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. 1992
  2. Published

    Eco-Controlling: An Integrated Economic-Ecological Management Tool

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1992, Green Business Opportunities: The Profit Potential. Köchlin, D. & Müller, K. (eds.). London: Financial Times/Pitman Publishing, p. 228-240 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  3. Published

    Erfolgskriterien ökologieorientierten Managements: Die Notwendigkeit einer ökologischen Rechnungslegung

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1992, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 15, 2, p. 131-154 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Erfolgskriterien ökologieorientierten Managements: Interdependenzen zur staatlichen Umweltpolitik

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1992, Ökonomie und Ökologie: Ansätze zu einer ökologisch verpflichteten Marktwirtschaft. von Hauff, M. & Schmid, U. (eds.). Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag, p. 195-218 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Flachendeckende Landschaftspflege am Beispiel der Bodenteicher Seewiesen, Niedersachsen

    Schwerdtfeger, G. & Urban, B., 1992, In: Telma. 22, p. 267-276 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Methodik der ökologischen Rechnungslegung in Unternehmen: Forschungsbeitrag und Anleitung für den Praxisgebrauch.

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1992, Basel: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum (WWZ) der Universität Basel, 38 p. (WWZ-Studie; no. 33).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Microbiological and environmental effects of aquifer thermal energy storage

    Adinolfi, M. & Ruck, W., 1992, Proceedings of the 27th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Vol. 4. p. 95-100 6 p. (Proceedings of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference; vol. 4).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Öko-Controlling als ökonomisch- ökologisches Führungsinstrument

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1992, In: IO-Management. 61, 6, p. 71-75 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  9. Published

    Ökologisches Rechnungswesen

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1992, Ökobilanzen in der Praxis: von der Verpackungsökobilanz zum ökologischen Führungsinstrument . Gutknecht, B. (ed.). Basel: Schweizer Mustermesse Basel, p. 33-38 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  10. Published

    Injection of CO2 for the inhibition of scaling in ATES systems

    Koch, M. & Ruck, W., 03.08.1992, In: SAE Technical Papers. 929154.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearch

  11. 1993
  12. Published

    Betriebswirtschaftlich Rationales Management der ökologischen Herausforderung: Dargestellt am Beispiel eines Kurdirektors

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1993, Ökonomie und Ökologie unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Alpenregion. Mainzer, K. (ed.). Bern: Haupt Verlag, p. 131-150 20 p. (Schriftenreihe Institut Kurt Bösch; no. 1).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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