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.

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  1. 2009
  2. Social Entrepreneurship und Ordnungspolitik: Zur Rolle gesellschaftlicher Change Agents für Governance-Innovationen

    Beckmann, M. (Panel participant)

    16.07.200917.07.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  3. Umweltinformationsrecht

    Schomerus, T. (Lecturer)

    16.07.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  4. BOP aber wie? Neue Partner zur Entwicklung innovativer Geschäftsmodelle für Menschen in Armut - 2009

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    10.07.2009

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

  5. Stolpersteine beim Arbeiten an einer Dissertation, „Methodische Grundlagen der fachdidaktischen Forschung“

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    09.07.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  6. Innovations for Sustainability through Multi-Stakeholder Innovation Initiatives

    Esders, M. (Speaker)

    05.07.200908.07.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. 1st International Conference on Landscape Economics - 2009

    Klein, A.-M. (Speaker)

    07.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. 84th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International - WEAI 2009

    Hussain, A. M. T. (presenter)

    29.06.200903.07.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. Risk preferences under multiple risk conditions – survey evidence from semi-arid rangelands

    Olbrich, R. (Speaker), Quaas, M. F. (Speaker) & Baumgärtner, S. (Speaker)

    29.06.200902.07.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. 2. Ethics Education Workshop: Können Hochschulen verantwortungsvolles Wirtschaften lehren?

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    26.06.200927.06.2009

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

  11. Arbeit ist nur das halbe Leben … - Politische Bildung mit jungen Männern zu Lebensentwürfen und Arbeitsleben

    Offen, S. (Lecturer)

    25.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  12. 20th International Society for Professional Innovation Management Conference - ISPIM 2009

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    21.06.200924.06.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. Foresters understanding of forest nature and its gender

    Katz, C. (Lecturer)

    19.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  14. International Symposium: „Access to Environmental Information – Freedom of Information in Favour of Environmental Protection?“ - 2009

    Schomerus, T. (Speaker)

    18.06.200919.06.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. Kolloquium - Zentrum für Wasserforschung und Institut für Hydrologie - 2009

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    18.06.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    18.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  17. Nachhaltige Arzneimittel

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    16.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  18. Critical review of survey based research on Sustainable Supply Chain Management

    Beske-Janssen, P. (Speaker), Seuring, S. (Speaker), Gold, S. (Speaker) & Morana, R. (Speaker)

    14.06.200917.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. International Conference on Evaluation Metrics of Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility - 2009

    Adamczyk, S. (Speaker), Hansen, E. G. (Speaker) & Reichwald, R. (Speaker)

    08.06.200910.06.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch