Filho, W. L., Gómez, J. M. & Rautenstrauch, C. (eds.). Shaker Verlag, p. 552-567 16 p. (ITEE 2005 - 2nd International ICSC Symposium on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering, Proceedings).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Mastering the Energy Transition: A Review on Utilities' Business Models for Renewable Energies
Richter, M., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 32 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Maßnahmenvorschläge zur Ressourcenpolitik im Bereich unternehmsnaher Instrumente: Meilensteinpapier zu Abschnitt 4.2
Liedtke, C., Kristof, K., Bienge, K., von Geibler, J., Lemken, T., Meinel, U., Onischka, M., Schmidt, M., Görlach, S., Zvezdov, D. & Knappe, F., 2010, Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie, 49 p. (Materialeffizienz & Ressourcenschonung; no. 4.6).Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Marktorientiertes Umweltmanagement
Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 2000, Hagen: FernUniversität in Hagen.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Education
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Marktorientiertes Nachhaltigkeitscontrolling
Schaltegger, S., 2014, Sustainable Marketing Management: Grundlagen und Cases. Meffert, H., Kenning, P. & Kirchgeorg, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 271-287 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Mapping the Links of Corporate Sustainability: Sustainability Balanced Scorecards as a Tool for Sustainability Performance Measurement and Management
Wagner, M. & Schaltegger, S., 08.09.2017, Managing the Business Case for Sustainability: The Integration of Social, Environmental and Economic Performance. Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M. (eds.). Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, p. 108-126 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Mapping and analysing historical indicators of ecosystem services in Germany
Dittrich, A., von Wehrden, H., Abson, D. J., Bartkowski, B., Cord, A. F., Fust, P., Hoyer, C., Kambach, S., Meyer, M. A., Radzevičiūtė, R., Nieto-Romero, M., Seppelt, R. & Beckmann, M., 01.04.2017, In: Ecological Indicators. 75, p. 101-110 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Managing the Business Case for Sustainability: The Integration of Social, Environmental and Economic Performance
Schaltegger, S. (ed.) & Wagner, M. (ed.), 2006, Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing. 625 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Managing Sustainability Performance Measurement and Reporting in an Integrated Manner: Sustainability Accounting as the Link Between the Sustainability Balanced Scorecard and Sustainability Reporting
Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 2006, Sustainability Accounting and Reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 681-697 17 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Managing Supplier Requirements with HSE Accounting: The Case of the Mechanical Engineering Company Bisma Jaya, Indonesia
Schaltegger, S. & Herzig, C., 2011, In: Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. 5, 1/2, p. 82-105 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Managing Strategic Alliances through a Community-Enabled Balanced Scorecard: The Case of Merck Ltd, Thailand
Hansen, E. G., Sextl, M. & Reichwald, R., 09.2010, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 19, 6, p. 387-399 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Managing Green Business Model Transformations
Sommer, A., 2012, Heidelberg: Springer. 398 p. (Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Managing entrepreneurial and corporate contributions to sustainability transitions
Schaltegger, S., Loorbach, D. & Hörisch, J., 02.2023, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 32, 2, p. 891-902 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Managing Eco-efficiency Development for Sustainability: An Investigation of Top Carbon Polluters in Australia
Qian, W., Kaur, A. & Schaltegger, S., 2018, Accounting for Sustainability : Asia Pacific Perspectives. Lee, K-H. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 103-124 22 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 33).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Managing Biodiversity Correctly: Efficient Portfolio Management as an Effective Way of Protecting Species
Figge, F., 2002, Köln: Gerling Versicherungs-Beteiligungs-AG, 34 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Managing and Measuring the Business Case for Sustainability: Capturing the Relationship between Sustainability Performance, Business Competitiveness and Economic Performance
Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 08.09.2017, Managing the Business Case for Sustainability: The Integration of Social, Environmental and Economic Performance. Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M. (eds.). Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, p. 1-27 27 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Managing and accounting for corporate biodiversity contributions mapping the field
Schaltegger, S., Gibassier, D. & Maas, K., 07.2023, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 32, 5, p. 2544-2553 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Managerial Eco-Control in Manufacturing and Process Industries
Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1996, In: Greener Management International. 13, 1, p. 78-91 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Management von Stakeholderbeziehungen mit dem EFQM-Modell: Untersuchung im Rahmen der Erarbeitung einer Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie der ABB Deutschland.
