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.
Vigoni: Internet-Supported Sustainability Reporting in the Banking Sector
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Herzig, C. (Project staff) & Giese, N. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.01.08 → 31.05.11
Project: Research
Multi-trophic interactions of butterflies along a gradient of management intensity in grasslands and forest (BATMAN)
Klein, A.-M. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.08 → 31.12.12
Project: Research
PIN: Peers in Netzwerken: Welche Auswirkungen hat die Ganztagsbeschulung auf die Einbindung von Jugendlichen in Peer-Netzwerke und Freundschaften und auf die Entwicklung sozialer und emotionaler Kompetenzen?
Salisch, M. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.01.08 → 31.05.10
Project: Research
Outreach: Sustainability as a challenge for the export economy
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Schock, M. (Project staff) & Buttscher, C. (Project staff)
01.01.08 → 19.08.09
Project: Research
Indicators for Education for Sustainable Development
Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Adomßent, M. (Project staff) & Burandt, S. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.02.08 → 31.08.10
Project: Research
Lenkungsinstrumente zur Kapazitätserweiterung der Grenzkuppelstellen für leistungsgebundene Energie - Eine Analyse des Spannungsfeldes von nationalem und europäischen Energierecht
Barchewitz, P. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)
07.02.08 → 27.06.11
Project: Dissertation project
KITA 21: Die Zukunftsgestalter. Wissenschaftliche Begleitung und Evaluation des Modellprojekts KITA21 der S.O.F. Save Our Future – Umweltstiftung
Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Gottmann, T. (Project staff), Czerwinski, A. (Project staff) & Bastian, A. (Project staff)
01.03.08 → 25.03.11
Project: Research
SAWA: Strategic Alliance for Integrated Water Management Actions
Evers, M. (Project manager, academic)
17.03.08 → 28.04.15
Project: Research
Modellhafte Umsetzung eines weitgehend autarken Energie- und Stoffkreislaufmanagements bei der Behandlung von Spülwasser und Gemüseresten in der Lebensmittelindustrie am Beispiel eines Gemüse verarbeitenden Betriebes
Mennerich, A. (Project manager, academic) & Holm, N. (Coordination)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
29.03.08 → 31.12.09
Project: Research
Medien und klimabewusstes Verhalten. Die Bedeutung des Fernsehens für ein nachhaltiges Alltagshandeln bei Jugendlichen.
Lüdecke, G. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.08 → 31.03.11
Project: Dissertation project
Umfang des Informationsanspruchs gegenüber dem BMU nach dem IFG und dem UIG hinsichtlich Daten, die der Bundesaufsicht nach dem Atom- und Strahlenschutzrecht vorliegen, sowie sensibler und sicherheitsrelevanter Daten nach der Störfall-Verordnung (Stsch 70001)
Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.08 → 31.03.10
Project: Research
Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung – am Beispiel des Themenfelds Mobilität. Ein Modellseminar zur Weiterbildung von Multiplikatorinnen und Multiplikatoren für Schulentwicklung und für Lehrpersonen in Studienseminaren für die 2. Phase der LehrerInnenbildung
Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.08 → 31.12.08
Project: Research
Gestaltung gesellschaftlicher Naturverhältnisse in der ländlichen Entwicklung am Beispiel der nachhaltigen Nutzung von Agrobiodiversität
Burandt, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.08 → 07.02.18
Project: Dissertation project
Naturschutzmanagement in Heidelandschaften. Entwicklung eines Managementmodells für Kulturlandschaften mit besonderer Berücksichtigung von Natura 2000 Regionen
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Heitepriem, N. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.05.08 → 31.05.09
Project: Research
BINK: Educational Institutions and Sustainable Consumption
Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Fischer, D. (Project manager, academic) & Richter, S. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.06.08 → 30.04.12
Project: Research
Evaluation der Sportgerichtsurteile des HFV der Saison 2007/2008
Zick, A. (Project manager, academic), Winands, M. (Project staff) & Scherer, J. (Project staff)
01.06.08 → 30.09.10
Project: Research
LiWa: Nachhaltiges Management von Wasser und Abwasser in urbanen Wachstumszentren unter Bewältigung des Klimawandels. Konzepte für Lima Metropolitana (Perú); Teilvorhaben 2: Kompetenzaufbau
Mennerich, A. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.06.08 → 31.12.09
Project: Research
Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in außerschulischen Einrichtungen
Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Rode, H. (Project staff) & Wendler, M. (Project staff)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
04.06.08 → 31.12.12
Project: Research
Dilationswachstum
Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic)
15.06.08 → 28.08.09
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
SSCM: Sustainable Supply Chain Management. State of Practice in German Companies
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Harms, D. (Project staff)
15.06.08 → 09.09.10
Project: Research
Gewinnung und Nutzung von Lebenszyklusdaten im betrieblichen Kontext
Möller, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.08 → 03.03.11
Project: Research
PoNa: Politiken der Naturgestaltung. Ländliche Entwicklung und Agro-Gentechnik zwischen Kritik und Vision
Mölders, T. (Project manager, academic) & Gottschlich, D. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.08.08 → 30.04.09
Project: Research
Schutz von Buchenwäldern in einem System von Prozessschutzgebieten
Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.08 → 30.11.11
Project: Research
ICAEW: Accounting information and the accounting function in sustainability management
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Bennett, M. (Partner) & Zvezdov, D. (Project staff)
