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

    Michelsen, G. (Member)

    2005 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  3. International Journal of Business Environment (Journal)

    Schaltegger, S. (Editor)

    2005 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

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

    Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)

    2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  5. 2004
  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Benefits of the Bottom Line and Beyond: Corporate Volunteering in Germany

    Herzig, C. (Speaker)

    07.11.200410.11.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Partnerships for Corporate Sustainability: Capacity Development in South-East Asia

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

    07.11.200410.11.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Management of hospital effluents.

    Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)

    03.11.200405.12.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  11. Life cycle thinking and systems thinking - how to support systems thinking in material flow management

    Möller, A. (Speaker)

    25.10.200427.10.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  12. Herbsttagung „Partizipation und Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung“ des Arbeitskreises Politische Ökonomie 2004

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    22.10.2004

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    22.10.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  14. QSAR und Arzneimittel in der Umwelt.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    16.10.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  15. Blocked Transition? Spaces for Thinking and Action in Sustainable Regional Development

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

    09.10.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. Konferenz “Crises and Sustainability” 2004

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

    09.10.200411.10.2004

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. Exkretion und Umweltauswirkungen von Arzneimittel nach Gebrauch und Entsorgung

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    06.10.200408.10.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  18. Desinfektionsmittel in der Umwelt.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    03.10.200405.10.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  19. Wirtschaftswachstum? Was ist es, das wächst?: Für eine Verankerung des Ökonomischen im (Re)Prodkutiven.

    Hofmeister, S. (Speaker)

    01.10.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  20. Verhalten von Antibiotika in Testsystemen und Kläranlagen.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    29.09.200430.09.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  21. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie

    Trötschel, R. (Speaker)

    26.09.200430.09.2004

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  22. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    02.07.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  23. International Environmental Modelling and Software Society Conference “Complexity and Integrated Resources Management” - IEMSS 2004

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    14.06.2004

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  24. International Symposium “Uncertainty and Precaution in Environmental Management (UPEM)”

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    07.06.2004

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

  25. Zeitskalen der Natur und der Politik: Zeiten in der Umweltpolitik.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    26.03.200428.03.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  26. Herkunft, Vorkommen, Verhalten und Verbleib von Arzneimitteln in der aquatischen Umwelt.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    24.03.200426.03.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  27. Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Training and Capacity Building for South-East Asia (SEA)

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

    15.03.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  28. Dissemination of Environmental Management Accounting in South-East Asia

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

    04.03.200405.03.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  29. EMAN Conference on Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting in collaboration with 22nd CSEAR International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research 2004

    Schaltegger, S. (Organiser)

    03.03.200405.03.2004

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  30. The presence of therapeutic drugs in the environment.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    03.03.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  31. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    27.02.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  32. Eckpunkte einer geschlechtergerechten Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie

    Mölders, T. (Speaker)

    18.02.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  33. Gesunder Umgang mit der Zeit: Eine andere Zeitkultur als Perspektive jenseits von bloßem Zeitmanagement.

    Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    01.02.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  34. Zwischen globalem Umweltgipfel und lokaler Nachhaltigkeit

    Mölders, T. (Speaker)

    25.01.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  35. BWV Berliner Wissenschaftsverlag (Publisher)

    Michelsen, G. (Editor)

    20042021

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of seriesResearch

  36. Einweg- und Mehrweg-Entsorgungssysteme für Patientenausscheidungen

    Scherrer, M. (Reviewer), König, A. (Reviewer) & Kümmerer, K. (Reviewer)

    2004

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  37. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (External organisation)

    Schaltegger, S. (Member)

    20042008

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsResearch

  38. Leibniz Association (External organisation)

    Hofmeister, S. (Office)

    20042007

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsResearch

  39. Metropolis Verlag (Publisher)

    Michelsen, G. (Editor)

    20042021

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of seriesResearch

  40. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft (Publisher)

    Schomerus, T. (Editor)

    2004 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of seriesResearch

  41. Progress in Industrial Ecology (Journal)

    Schaltegger, S. (Editor)

    2004 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  42. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Schaltegger, S. (Office)

    20042005

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  43. Stiftung Deutscher Küstenschutz (External organisation)

    Brinkmann, B. (Member)

    20042023

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  44. Swiss National Science Foundation (External organisation)

    Schaltegger, S. (Member)

    20042011

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsResearch

  45. University of Bremen (External organisation)

    Hofmeister, S. (Member)

    20042011

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  46. VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften (Publisher)

    Michelsen, G. (Editor)

    20042021

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of seriesResearch

  47. 2003
  48. Zeit in der Umweltforschung: philosophischer Ballast oder dringende Notwendigkeit?

    Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)

    20.11.2003

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  49. Resistenzbildung durch Antibiotikarückstände in der aquatischen Umwelt?

    Kümmerer, K. (Lecturer)

    15.10.2003

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  50. Corporate Sustainability Management as a Driver for Innovation and Development

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    04.09.200306.09.2003

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  51. 12. Workshop „Umweltrecht“ der Lehrstühle Schulte (TU Dresden) und Oebbecke (Univ. Münster) 2003

    Newig, J. (Speaker)

    03.09.2003

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch