School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Faculty
- 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.
The role of herbivory in mediating ecosystem functions in species-rich forests
18.02.14 → 25.04.19
Project: Research
The role of herbivory in mediating ecosystem functions in species-rich forests
01.08.14 → 31.07.16
Project: Research
THSH: Thermochemical heat storage for households: thermal management and chemical reaction
15.05.12 → 31.12.15
Project: Dissertation project
TM 1.1 KT 08 - Thermische Batterie: Thermische Batterie - Hochleistungswärmespeicher für Privathaushalte
01.10.11 → 31.12.15
Project: Research
The potential spread of collaborative consumption practices in France and Germany
Huber, A., Heinrichs, H., Wilhite, H. & Douzou, S.
01.03.14 → …
Project: Dissertation project
ZZL-Netzwerk 2.0: Theorie-Praxis-Verzahnung in der Lehrerbildung in den Handlungsfeldern „Kompetenzorientierter Unterricht“, „Inklusion“, „Coaching & Mentoring“ und „Lehrkräftegesundheit“
Ehmke, T., Leiss, D., Schmidt, T., Weinhold, S., Straub, R. P., Schilling, L., Besser, M., Fischer-Schöneborn, S., Bormann, F., Kuchenbuch, F., Ahlers, M., Verbücheln, E., Barth, M., Jastrow, F., Süßenbach, J., Anders, D., Kleinknecht, M., Hohensee, E., Schiemann, S., Paulus, P., Claußen, J. T., Poschkamp, A., Köllner, G., Hüfner, S. K., Schürmann, H. & Abels, S.
01.07.19 → 31.12.23
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
The Mountain TransPlant Network
Haider, S., Chisholm, C., Walker, T. W. N. & Alexander, J. M.
01.01.17 → …
Project: Research
The lipidome of the pellicle and the role of lipids for the dynamic process of initial biofilm formation in situ.
Kümmerer, K., Hannig, C., Hannig, M. & Reich, M.
11.01.15 → 10.01.18
Project: Research
The Interplay of Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Conflicts as a Barrier to Sustainable Solutions
01.01.21 → 31.03.24
Project: Research
IRISS: The InteRnatIonal ecosystem for accelerating the transition to Safe-and-Sustainable-by-design materials, products and processes
Kümmerer, K., Olsson, O. & Apel, C.
01.06.22 → 31.05.25
Project: Research
Handabdruck: The Handprint: Measuring positive sustainability outcomes of products
01.06.15 → 30.11.18
Project: Research
The future of the European brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Transylvania II: How to maintain coexistence in a rapidly changing system
01.02.13 → 20.04.15
Project: Research
The future of biodiversity conservation in farming landscapes in south-eastern Australia
01.04.19 → 31.08.22
Project: Research
sTeleBES : Telecoupled use of biodiversity and ecosystem services: synthesis of concepts, methods and evidence
Schröter, M., Bonn, A., Koellner, T. & Martín-López, B.
01.11.16 → 01.11.17
Project: Research
ENSU: „Teaching Sustainability in Higher Education“
Michelsen, G., Rieckmann, M., Burandt, S. & Aguirre, P.
30.01.09 → 15.07.13
Project: Transfer (professional training)
TEMI: Teaching Enquriy with Mysteries Incorporated
Lembens, A. & Abels, S.
01.02.13 → 31.07.16
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Teach about US: Educational Outreach Project - Bridging the American Studies and Science Classrooms: Going Green Meets STEM
Schmidt, T., Kaliampos, J., Abels, S. & Hüfner, S. K.
24.02.17 → 30.09.18
Project: Practical Project
tdAcademy: Modul Gäste und Fellows
Lang, D. J., Grauer, C. & Lam, D.
01.05.20 → 31.05.25
Project: Research
Tangible Sustainability Policy: Possibilities and constraints of the establishment of biodiversity as a cross-cutting issue on the German federal level
01.04.11 → 01.03.14
Project: Dissertation project
Tagung "Theorie und Praxis Globales Lernen und Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung - Positionen, Potentiale, Perspektiven"
Michelsen, G., Rieckmann, M. & Otte, I.
01.01.12 → 31.12.12
Project: Scientific event
Tagung "Methoden in der Umweltbildungsforschung" (Jagdschloß Göhrde, 2.-5.12.1997)
01.10.97 → 30.11.98
Project: Scientific event
Tackling Climate Change - Compulsory Licensing as an Instrument?
22.01.09 → 08.08.12
Project: Dissertation project
SUSTIL: Szenarien zur Umsetzung der UN-Nachhaltigkeitsziele in Stadt und Landkreis Lüneburg: Implikationen für die Steuerung von Landnutzung
Hörisch, J., Lang, D. J., von Wehrden, H., Ackerschott, A., Kohlhase, E. & Schmidt, A.
01.02.20 → 31.01.25
Project: Research
Systemdienstleistungen und Erneuerbare Energien – Über das Recht der Versorgungssicherheit im engeren Sinne und die Entwicklung des Regulierungsrechts
01.04.13 → …
Project: Dissertation project
Symmetric light - Experimentum Crucis 2010. Rauminstallation zum 200. Jubiläum von Goethes Farbenlehre
01.08.09 → 16.05.11
Project: Research
Sustainable University: Sustainable University
Michelsen, G., Adomßent, M., Godemann, J., Burandt, S., Barth, M. & Rieckmann, M.
01.07.04 → 31.12.07
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
SSCM: Sustainable Supply Chain Management. State of Practice in German Companies
15.06.08 → 09.09.10
Project: Research
Sustainable Solutions in Intergenerational Conflicts
Majer, J., Schütte, C. & Trötschel, R.
01.05.19 → …
Project: Research
ZIL-Kontakt: Sustainable information logistics for digital contact tracing of infectious diseases
Drews, P., Funk, B., Heger, J., Lehr, D., Zimmer, M. P., Kortmann, F., Fassmeyer, P. & Usko, N.
21.05.21 → 31.03.23
Project: Research
COMTESS: Sustainable Coastal Land Management: Trade-offs in Ecosystem Services
Baumgärtner, S., Engler, J., Kleyer, M., Giani, L., Ahlhorn, F., Klenke, T., Selck, T. J., Stahl, J., Oumeraci, H., Bronstert, A., Jeltsch, F., Schröder, B., Glatzel, S., Miegel, K., Ahlheim, M. & Stoll-Kleemann, S.
01.01.11 → 31.07.16
Project: Research
SusChemTunisia: Sustainable Chemistry for a Sustainable Agriculture
Kümmerer, K., Olsson, O. & Mahjoub, B.
01.10.18 → 31.01.19
Project: Research
Sustainable biorefinery concept based on microalgal biomass produced from mixed food waste hydrolysate
01.08.13 → 31.07.14
Project: Research
AutoUni: Sustainability Management in the M.Sc. programme "Sustainable Mobility" of the Volkswagen AutoUni
Schaltegger, S. & Hasenmüller, P.
01.07.04 → 31.12.04
Project: Transfer (professional training)
Sustainability Lectures. Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung – Denkanstöße aus anderen europäischen Ländern
16.11.10 → 20.04.12
Project: Scientific event
SLF: Sustainability Leadership Forum
Schaltegger, S., Petersen, H., Klewitz, J. & Rudolph, N. S.
10.11.04 → 30.04.19
Project: Other
NIREM: Sustainability Innovations in Regional SMEs
Schaltegger, S., Japsen, A., Weber, U. & Rudolph, N. S.
01.03.17 → 29.02.20
Project: Other
Sustainability governance and transnational corporations: An analysis of global and national governance instruments affecting TNCs in Germany, USA and India
01.02.10 → 04.05.17
Project: Dissertation project
Sustainability education - capacity building for teachers
Barth, M. & Redman, A.
14.03.17 → 31.05.19
Project: Research
Sustainability Communications (Machbarkeitsstudie)
Michelsen, G., Godemann, J. & Franz-Balsen, A.
01.01.02 → 31.12.03
Project: Research
SBC Kneipp: Sustainability Branding and Communication: Mit Social Media zu einer glaubwürdigen Nachhaltigkeitsmarke
01.10.10 → 03.04.12
Project: Research
BSC: Sustainability Balanced Scorecard
Schaltegger, S., Wagner, M., Hahn, T. & Figge, F.
01.10.00 → 31.12.02
Project: Research
Sustainability assessment of municipal climate protection with a focus on urban energy systems based on systemic analysis and stakeholder perspectives
Bickel, M., Schomerus, T. & Lang, D. J.
01.04.14 → 01.04.17
Project: Dissertation project
Outreach: Sustainability as a challenge for the export economy
Schaltegger, S., Schock, M. & Buttscher, C.
01.01.08 → 19.08.09
Project: Research
"Sustainability and Digitalization - a European perspective"
Barth, M., Trittin-Ulbrich, H., Lang, D. J. & von Wehrden, H.
01.12.19 → 31.08.22
Project: Teaching
VSM: Survey on Values, Sustainability, and Strategic Management
Brieger, S., Seidel, J., Sundermann, A. & Strathoff, P.
01.09.14 → 05.10.18
Project: Research
sUMMITDiv "Europe’s alpine flora: past, present and future"
Wipf, S., Haider, S., Rixen, C., Steinbauer, M. J., Jurasinski, G., Grytnes, J. A. & Bjorkmann, A.
10.11.14 → 31.12.18
Project: Research
Sukzessions- und Regenerationsmodelle, vegetationskundliche Referenzsysteme
01.09.97 → 31.03.01
Project: Research
s4f: studies4future - Blog für Gesellschaftsgestaltung
01.11.21 → 31.12.22
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
DAS: Studienpfad für den Beruf als kommunale*r Klimamanager*in
Hörisch, J., Möller, S. & Redenius, P.
