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.
- 2005
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Dubielzig, F. & Schaltegger, S., 2005, Handlexikon Public Affairs. Althaus, M. (ed.). Münster: LIT Verlag, p. 240-243 4 p. (Public affairs und Politikmanagement; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Corporate Sustainability
Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 2005, The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2005/2006: A Survey of Current Issues. Folmer, H. & Tietenberg, T. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 185-222 38 p. (New Horizons in Environmental Economics ).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Current Trends in Environmental Cost Accounting - and its Interaction with Eco-Efficiency Performance Measurement and Indicators
Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 2005, Implementing environmental management accounting: Status and Challenges . Rikhardsson, P. M., Bennett, M., Bouma, J. J. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). Springer, p. 45-62 18 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 18).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Das "harmonisierte" EG-Vergaberecht im Spannungsfeld zwischen Umweltschutz und Binnenmarkt
Losch, A., 2005, Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag. 438 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Das Projekt ELLA international: Entstehungsgeschichte, Ziele und Struktur
Stoltenberg, U. & Muraca, B., 2005, Nachhaltigkeit ist machbar: das "Schaufenster für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung" als innovatives Projekt zur Kommunikation und Entwicklung von Nachhaltigkeit . Stoltenberg, U., Muraca, B. & Nora, E. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 30-41 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Das Schaufenster für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung – ein innovatives Instrument der Umweltkommunikation
Stoltenberg, U., 2005, Nachhaltigkeit ist machbar: das "Schaufenster für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung" als innovatives Projekt zur Kommunikation und Entwicklung von Nachhaltigkeit . Stoltenberg, U., Muraca, B. & Nora, E. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 90-103 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die Zeit nach E-Government: höhere Wertschätzung der Verwaltung
Bonin, H., 2005, Die Zeit nach dem E-Government. Klewitz-Hommelsen, S. & Bonin, H. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 25-33 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Discovering REACH: Lessons From the EU's Regulatory Framework For Chemicals
Tschochohei, H., 2005, Proceedings of Environmental Science and Technology (2005); Vol. 2:. Lyon, W. G., Hong, J. J. & Reddy, R. K. (eds.). New Orleans: American Science Press, p. 635-640 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Dynamic material flow analysis in the life cycle assessment tool chain
Möller, A., 2005, Challenges for industrial production: Workshop of the PepOn Project: Integrated Process Design for Inter-Enterprise Plant Layout Planning of Dynamic Mass Flow Networks, Karlsruhe, Nov. 7. & 8., 2005 . Geldermann, J., Treitz, M., Schollenberger, H. & Rentz, O. (eds.). Karlsruhe: Universitätsverlag Karlsruhe, p. 165-174 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Education for Sustainable Development in Preschool Institutions
Rieckmann, M., 2005, Proceedings of the 3rd World Environmental Education Congress: Education Paths towards Sustainability. Salomone, M. (ed.). International Environmental Education Network, 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research