01.09.08 → 11.02.11
Project: Research
Internet supported sustainability reporting of German and Italian companies. Development of criteria to assess and compare the quality of internet-based sustainability reporting in Germany and Italy (DAAD VIGONI Programme)
Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.08 → 30.09.09
Project: Research
Schools’ contributions to mastering the Global Consumption Challenges. Conceptual Clarifications and Empirical Potentials within the framework of Educational Science and Sustainability Science
Fischer, D. (Project manager, academic)
29.09.08 → 26.03.14
Project: Dissertation project
Eine Trainingsstudie zum sozialen und emotionalen Lernen im Kindergarten
Salisch, M. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.10.08 → 31.05.12
Project: Research
Eine Trainingsstudie zum sozialen und emotionalen Lernen im Kindergarten
Salisch, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.08 → 31.05.12
Project: Research
Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) in Kindergärten am Beispiel Energie und Umwelt
Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic)
21.11.08 → 22.04.13
Project: Research
RNE: Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement in der öffentlichen Verwaltung. Konzepte und Instrumente
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Müller, A. (Project staff), Klewitz, J. (Project staff) & Harms, D. (Project staff)
01.12.08 → 30.04.10
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
Arbeit ist nur das halbe Leben - ein Konzept der politischen Bildung in der Bildungspraxis
Offen, S. (Project manager, academic) & Schmidt, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.09 → 31.12.11
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
A-KÜST: Changes in the coastal climate - evaluation of alternative strategies in coastal protection, subproject 06: Perception and Cooperation
Striegnitz, M. (Project manager, academic), Schmidt, A. (Project manager, academic), Lüdecke, G. (Project staff), von Storch, H. (Partner), Weisse, R. (Partner), Mayerle, R. (Partner), Sauter, M. (Partner), Ptak, T. (Partner), Schlurmann, T. (Partner) & Meon, G. (Partner)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.01.09 → 31.03.17
Project: Research
F.B.E.Leuchtpol: Forschung.Beratung.Evaluation.Leuchtpol
Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Benoist, B. (Project staff), Kosler, T. (Project staff) & Moths, K. (Project staff)
01.01.09 → 31.12.12
Project: Research
International DAAD Summer School “Sustainable Development as Strategy and Aim of Higher Education”
Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Adomßent, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.09 → 12.03.10
Project: Other
3-LENSUS: Lifelong Learning Network for Sustainable Development
Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Adomßent, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.09 → 31.07.11
Project: Research
Anwendung des TOP-Runner-Ansatzes auf Konsumgüter
Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)
05.01.09 → 29.10.12
Project: Research
Tackling Climate Change - Compulsory Licensing as an Instrument?
Behrmann, V. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)
22.01.09 → 08.08.12
Project: Dissertation project
ENSU: „Teaching Sustainability in Higher Education“
Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Rieckmann, M. (Project manager, academic), Burandt, S. (Project staff) & Aguirre, P. (Coordination)
30.01.09 → 15.07.13
Project: Transfer (professional training)
Geschlecht und sexuelle Orientierung als Achsen adoleszenter Zugehörigkeitsarbeit. Zur Professionalisierung geschlechtersensibler politischer Jugendbildung
Offen, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.09 → 01.11.12
Project: Dissertation project
Instrumente des Klimaschutzes und ihre Auswirkung auf die Verwirklichung eines globalen Nachhaltigkeitsideals
Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.09 → 30.11.10
Project: Research
FSM I: International Leadership Training (ILT) Sustainability Management - Onlinephase Jahrgang I
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Dubielzig, F. (Project staff), Seidl, N. (Project staff) & Grimm, J. (Project staff)
01.02.09 → 11.03.10
Project: Transfer (professional training)
Intercultural CityLandscapes - Analysis and Design of Spatial Social-Ecological Transformations for Sustainable Regional Development
Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic) & Katz, C. (Project staff)
18.02.09 → 18.08.10
Project: Research
NGet: NGet - sustainable building energy technologies
Möller, A. (Project manager, academic)
18.02.09 → 31.12.10
Project: Research
HWS-Mobil: Entwicklung von wassergefüllten Schlauchkonstruktionen zum Einsatz im Hochwasserschutz - Wasserbauliche Fragestellungen
Brinkmann, B. (Project manager, academic)
01.03.09 → 20.09.11
Project: Research
ECOPAG: Environmental consequences of participatory governance – A Comparative Meta-Analysis of Case Studies in Environmental Decision-Making
Newig, J. (Project manager, academic) & Adzersen, A. (Project staff)
01.03.09 → 14.04.15
Project: Research
Neue Medien in der Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - GPS-Bildungsrouten im Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe
Möller, A. (Project manager, academic), Pez, P. (Project manager, academic) & Corleis, F. (Coordination)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
03.03.09 → 17.10.11
Project: Research
Klimaschutz und Verwirklichung eines globalen Nachhaltigkeitsideals
Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic) & Guerra González, J. (Project staff)
11.03.09 → 30.08.11
Project: Research
CS Barometer: Corporate Sustainability Barometer 2010
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Windolph, S. E. (Project staff) & Harms, D. (Project staff)
01.04.09 → 14.02.11
Project: Research
RESI: Kölner Netzwerk „Resozialisierung und Soziale Integration
Plewig, H.-J. (Project manager, academic) & Kohlschmidt, A. (Partner)
01.04.09 → 01.09.12
Project: Research