Organisation profile

Sustainability has many facets. Inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching characterize the School of Sustainability. Scientists in our research projects work together in the laboratory, on the heath, in the grassland, in the classroom, with the city administration, with farmers, with non-governmental organizations, with companies, with students in the lecture hall and of course at their desks.

Furthermore, we work with regional and national political actors, e.g. ministries, as well as international organizations, e.g. UNEP, UNESCO, EU. We are part of national and international bodies, e.g. sustainability advisory boards of companies, member of the German Sustainability Award, World Biodiversity Council (IPBES), in order to contribute to social change with scientific findings.

Main research areas

Vision
Sustainability science investigates on a theoretical, conceptual and empirical level how to promote sustainable development and how to find and implement effective solutions for current social and ecological challenges. The aim is to create a more sustainable future.

Sustainability researchers are called upon to take responsibility for their research, which is anchored in existing scientific knowledge and methods and serves to make the world a better place for everyone.

Mission
We promote change towards a sustainable future by developing theories, concepts and practices of inclusive education for sustainability, research, governance and management.

We acknowledge the diversity and dynamics of values, norms and behaviour and contribute with transdisciplinary methods to ensuring that tensions and differences between different disciplines, methods, topics and standards are fruitfully taken up and used with productive compromises and further developments towards sustainable development.

Principles
The School of Sustainability is guided by the normative concepts of ecological system integrity and social and economic justice.

Ecological system integrity refers to the safeguarding of life-support systems, as well as the maintenance of the well-being of life on Earth.

With social and economic justice we strive for a world in which all people can fulfil their potential without endangering system integrity and the well-being of others.

Information about the School
The School of Sustainability includes...
... ca. 25 professors
... ca. 100 research assistants
... ca. 1000 students in Bachelor and Master courses

In various inter- and transdisciplinary projects we are constantly researching and working together on changes and solutions for current challenges.

  1. 2026
  2. Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung vor der Kehrtwende – was das EU-Omnibuspaket wirklich bedeutet

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    18.06.2026

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  3. Vorbehaltsprüfung von Nachhaltigkeitsberichten als unternehmerischer Werttreiber?

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    11.05.2026

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Globales Lernen im Sachunterricht mit der Pädagogik der Ethischen Globalen Themen: Zur Erprobung eines Reflexionsleitfadens

    Grauer, C. (Speaker)

    27.03.2026

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  5. 2025
  6. Do female directors promote science-based emission-reduction targets? Empirical results for European firms

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    26.11.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. Transformative Curricula as Drivers for Organisational Change: The Transformation Module at Leuphana University Lüneburg

    Picht-Wiggering, L. (Speaker), Fischer, D. (Speaker) & Bürgener, L. (Coauthor)

    20.11.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsEducation

  8. Eine kleine Reise durch die faszinierende Welt der Ameisen

    Staab, M. (Speaker)

    18.11.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  9. Future Trends in Education

    Hantke, H. (Speaker) & Hartmann, K. (Speaker)

    13.11.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  10. Kolloquium zu Design-Based Research (DBR)

    Brase, A. K. (Organiser), Hantke, H. (Organiser), Karber, A. (Organiser) & Reinmann, G. (Organiser)

    10.11.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. Der Omnibus zur Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung und -prüfung. Die EU vor dem Scherbenhaufen?

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    06.11.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  12. Food Systems: Innovation and Resilience in a Changing World

    Zuin Zeidler, V. (Speaker)

    06.11.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  13. “The BBNJ Agreement and the Extended Continental Shelf”

    Bertram, A. (Speaker)

    06.11.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  14. Landschaft im Wandel– Vergangenheit verstehen, Zukunft gestalten

    Isaac, R. (Speaker) & Mayer, A. (Speaker)

    05.11.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  15. “Marine Protected Areas under the BBNJ Agreement”

    Bertram, A. (Speaker)

    23.10.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  16. Invasive Ameisen: Arten, Eigenschaften, Konsequenzen für Lebensräume

    Staab, M. (Speaker)

    22.10.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  17. Sustainability reporting regulations at the crossroads. The EU omnibus package

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    15.10.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  18. Joint TreeDì – MultiTroph Conference

    Staab, M. (Participant)

    13.10.202517.10.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  19. Die Rolle der Tax im Nachhaltigkeitsberichtswesen

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    09.10.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  20. Draußenlernen lernen – Wie bringen wir angehende Lehrkräfte als Teil ihrer Professionalisierung raus aus dem Klassenraum?

