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.

  1. ILT MBA: International Leadership Training Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Grimm, J. (Project staff), Klinke, T. (Project staff) & Prox, M. (Project staff)

    01.11.0529.12.10

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  2. EXIST-SEED: Management - Outsourcing - Energiecontrollingsoftware

    Langerfeldt, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0530.09.06

    Project: Research

  3. ALFA: Project “International Master Program Sustainable Development and Management"

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Rieckmann, M. (Coordination), Barkin, D. (Partner), Berglund, S. (Partner), Böhmer, K. (Partner), Gonzalez, M. (Partner), Filippini, M. F. (Partner), Medellín Milán, P. (Partner), van Dam-Mieras, R. (Partner) & Vásquez Ríos, A. A. (Partner)

    15.08.0515.08.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  4. Mit dem Bus zur Schule

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Berthold, A. (Project staff), Baum, R. (Project staff) & Röpke, S. (Project staff)

    01.07.0531.12.05

    Project: Other

  5. Media, Expertise and Political Decision

    Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic) & Petersen, I. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0501.01.07

    Project: Research

  6. Social Marketing and Education for sustainable forestry - Project: Mensch & Wald

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), González, A. (Project manager, academic) & Krebs, O. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0501.03.08

    Project: Research

  7. Mensch & Wald: Social Marketing und Bildung für eine Nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Kleinhückelkotten, S. (Partner) & Wippermann, C. (Coordination)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.04.0531.07.08

    Project: Research

  8. VCC: Virtual Copernicus Campus

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    01.03.0531.12.07

    Project: Other

  9. Virtual Copernicus Campus - eLearning for Sustainability in the European Higher Education Area

    Barth, M. (Project manager, academic) & Burandt, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.0528.02.06

    Project: Research

  10. INNIG: Risk Culture: Communication and Representation of Risks Considering as Example Extreme Floods

    Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic) & Grunenberg, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.02.0531.12.06

    Project: Research

  11. Die Haftung des Grundstückeigentümers für die Sanierung von Altlasten

    Andres, B. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    25.01.0518.12.07

    Project: Dissertation project

  12. International evaluation off interpretation training options at all levels in the BSR.

    Wohlers, L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0530.12.05

    Project: Research

  13. LehrerInnenbildung im Kontext von Regionalentwicklung als Projekt nachhaltiger Entwicklung in Polen

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic) & Nemnich, C. (Project staff)

    01.01.0501.01.07

    Project: Research

  14. Mediation im Rahmen von "Good Governance" für Integriertes Küstengebietsmanagement

    Striegnitz, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0531.12.06

    Project: Research

  15. SLF: Sustainability Leadership Forum

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Petersen, H. (Project staff), Klewitz, J. (Project staff) & Rudolph, N. S. (Project staff)

    10.11.0430.04.19

    Project: Other

  16. ABG_CSCT

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    01.10.0419.05.10

    Project: Other

  17. Bericht zur Bildung für eine Nachhaltige Entwicklung 2005

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Nemnich, C. (Project staff) & Rieckmann, M. (Project staff)

    01.09.0431.12.05

    Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)

  18. BMU-Fachdialog: Fachdialog "Nachhaltigkeit in der Unternehmensberichterstattung"

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Herzig, C. (Project staff)

    01.07.0431.12.04

    Project: Research

  19. FRA.ME: Wissenschaftlerinnen Mentoring an der Universität Lüneburg

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic) & Thiem, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.0418.06.07

    Project: Research

  20. Lebenswelt Hochschule (als Teilprojekt des interdisziplinären Gesamtprojekts „Nachhaltige Entwicklung im Kontext universitärer Aufgabenstellungen“)

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic) & Rieckmann, M. (Project staff)

    01.07.0430.06.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  21. Heupelletierung: Machbarkeitsstudie zur Pelletierung von Biomasse

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Müller, J. (Project staff)

    01.07.0430.11.04

    Project: Practical Project

  22. Strategische Umweltprüfung und strategisches Umweltmonitoring für Offshore-Windenergieanlagen

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic), Nehls, G. (Partner) & Runge, K. (Partner)

    01.07.0431.08.05

    Project: Research

  23. AutoUni: Sustainability Management in the M.Sc. programme "Sustainable Mobility" of the Volkswagen AutoUni

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Hasenmüller, P. (Project staff)

    01.07.0431.12.04

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  24. Sustainable University: Sustainable University

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Adomßent, M. (Coordination), Godemann, J. (Coordination), Burandt, S. (Project staff), Barth, M. (Project staff) & Rieckmann, M. (Project staff)

    01.07.0431.12.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  25. Internetgestützte Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung der DAX 30-Unternehmen in Kooperation mit dem Centre for Sustainability Management, CSM

    Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic), Herzig, C. (Project manager, academic) & Blanke, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.0401.12.04

    Project: Research

  26. Monitoring gentechnisch veränderter Organismen. Supranationale und deutsche Rechtsfragen des Monitorings transgener Pflanzen zur Erforschung hypothetischer Risiken

    Regenbrecht, G. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    25.04.0417.01.05

    Project: Dissertation project

  27. Ökologische Ökonomik Modellierung und konzeptionelle Fundierung am Beispiel von Beweidung in semi-ariden Gebieten

    Baumgärtner, S. (Project manager, academic) & Frank, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0430.09.07

    Project: Research

  28. Die Wassergesetzgebung im Herzogtum Braunschweig nach Bauernbefreiung und industrieller Revolution

    Behrens, C. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    10.03.0429.01.09

    Project: Dissertation project

  29. „Beratung bei der Planung, Realisation und Evaluation von kleineren Umweltausstellungsvorhaben in Niedersachsen“

    Siekierski, E. (Project manager, academic) & Wohlers, L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0430.11.04

    Project: Research

  30. FLOWS: Flood Plain Land Use Optimising Workable Sustainability

    Urban, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0409.11.09

    Project: Research

  31. EMA-SEA: Environmental Management Accounting for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in South-East Asia

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Viere, T. (Project staff) & Herzig, C. (Project staff)

    01.11.0331.10.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  32. Machbarkeitsstudie zur Entwicklung eines FKU-Masterprogramms

    Adomßent, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0331.12.03

    Project: Research

  33. "Portal Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung" (Machbarkeitsstudie)

    Barth, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.0228.02.03

    Project: Research

  34. DB: Wertorientierte Ausrichtung des Umweltmanagements. Fallstudie Deutsche Bahn AG

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Jänicke, N. T. (Project staff) & Hellmann, K. (Project staff)

    01.08.0230.04.03

    Project: Practical Project

  35. Der anthropogene Klimawandel und seine Resonanz in der Bevölkerung - Eine theoretische und empirische Untersuchung des Klimabewusstseins in Deutschland

    Weber-Moritz, M. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0230.04.07

    Project: Dissertation project

  36. Schaufenster für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic) & Muraca, B. (Project staff)

    01.02.0201.10.03

    Project: Research

  37. Sustainability Communications (Machbarkeitsstudie)

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic) & Franz-Balsen, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0231.12.03

    Project: Research