Albrecht, D., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 93 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Management von Ökoeffizienz im Lichte der Unternehmensstrategie
Schaltegger, S., 2005, Materialeffizienz: Potenziale bewerten, Innovationen fördern, Beschäftigung sichern. Liedtke, C. & Busch, T. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 64-72 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Management von Biodiversität in Schutzgebieten
Hellmann, K., 2005, Treffpunkt biologische Vielfalt V: Aktuelle Forschung im Rahmen des Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt. B. F. N. B. (ed.). BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag, p. 67-75 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Management unternehmerischer Nachhaltigkeitsleistung: die Sustainability Balanced Scorecard zur Integration wirtschaftlicher, ökologischer und sozialer Verantwortung
Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 2006, Bausteine einer nachhaltigkeitsorientierten Betriebswirtschaftslehre: Festschrift zum 70. Geburtstag von Eberhard Seidel. Göllinger, T. (ed.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 157-176 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Management Roles and Sustainability Information: Exploring corporate practice
Schaltegger, S., Burritt, R., Zvezdov, D., Hörisch, J. & Tingey-Holyoak, J., 01.12.2015, In: Australian Accounting Review. 25, 4, p. 328-345 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Management of Biodiversity in Protected Areas with Sustainability Control
Hellmann, K., 2005, Ecosystems and sustainable development V. Tiezzi, E. (ed.). WIT Press, (WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment ; no. 81).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Management klimarelevanter Reportinginformationen: Eine explorative Untersuchung in deutschen Unternehmen
Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 2011, In: Zeitschrift für Controlling & Management. 55, 2, p. 92-96 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Management in neuem Licht
Figge, F. & Horst, D., 2002, In: UmweltMagazin. 3, p. 42-44 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Management guidelines to address cultural challenges and facilitate values-based innovation through gamification
Breuer, H., Ivanov, K. & Abril, C., 10.2023, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management. 27, 3-4, p. 208-236 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Management Education for Sustainability: Deriving learning formats from competence requirements
Hesselbarth, C., Buhr, M. & Schaltegger, S., 24.08.2015, Sustainability in Higher Education. Davim, J. P. (ed.). Waltham: Elsevier B.V., p. 21-49 29 p. (Chandos information professional series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Management des universitären Auftrags mit der Sustainability Balanced Scorecard
Schaltegger, S., 2007, Zukunft Bologna!?: Gender und Nachhaltigkeit als Leitideen für eine neue Hochschulkultur. Dudeck, A. & Jansen-Schulz, B. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main, p. 127-145 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Management der Biodiversität aus Sicht der Portofoliotheorie
Figge, F., 2002, In: Zeitschrift für Biopolitik. 1, 1, p. 18-24 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Management der betrieblichen Ressourceneffizienz: die Balanced Scorecard als Konzept für die ganzheitliche Betrachtung von Stoff- und Energieströmen in Organisationen
Möller, A. & Schaltegger, S., 2006, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 14, 4, p. 13-18 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Management Control for Sustainability: Exploring patterns in Large European Firms
Crutzen, N., Zvezdov, D. & Schaltegger, S., 2013, EMAN-EU 2013 conference on Material Flow Cost Accounting: Conference Proceedings. Guenther, E. & Bergmann, A. (eds.). TU Dresden, Faculty of Business and Economics, p. 17-21 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Making mutual learning tangible: Mixed-method Delphi as a tool for measuring the convergence of participants’ reciprocal understanding in transdisciplinary processes
Pfendtner-Heise, J., Ackerschott, A., Schwenck, C., Lang, D. J. & von Wehrden, H., 01.05.2024, In: Futures. 159, 15 p., 103365.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mainstreaming regenerative dynamics for sustainability
Fischer, J., Farny, S., Abson, D. J., Zuin Zeidler, V., von Salisch, M., Schaltegger, S., Martín-López, B., Temperton, V. M. & Kümmerer, K., 12.12.2024, In: Nature Sustainability. 7, p. 964–972Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Mainstreaming of Sustainable Cotton in the German Clothing Industry
Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry. Muthu, S. S. & Gardetti, M. A. (eds.). 1 ed. Singapur: Springer Science+Business Media, Vol. 1. p. 39-58 20 p. (Environmental Footprints and Eco-Design of Products and Processes).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Macht EMAS einen Unterschied? Kommunikation aktueller Umweltthemen durch deutsche Unternehmen
Hroch, N. & Schaltegger, S., 01.02.2000, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 15, 1, p. 5-6 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Lohnt sich Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement? Mindsets, "business cases" und Strategie
Schaltegger, S., 2017, CSR und Strategisches Management: Wie man mit Nachhaltigkeit langfristig im Wettbewerb gewinnt. Wunder, T. (ed.). Heidelberg: Gabler Verlag, p. 81-92 12 p. (Management-Reihe Corporate Social Responsibility).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Lobbyismus hacken: Gemeinwohlorientierte, transparente und transformative Politikberatung
Möller, S. & Spribille, A., 01.02.2024, Organisationen hacken: Einfallstore in eine nachhaltige Arbeitswelt. Hochmann, L. & Möller, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 313-329 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Living Labs for Product Circularity: Learnings from the ‘Innovation Network aiming at Sustainable Smartphones’
Revellio, F., Hansen, E. & Schaltegger, S., 2021, PLATE – Product lifetimes and the environment: 3rd PLATE Conference, September 18–20, 2019 Berlin, Germany. Nissen, N. F. & Jaeger-Erben, M. (eds.). Berlin: Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin, p. 669-676 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Live-Bericht vom IKEA-Workshop 2006
Kalisch, C., 2013, Agenten des Nachhaltigkeitswandels: 10 Jahre unterwegs mit dem MBA Sustainability Management. Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 61 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Transfer