    Grauer, C. (Speaker) & Perlinger, J. (Speaker)

    29.09.202501.10.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  21. Die Qualität fachbezogener Unterrichtsdiskussionen in der kaufmännischen Berufsausbildung aus Sicht von Lernenden

    Platz, L. (Speaker), Hantke, H. (Speaker) & Manzel, S. (Speaker)

    25.09.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. Methodenwoche für empirische Bildungsforschung

    Perlinger, J. (Organiser), Hantke, H. (Organiser), Karber, A. (Organiser) & Pietsch, M. (Organiser)

    25.09.202527.09.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  23. Struktur-Bioabbaubarkeitsbeziehungen für die Entwicklung von in der Umwelt bioabbaubaren ionischen Flüssigkeiten

    Amsel, A.-K. (Speaker), Chakravarti, S. (Coauthor), Olsson, O. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)

    22.09.202524.09.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  24. 53rd Annual Conference of the German Ecological Society

    Isaac, R. (Moderator)

    13.09.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. “Potential and Pitfalls of the Advisory Function under the BBNJ Agreement”

    Bertram, A. (Speaker)

    11.09.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  26. RSM Ebner Stolz, Update ESG-Reporting.

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    10.09.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  27. Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland - GfÖ 2025

    Staab, M. (Speaker)

    01.09.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  28. ECPR General Conference 2025

    Rose, M. (Organiser) & Mathis, O. L. (Organiser)

    26.08.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  29. Structures and Limits of the Emerging German Sustainability State

    Rose, M. (Speaker) & Mathis, O. L. (Coauthor)

    26.08.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  30. Female directors, family firms, climate talk and climate walk: European evidence

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    25.07.202529.07.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  31. Macro perspectives on a train-the-trainer-concept for sustainability-related education

    Hantke, H. (Speaker)

    25.07.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  32. Critical Global Citizenship Education in der Lehrkräftebildung

    Grauer, C. (Speaker)

    14.07.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  33. Ergebnisse und Perspektiven aus dem Kommunalen Nachhaltigkeitsbarometer Niedersachsen

    Redenius, P. (Speaker)

    02.07.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  34. Regionale Fallstudie: Transformation in Niedersachsen

    Redenius, P. (Speaker) & Hartmann, E. (Speaker)

    01.07.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  35. Amerikanische Universität Paris

    Hantke, H. (Visiting researcher)

    07.202509.2025

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  36. What Is Enough, Really? Rethinking Sustainability & Technology in Space Heating

    Hartmann, E. (Speaker)

    26.06.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  37. Female directors, family firms, climate talk and climate walk: European evidence

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    22.06.202525.06.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  38. Sustainability Transformation: Building Resilience in Sustainability Reporting for a Net-Zero Future

    Bertram, A. (Speaker)

    19.06.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  39. Demokratiebildung als didaktische Querschnittsaufgabe – Perspektiven einer curricularen (Weiter-) Entwicklung

    Hantke, H. (Speaker)

    18.06.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  40. Demokratiebildung in der Berufsbildung

    Hantke, H. (Speaker)

    16.06.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  41. Can holistic landscape restoration drive regenerative social-ecological change?

    Isaac, R. (Speaker)

    15.06.202520.06.2026

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  42. Finanzielle Zukünfte: Individuelles oder politisches Problem?

    Hantke, H. (Speaker), Bonfig, A. (Speaker), Engartner, T. (Speaker), Greefrath, G. (Speaker), Hedtke, R. (Speaker), Heimrich, F. (Speaker), Hellmich, S. N. (Speaker), Reuter, L. (Speaker), Tille, L. (Speaker) & Meimann, G. (Speaker)

    14.06.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  43. A didactic design approach of a further education concept within VETSD

    Hantke, H. (Speaker)

    11.06.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  44. Beyond Gender: The Impact of Board Diversity on Corporate Social Responsibility – A Systematic Review and Research Agenda

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    28.05.202530.05.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  45. Academic education in the field of sustainable chemistry

    Amsel, A.-K. (presenter), Holtmann, R. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)

    12.05.202516.05.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  46. Demokratiebildung als Querschnittsaufgabe von Unterrichtsentwicklung im Kontext ganzheitlicher Schulentwicklung

    Hantke, H. (Speaker)

    12.05.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  47. Modelling biodegradability based on OECD 301D data for the design of mineralising ionic liquids

    Amsel, A.-K. (Speaker), Chakravarti, S. (Coauthor), Olsson, O. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)

    12.05.202516.05.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  48. University of Western Australia

    Isaac, R. (Visiting researcher)

    05.05.202522.06.2025

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  49. Einblicke in den UNESCO-Chair on Higher Education for Sustainable Development

    Hantke, H. (Speaker)

    05.04.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  50. Environmental governance research - cumulative knowledge or fragmented adhocracy?

