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. Sustainability Reporting and the Need for Capacity Development

    Godemann, J. (Speaker) & Herzig, C. (Speaker)

    24.11.200525.11.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Understanding and Supporting Management Decision-Making: South-East-Asian Case Studies on Environmental Management Accounting

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

    24.11.200525.11.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Bildungspolitische Instrumente einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung für die UN-Dekade in Deutschland

    Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)

    23.11.200524.11.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Workshop on German-Dutch-Perspectives on Current Issues of Environmental Social Sciences

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    17.11.2005

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

  6. Wastewater management: pharmaceuticals in the water cycle.

    Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)

    08.11.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. Jahrestagung der Sektion Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie

    Gottschlich, D. (Participant) & Mölders, T. (Participant)

    04.11.200505.11.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. Fachtagung Frauen und kommunaler Umweltschutz der Landesgemeinschaft kommunaler Frauenbüros/Gleichstellungsstellen NRW

    Katz, C. (Speaker)

    11.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. MännerWeltWald - Natur- und Geschlechterkonstruktionen in Handlungsmustern von WaldakteurenInnen

    Katz, C. (Speaker)

    11.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Ecopharmacology.

    Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)

    17.10.200519.10.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  11. 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

  12. 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

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

    Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)

    07.10.200509.10.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. 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

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

    Katz, C. (Speaker)

    10.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. 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

  17. Begründung und Anwendung des Vorsorgeprinzips aus zeitökologischer Sicht.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    28.09.200530.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  18. 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

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

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    27.09.200529.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  20. 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

  21. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    16.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  22. 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

  23. Sustainability Reporters

    Herzig, C. (Speaker)

    04.09.200506.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  24. New York University

    Sevincer, T. (Visiting researcher)

    09.200512.2005

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  25. Welche Natur wollen wir?

    Mölders, T. (Speaker)

    19.08.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  26. 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

  27. Biodegradation of pharmaceuticals and sustainable chemistry.

    Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)

    20.06.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  28. 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

  29. Exkursion ins Wörlitzer Gartenreich: Landschaft lesen aus interkultureller Perspektive

    Mölders, T. (Speaker)

    04.06.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  30. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    03.06.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  31. Time and Organizational Development

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    12.05.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  32. Sustainability Management Accounting - Revolution or Evolution of Management Accounting?

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

    10.05.200511.05.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  33. Verbleib persistenter Arznei- und Desinfektionsmittel bei der Niedertemperaturkonvertierung von Klärschlamm.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    02.05.200504.05.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  34. Environmental Management Accounting Support for Rice Husk Processing Alternatives

    Herzig, C. (Speaker), Burritt, R. L. (Speaker), Tadeo, B. D. (Speaker), Espiritu, R. E. (Speaker) & Layaoen, H. Z. (Speaker)

    25.04.200527.04.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  35. The Implementation of Environmental Management Accounting in South-East Asian companies

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

    25.04.200527.04.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  36. Time scales in nature, politics and society.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    20.04.200522.04.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  37. Plädoyer für ein dialektisches Mensch-Natur-Verhältnis und ein Vorschlag dieses auszubuchstabieren

    Mölders, T. (Speaker)

    08.04.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  38. 2. Konferenz der Nachwuchsgruppe Umweltsoziologie - NGU 2005

    Mölders, T. (Participant)

    07.04.200509.04.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  39. Näher an der Realität: Wirkung und Elimination von Stoffkombinationen.

    Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)

    07.04.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  40. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    15.03.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  41. Gemische von Arzneimitteln in der aquatischen Umwelt.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    14.03.200515.03.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  42. Research on Cytotoxics in the Environment.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    16.02.200517.02.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  43. Arzneimittel in der Umwelt.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    28.01.200530.01.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  44. Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission e. V. (External organisation)

    Michelsen, G. (Member)

    2005 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  45. International Journal of Business Environment (Journal)

    Schaltegger, S. (Editor)

    2005 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  46. Zeiten in der Umweltforschung und ihre Bedeutung für die nachhaltige Entwicklung.

    Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)

    2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  47. 2004
  48. Fünfzig Jahre nach morgen - wo werden wir sein? Die ökonomischen Kosten des Klimawandel

    Kemfert, C. (Speaker)

    01.12.2004

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

  49. South-East Asian Case Studies on EMA

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

    09.11.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch