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. 2014
  2. Published

    Anständig Geld verdienen? Eine protestantische Wirtschaftsethik

    Oermann, N. O., 2014, 1 ed. Freiburg: Herder Verlag. 389 p. (Herder Spektrum; vol. 6571)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  3. Published

    Application of Software and Web-Based Tools for Sustainability Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

    Johnson, M., Viere, T., Schaltegger, S. & Halberstadt, J., 2014, EnviroInfo 2014 - ICT for Energy Efficiency : 28th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection ; proceedings. Marx Gómez, J., Sonnenschein, M., Vogel, U., Winter, A., Rapp, B. & Giesen, N. (eds.). Universität Oldenburg, Bibliotheks- und Informationssystem, p. 413-420 8 p.

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

  4. Published

    Aufbau und Führung von Nachhaltigkeitsmarken in Social Media

    Haller-Mangold, T. & Schaltegger, S., 2014, CSR und Social Media: Unternehmerische Verantwortung in sozialen Medien wirkungsvoll vermitteln. Wagner, R., Lahme, G. & Breitbarth, T. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 25-39 15 p. (Management-Reihe Corporate Social Responsibility).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Auswirkungen des Einspeisemanagements auf den Betrieb von WEA und sich daraus ergebende Potentiale für den Einsatz von Energiespeichern

    Dietmannsberger, M., Grumm, F., Plenz, M., Storjohann, J., Meister, M., Schulz, D. & Schomerus, T., 2014, Nachhaltige Energieversorgung und Integration von Speichern : Konferenzband; NEIS 2014 Konferenz, Hamburg, 18.-19. September 2014. Schulz, D. (ed.). Hamburg: Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, p. 168-175 8 p.

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

  6. Published

    Auswirkungen einer systemorientierten Bauweise von Windenergieanlagen auf die erzielbaren Börsenpreise

    Doliwa, M., Meister, M., Obbelode, F., Plenz, M., Kott, T., Stecher, M., Maly, C., Holstenkamp, L., Degenhart, H. & Schomerus, T., 2014, Nachhaltige Energieversorgung und Integration von Speichern: Konferenzband; NEIS 2014 Konferenz Hamburg · 18.–19. September 2014. Schulz, D. (ed.). Hamburg: Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, p. 186-191 6 p.

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

  7. Published

    Auswirkungen von Klimaänderungen auf den Bodenwasserhaushalt sandiger Ackerböden: Modellierungen im lokalen Maßstab

    Schmelmer, K. & Urban, B., 2014, Klimawandel in der Lüneburger Heide: Kulturlandschaften zukunftsfähig gestalten. Urban, B., Becker, J., Mersch, I., Meyer, W., Rechid, D. & Rottgardt, E. (eds.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, p. 24-28 5 p. (Berichte aus den Klimzug-Nord Modellgebieten; vol. 6).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    BBS futur 2.0: Zukunft gemeinsam gestalten

    Schwinge, C. & Freund, E. K., 2014, In: Die berufsbildende Schule. 66, 9, p. 286-288 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesEducationpeer-review

  9. Published

    Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Stoltenberg, U. & Burandt, S., 2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften . Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 567-594 28 p.

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

  10. Published

    Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung in Biosphärenreservaten in Deutschland

    Marwege, R., 2014, Vom Sinn der Heimat: Bindung, Wandel, Verlust, Gestaltung - Hintergründe für die Bildungsarbeit. Jung, N., Molitor, H. & Schilling, A. (eds.). Leverkusen: Budrich UniPress , p. 221-234 14 p. (Eberswalder Beiträge zu Bildung und Nachhaltigkeit; vol. 3).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransferpeer-review

  11. Published

    Biofuel sustainability in Latin America & the Caribbean - A review of recent experiences

    Bailis, R., Solomon, B., Moser, C. & Hildebrandt, T., 2014, RCN Conference on Pan American Biofuels and Bioenergy Sustainability 2014: Proceedings of a meeting held 22-25 July 2014, Recife, Brazil. . American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), p. 277-289 13 p.

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