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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Sustainable Development and Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Transformation of Learning and Society
Fadeeva, Z. (Editor), Galkute, L. (Editor), Mader, C. (Editor) & Scott, G. (Editor), 11.2014, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan. 283 p. (Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Sustainable Development as a Challenge for Undergraduate Students: The Module "Science Bears Responsibility" in the Leuphana Bachelor's Programme: Commentary on "A Case Study of Teaching Social Responsibility to Doctoral Students in the Climate Sciences"
Michelsen, G., 12.2013, In: Science and Engineering Ethics. 19, 4, p. 1505-1511 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Development Discourse – Challenges for Universities
Stoltenberg, U., 2010, 2010 World Universities Congress: Proceedings I. Akdemir, A. & Koc, O. (eds.). Vol. 1. p. 327-342 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Development Funds: Progress since the 1970s
Schaltegger, S. & Figge, F., 2001, Sustainable banking: the greening of finance. Bouma, J. J., Jeucken, M. & Klinkers, L. (eds.). Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, p. 203-210 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Sustainable Development Funds: Development of Concepts and Assessment Approaches since the 70ies
Schaltegger, S. & Figge, F., 2000, In: Information der Internationalen Treuhand AG Basel, Genf, Zürich. 108, p. 32-42 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Sustainable Development Goals als Rahmenbedingung einer transformativen Berufsbildung
Hantke, H. & Hemkes, B., 2024, Datenreport zum Berufsbildungsbericht 2024: Informationen und Analysen zur Entwicklung der berufl ichen Bildung. Leverkusen: Verlag Babara BudrichResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to scientific reports › Research
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Sustainable development indicators: Conceptual frameworks of comparative indicators sets for local administrations in Japan
Hatakeyama, T., 01.11.2018, In: Sustainable Development. 26, 6, p. 683-690 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Development of Biofuels in Latin America and the Caribbean
Solomon, B. D. (Editor) & Bailis, R. (Editor), 2014, New York: Springer Science+Business Media.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Sustainable development of supplier performance. An empirical analysis of relationship characteristics in the automotive sector
Naffin, J., Klewitz, J. & Schaltegger, S., 01.07.2023, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 30, 4, p. 1753-1769 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable development through aesthetic expertise? Results and reflection of an experimental case study on arts-science policy intervention.
Heinrichs, H. & Hoernemann, D., 06.03.2023, In: Visions for Sustainability. 19, p. 125-151 27 p., 7311.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review