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. 2005
  2. Environmental Management Accounting as Support for Management Decision-Making: South-East Asian Case Studies

    Herzig, C. (Speaker), Viere, T. (Speaker), Burritt, R. L. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    10.10.200512.10.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. 6th Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Community - IHDP 2005

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    09.10.2005

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

  4. Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung – aktuelle Herausforderungen für die außerschulische Arbeit

    Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)

    07.10.200509.10.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Bundestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung - ANU 2005

    Katz, C. (Organiser)

    07.10.200509.10.2005

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

  6. Workshops "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung" - 2005

    Katz, C. (Speaker)

    10.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. 10. Tagung des Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, German Language Branch e.V. - SETAC 2005

    Kümmerer, K. (presenter)

    28.09.200530.09.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. Begründung und Anwendung des Vorsorgeprinzips aus zeitökologischer Sicht.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    28.09.200530.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  9. Sind die Messergebnisse bei der Bestimmung LAS und BAC mit LC-MS immer richtig?

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    28.09.200530.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  10. Logik der Zeit – der zeitliche Nährwert: Zeitökologische Strukturen.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    27.09.200529.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  11. Bundestreffen des Vereins Frauen im Forstbereich - 2005

    Katz, C. (Organiser)

    16.09.200518.09.2005

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

  12. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    16.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  13. Mixtures of chemicals in the environment: significance for biodegradability and effects against bacteria.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    12.09.200515.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  14. Sustainability Reporters

    Herzig, C. (Speaker)

    04.09.200506.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  15. New York University

    Sevincer, T. (Visiting researcher)

    09.200512.2005

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  16. Welche Natur wollen wir?

    Mölders, T. (Speaker)

    19.08.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  17. 14th General Meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology - EAESP 2005

    Trötschel, R. (Speaker)

    19.07.200523.07.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. Biodegradation of pharmaceuticals and sustainable chemistry.

    Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)

    20.06.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  19. 18th Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management - IACM 2005

    Trötschel, R. (Speaker)

    12.06.200515.06.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch