School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
- Institute of Ecology
- Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
- Institute of Sustainability Governance
- Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity
- Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
- Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
- Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute
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.
- 2005
Sustainability Reporting and the Need for Capacity Development
Godemann, J. (Speaker) & Herzig, C. (Speaker)
24.11.2005 → 25.11.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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)
24.11.2005 → 25.11.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Bildungspolitische Instrumente einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung für die UN-Dekade in Deutschland
Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)
23.11.2005 → 24.11.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Workshop on German-Dutch-Perspectives on Current Issues of Environmental Social Sciences
Newig, J. (Speaker)
17.11.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Wastewater management: pharmaceuticals in the water cycle.
Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)
08.11.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Damit Nachhaltigkeit drin ist, wo Nachhaltigkeit drauf steht: Zur Notwendigkeit eines inhaltlich-konzeptionellen Geschlechterzugangs in sozial-ökologischen Forschungen
Mölders, T. (Speaker) & Gottschlich, D. (Speaker)
05.11.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Jahrestagung der Sektion Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie
Gottschlich, D. (Participant) & Mölders, T. (Participant)
04.11.2005 → 05.11.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Fachtagung Frauen und kommunaler Umweltschutz der Landesgemeinschaft kommunaler Frauenbüros/Gleichstellungsstellen NRW
Katz, C. (Speaker)
11.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
MännerWeltWald - Natur- und Geschlechterkonstruktionen in Handlungsmustern von WaldakteurenInnen
Katz, C. (Speaker)
11.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Ecopharmacology.
Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)
17.10.2005 → 19.10.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
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)
10.10.2005 → 12.10.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
6th Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Community - IHDP 2005
Newig, J. (Speaker)
09.10.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung – aktuelle Herausforderungen für die außerschulische Arbeit
Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)
07.10.2005 → 09.10.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Bundestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung - ANU 2005
Katz, C. (Organiser)
07.10.2005 → 09.10.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Workshops "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung" - 2005
Katz, C. (Speaker)
10.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
10. Tagung des Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, German Language Branch e.V. - SETAC 2005
Kümmerer, K. (presenter)
28.09.2005 → 30.09.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Begründung und Anwendung des Vorsorgeprinzips aus zeitökologischer Sicht.
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
28.09.2005 → 30.09.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Gemische von Arzneimitteln und Desinfektionsmitteln in der aquatischen Umwelt: „Biologische Abbaubarkeit und Wirkung auf Bakterien.“
Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)
28.09.2005 → 30.09.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Sind die Messergebnisse bei der Bestimmung LAS und BAC mit LC-MS immer richtig?
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
28.09.2005 → 30.09.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Logik der Zeit – der zeitliche Nährwert: Zeitökologische Strukturen.
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
27.09.2005 → 29.09.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Bundestreffen des Vereins Frauen im Forstbereich - 2005
Katz, C. (Organiser)
16.09.2005 → 18.09.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
16.09.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Mixtures of chemicals in the environment: significance for biodegradability and effects against bacteria.
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
12.09.2005 → 15.09.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Sustainability Reporters
Herzig, C. (Speaker)
04.09.2005 → 06.09.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
conference of the International Sociological Association, RC 24 Environment and Society, “Double Standards and Simulation: Symbolism, Rhetoric and Irony in Eco-Politics”,
Newig, J. (Speaker)
02.09.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
New York University
Sevincer, T. (Visiting researcher)
09.2005 → 12.2005Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Welche Natur wollen wir?
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
19.08.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
14th General Meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology - EAESP 2005
Trötschel, R. (Speaker)
19.07.2005 → 23.07.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Biodegradation of pharmaceuticals and sustainable chemistry.
Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)
20.06.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
18th Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management - IACM 2005
Trötschel, R. (Speaker)
12.06.2005 → 15.06.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Exkursion ins Wörlitzer Gartenreich: Landschaft lesen aus interkultureller Perspektive
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
04.06.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
03.06.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Time and Organizational Development
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
12.05.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Sustainability Management Accounting - Revolution or Evolution of Management Accounting?
Herzig, C. (Speaker), Schaltegger, S. (Speaker) & Viere, T. (Speaker)
10.05.2005 → 11.05.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Verbleib persistenter Arznei- und Desinfektionsmittel bei der Niedertemperaturkonvertierung von Klärschlamm.
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
02.05.2005 → 04.05.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
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)
25.04.2005 → 27.04.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Implementation of Environmental Management Accounting in South-East Asian companies
Burritt, R. L. (Speaker), Herzig, C. (Speaker), Schaltegger, S. (Speaker) & Viere, T. (Speaker)
25.04.2005 → 27.04.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Time scales in nature, politics and society.
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
20.04.2005 → 22.04.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Plädoyer für ein dialektisches Mensch-Natur-Verhältnis und ein Vorschlag dieses auszubuchstabieren
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
08.04.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
2. Konferenz der Nachwuchsgruppe Umweltsoziologie - NGU 2005
Mölders, T. (Participant)
07.04.2005 → 09.04.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Näher an der Realität: Wirkung und Elimination von Stoffkombinationen.
Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)
07.04.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
15.03.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Gemische von Arzneimitteln in der aquatischen Umwelt.
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
14.03.2005 → 15.03.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Research on Cytotoxics in the Environment.
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
16.02.2005 → 17.02.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Arzneimittel in der Umwelt.
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
28.01.2005 → 30.01.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission e. V. (External organisation)
Michelsen, G. (Member)
2005 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Transfer
International Journal of Business Environment (Journal)
Schaltegger, S. (Editor)
2005 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Zeiten in der Umweltforschung und ihre Bedeutung für die nachhaltige Entwicklung.
Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)
2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
- 2004
Fünfzig Jahre nach morgen - wo werden wir sein? Die ökonomischen Kosten des Klimawandel
Kemfert, C. (Speaker)
01.12.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
South-East Asian Case Studies on EMA
Herzig, C. (Speaker), Viere, T. (Speaker), Burritt, R. L. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
09.11.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research