    Newig, J. (Keynote Speaker) & Rose, M. (Keynote Speaker)

    04.04.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  51. EU Omnibus-Verfahren: Weniger Bürokratie und trotzdem nachhaltig?

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    31.03.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  52. Förderung psychischer Gesundheit in der beruflichen Bildung: Status Quo und Perspektiven

    Thole, C. (Speaker), Kähler, A.-F. (Coauthor), Hantke, H. (Coauthor), Kiepe, K. (Coauthor), Pargmann, J. (Coauthor) & Kick, C. (Coauthor)

    27.03.202528.03.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  53. 23. Hochschultage Berufliche Bildung - HTBB 2025

    Kähler, A.-F. (Coauthor), Hantsch, R. (Coauthor), Casper, M. (Coauthor), Kiepe, K. (Coauthor), Hantke, H. (Coauthor), Hufnagl, J. (Coauthor), Heisler, D. (Coauthor), Schütt-Sayed, S. (Coauthor), Ansmann, M. (Coauthor), Kohl, M. (Coauthor), Thole, C. (Coauthor), Ciolek, S. (Coauthor), Diettrich, A. (Coauthor), Dück, F. (Coauthor), Haberzeth, E. (Coauthor), Harm, S. (Coauthor), Heitzhausen, S. (Coauthor), Hösel, F. (Coauthor), Kröhn, S. (Coauthor), Loy, S. (Coauthor), Müller, C. (Coauthor), Porath, J. (Coauthor), Pranger, J. (Coauthor), Reißland, J. (Coauthor) & Stoll, C. (Coauthor)

    18.03.202519.03.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Transfer

  54. Der „Whole School Approach“: Wo steht unsere Schule auf dem Weg zu einem nachhaltigen Lernort und wo können wir anpacken?

    Hantke, H. (Speaker) & Kähler, A.-F. (Speaker)

    18.03.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  55. Das Losprinzip in der Demokratie – Welche Rolle können Bürgerräte für Politik und Gesetzgebung spielen?

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    25.02.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  56. Perspektiven teilen – Transformation gestalten: Externalisierung des Inklusionsverständnisses mit Lego® Serious Play®

    List, F. (Speaker), Schellig, H. (Speaker), Hofer, E. (Coauthor) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)

    19.02.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  57. 38. Jahrestagung der Inklusionsforscher:innen - IFO 2025

    Abels, S. (Keynote Speaker)

    18.02.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  58. 38. Jahrestagung der Inklusionsforscher:innen - IFO 2025

    List, F. (Participant) & Schellig, H. (Participant)

    17.02.202519.02.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  59. Thinking of Time - A Resource which Should be Allocated Equally

    Bertram, A. (Speaker)

    06.02.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  60. Sustainability Accounting for a transformation to green hydrogen

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    30.01.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  61. Klima(neutralitäts)strategien nach der CSDDD und CSRD

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    22.01.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  62. Gamification für den Artenschutz der Fledermaus nutzen

    Krebs, A.-K. (Speaker)

    12.01.202515.01.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  63. Alexa Kristin Brase

    Hantke, H. (Host)

    2025

    Activity: Hosting a visitorHosting an academic visitor

  64. 2024
  65. Empirische Einblicke in das Nachhaltigkeitsverständnis der Sektion Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik

    Hantke, H. (Speaker), Hufnagl, J. (Speaker) & Kiepe, K. (Speaker)

    14.12.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  66. Institutional Proxy Representatives of Future Generations: A Comparative Analysis of Types and Design Features

    Rose, M. (Speaker)

    06.12.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  67. Modelling biodegradability based on OECD 301D data for the design of mineralising ionic liquids

    Amsel, A.-K. (presenter), Chakravarti, S. (Coauthor), Olsson, O. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)

    10.11.202415.11.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  68. Resilient in die Zukunft? Niedersächsische Landkreise im (Klima-)Wandel

    Redenius, P. (Speaker) & Bäurich, P. (Speaker)

    07.11.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  69. Does participatory governance help address long-term environmental problems? Conceptual framework and empirical evidence from public decision-making processes in 23 democracies

    Rose, M. (Speaker), Jager, N. W. (Coauthor) & Newig, J. (Coauthor)

    18.10.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  70. Strengthening the rights of future generations: Governance tools towards tackling political myopia

    Rose, M. (Speaker)

    17.10.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  71. Einfluss von CSRD und CSDDD auf Interne Revision, Aufsichtsrat und Abschlussprüfer. Nor-mative Rahmenbedingungen und empirische Befunde

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    14.10.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  72. Moderation: Check-In and Agenda Of The Day and Introduction of the facilitator of the panel

    Hantke, H. (Speaker)

    08.10.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  73. Workshop im Rahmen einer Hamburger Lehrkräftefortbildung 2024

    Hantke, H. (Speaker)

    30.09.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  74. Ein inklusiver Blick auf das Fach - Barrieren in Lerngegenständen verorten (Workshop)

    Menthe, J. (Speaker), Rott, L. (Speaker), Abels, S. (Coauthor), Nehring, A. (Coauthor) & Hofer, E. (Speaker)

    18.09.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  75. Praktisches Arbeiten mit Schüler*innen - Erfahrungen von Studierenden

    Hofer, E. (Speaker)

    17.09.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  76. Youth Participatory Science: Gesellschaftliche Partizipation durch MINT?

    Rüschenpöhler, L. (Speaker), Bernsteiner, A. (Speaker) & Hofer, E. (Speaker)

    17.09.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  77. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik - GDCP 2024

    Hofer, E. (Participant), Sowinski, R. (Participant), List, F. (Participant), Fietkau, A. (Participant), Groß, J. (Participant) & Fuhrmann, T. (Participant)

    16.09.202419.09.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  78. WATHLINGEN 20_50: Künstlerisch-wissenschaftliche Exploration Nachhaltig gut leben - Beobachtungen und Empfehlungen für die Samtgemeinde Wathlingen

    Redenius, P. (Speaker) & Hoernemann, D. (Speaker)

    11.09.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  79. 16 European Conference on Research in Chemical Education - ECRICE 2024

    Hofer, E. (Participant)

    05.09.202406.09.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  80. Integrating Systems Thinking Approaches in Chemical Education for Sustainable Development - Exploring the Status Quo

    Hofer, E. (Speaker)

    05.09.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  81. Welche Fragen stellt uns das Vertrauen? 3 x 10 Minuten mit Philipp Sandermann, Dana-Kristin Mah und Jelena Bäumler

    Sandermann, P. (Speaker), Mah, D.-K. (Speaker) & Bäumler, J. (Speaker)

    29.08.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  82. From the Environmental State to the Sustainability State? Conceptualization, Indicators, and Examples

    Rose, M. (presenter)

    13.08.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  83. The forest beyond the trees: a network perspective on governing nature’s contributions to people co-production

    Isaac, R. (Speaker), Martín-López, B. (Coauthor), Felipe-Lucia, M. R. (Coauthor) & Cumming, G. S. (Coauthor)

    12.08.202415.08.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  84. Eine Untersuchung organisierter Nachhaltigkeit in solidarischer Landwirtschaft

    Hartmann, E. (Speaker)

    05.07.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  85. Gamification as a tool to increase species protection awareness for bats

    Krebs, A.-K. (Speaker)

    03.07.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  86. Using Gamification Elements as a tool for species protection awareness (Single Paper)

    Krebs, A.-K. (Speaker)

    28.06.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  87. Nachhaltig verändern. Was Organisationshacker*innen machen

    Hochmann, L. (Speaker) & Möller, S. (Speaker)

    19.06.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  88. Posterpräsentation zum Projekt StudiKommKlima

    Möller, S. (Speaker) & Redenius, P. (Speaker)

    19.06.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Transfer

  89. Teilnahme am Podium "Europa- Menschenwürde, Freiheit, Demokratie!?"

    Hartmann, E. (Speaker)

    25.05.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  90. lernen:digital Impuls: Einsatz von Gamification am Beispiel von Artenschutzsensibilisierung

    Krebs, A.-K. (Speaker)

    24.05.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Transfer

  91. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management (Journal)

    Hartmann, E. (Reviewer)

    22.05.2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  92. Modelling biodegradability based on OECD 301D data for the design of mineralising ionic liquids

    Amsel, A.-K. (Speaker), Chakravarti, S. (Coauthor), Olsson, O. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)

    13.05.202415.05.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  93. Praxisforum kommunale Klimaanpassung

    Möller, S. (Moderator) & Grunenberg, A. (Speaker)

    07.05.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

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