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.
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Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Unternehmerische Steuerung von Nachhaltigkeitsaspekten
Schaltegger, S., 2004, In: Controlling. 16, 8/9, p. 511-516 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: von der Theorie zur Umsetzung
Hahn, T. & Wagner, M., 09.2001, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 18 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Wertorientiertes Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement mit der Balanced Scorecard
Figge, F., Hahn, T., Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 04.2001, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 67 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Concept and the Case of Hamburg Airport
Schaltegger, S. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 33 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainability Balanced Scorecards and their Architectures: Irrelevant or Misunderstood?
Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 01.07.2018, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 150, 4, p. 937-952 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Business Cases or Low Hanging Fruit? Environmental Management Accounting Applications in South-East Asia
Viere, T., Schaltegger, S., Herzig, C. & Burritt, R. L., 2006, Environmental management accounting and cleaner production; abstracts: Environmental Management Accounting Network 9th annual conference ; Graz Austria, 2006. Schnitzer, H. & Jasch, C. (eds.). Verlag Technische Universität Graz, p. 47 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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Sustainability communication: West vs Asia
Saleh, M. S. M., 29.12.2022, Sustainability Communication across Asia: Fundamental Principles, Digital Strategies and Community Engagement. Saleh, M. S. M., Rahman, N. A. A. & Kasuma, S. A. A. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Sustainability Communication: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Theoretical Foundation
Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G. (Editor), 2011, Dordrecht u.a.: Springer Science+Business Media. 236 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Sustainability Communication
Fischer, D., Lüdecke, G., Godemann, J., Michelsen, G., Newig, J., Rieckmann, M. & Schulz, D., 2016, Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Heinrichs, H., Martens, P., Michelsen, G. & Wiek, A. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, p. 139-148 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Sustainability communication across Asia: Fundamental principles, digital strategies and community engagement
Saleh, M. S. M. (Editor), Rahman, N. A. A. (Editor) & Kasuma, S. A. A. (Editor), 29.12.2022, Taylor and Francis Inc. 238 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research