01.10.22 → 31.03.25
Project: Research
Strategische Umweltprüfung und strategisches Umweltmonitoring für Offshore-Windenergieanlagen
Schomerus, T., Nehls, G. & Runge, K.
01.07.04 → 31.08.05
Project: Research
Strategic Marketing and Corporate Reputation towards Corporate Sustainability
21.09.09 → 29.04.10
Project: Research
SAWA: Strategic Alliance for Integrated Water Management Actions
17.03.08 → 28.04.15
Project: Research
Storytelling in der Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation - Evidenzen und Perspektiven
Fischer, D., Selm, H. & Sundermann, A.
01.10.17 → 31.08.22
Project: Research
Steuerungsmöglichkeiten des Produkt- und Abfallrechts im Hinblick auf die vermeidbare Obsoleszenz von Elektrogeräten
Dickenhorst, C. & Schomerus, T.
19.03.15 → …
Project: Dissertation project
SaM: Stadt als Möglichkeitsraum
Kirchberg, V., Stoltenberg, U., Weisenfeld, U., Kagan, S., Holz, V. & Hauerwaas, A.
01.02.15 → 31.01.19
Project: Research
SPONSORs Zertifikats
Schaltegger, S., Schmitt, C. & Sachs, B.
01.07.22 → 30.06.24
Project: Transfer (professional training)
sPlot "Plant trait-environment relationships across the world's biomes"
Bruelheide, H. & Haider, S.
01.01.13 → …
Project: Research
Sozial-ökologische Forschungsperspektiven für eine "Nachhaltige Informationsgesellschaft"
Möller, A., Rolf, A. & Mandel, R.
01.01.00 → 30.09.01
Project: Research
SoCoFarm: SoCoFarm: Soil Communication by Farmers; Study on Farmer´s Perception of and Communication about Soils
Lütkemöller, D. & Tischbierek, M.
01.12.14 → …
Project: Other
Mensch & Wald: Social Marketing und Bildung für eine Nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft
Stoltenberg, U., Kleinhückelkotten, S. & Wippermann, C.
01.04.05 → 31.07.08
Project: Research
Social Marketing and Education for sustainable forestry - Project: Mensch & Wald
Stoltenberg, U., González, A. & Krebs, O.
01.04.05 → 01.03.08
Project: Research
SInTraA: Social innovative transformation by including work spaces (SinTrA)
Farny, S., Genschow, O., Loschelder, D., Imschloß, M., Striethörster, M., Rehwinkel, S. & Führer, J.
01.05.23 → 30.04.26
Project: Research
Social Innovation Thinkathon - Innovative teaching and learning concepts: Innovation plus
01.01.21 → 31.12.22
Project: Teaching
Social Entrepreneurs: Social Entepreneurs as Evolutionary Agents in the German Institutional Landscape
Beckmann, M., Ney, S. & Gräbnitz, D.
01.04.10 → 20.12.12
Project: Research
SCHub: Social Change Hub
Beckmann, M., Zeyen, A. & Halberstadt, J.
14.04.09 → 30.09.14
Project: Teaching
SENet: Social and ecological networks supporting biodiversity and food security
15.01.16 → 17.03.18
Project: Research
PoNa: Shaping nature: Policy, Policies and Polity. Rural Development and Biotechnology in Agriculture between Criticism and Vision
Mölders, T., Gottschlich, D., Paszkowska, J., Friedrich, B., Sulmowski, J. A., Burandt, A., Szumelda, A. U. & Roth, S.
01.11.09 → 31.10.14
Project: Research
Move'n'Sense: Sense of place and mobility in cross-border contexts – essentialist and progressive perspectives
Gottwald, S. & Kołodyńska, I.
05.11.21 → 02.01.25
Project: Research
Schutz von Buchenwäldern in einem System von Prozessschutzgebieten
01.08.08 → 30.11.11
Project: Research
LFB-Labs-digital: Schülerlabore als Ort der Lehrkräftefortbildung in der digitalen Welt (BMBF)
01.04.23 → 30.09.25
Project: Research
TM 1.3 C FuE-Projekt 05: Schlüsselfaktor Ressourceneffizienz - ein Prüfsystem für KMU zur Verbesserung der Vollzugsfähigkeit von Umweltgesetzen am Beispiel des neuen Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetzes (KrWG)
Schomerus, T., Guerra González, J., Bleuel, I. & Japsen, A.
01.04.11 → 31.12.15
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Schaufenster für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Stoltenberg, U. & Muraca, B.
01.02.02 → 01.10.03
Project: Research
SAFECOAST : SAFECOAST: "The informed society". Analysis and strategy development for risk communication and coastal protection
Heinrichs, H., Grunenberg, H., Knolle, M. & Lüdecke, G.
01.10.06 → 31.03.08
Project: Research
Rural electrification in the Andean countries: analysis of policies that can accelerate off-grid PV adoption
15.11.13 → 21.11.17
Project: Dissertation project