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. Published

    §42 Klärgas

    Schomerus, C.-T., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 894-899 6 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

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  2. Published

    §41 Deponiegas

    Schomerus, C.-T., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 886-894 9 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  3. Published

    §40 Wasserkraft

    Schomerus, C.-T. & Reins, L., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 854-885 32 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  4. Published

    Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien erfolgreich entwickeln: Grundlagen, Analysen und Gestaltungsoptionen

    Heinrichs, H. & Laws, N., 2015, Gütersloh: WBV Bertelsmann Verlag, 214 p.

    Research output: Working paperResearch communication reportsResearch

  5. Published

    Mitarbeitende motivieren & einbinden: Schritte für eine nachhaltige Unternehmensentwicklung

    Weber, U. & Petersen, H., 2015, Nachhaltige Unternehmensentwicklung im Mittelstand: Mit Innovationskraft zukunftsfähig wirtschaften. Petersen, H. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 197-219 23 p.

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  6. Published

    Vertrieb nachhaltiger Produkte

    Schmitt-Sattelberg, A. & Petersen, H., 2015, Nachhaltige Unternehmensentwicklung im Mittelstand: Mit Innovationskraft zukunftsfähig wirtschaften. Petersen, H. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 179-196 18 p.

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    Preise für den nachhaltigen Mehrwert

    Petersen, H. & Schaltegger, S., 2015, Nachhaltige Unternehmensentwicklung im Mittelstand: Mit Innovationskraft zukunftsfähig wirtschaften. Petersen, H. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 159-177 19 p.

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    Dienstleistungskonzepte für eine nachhaltige Unternehmensentwicklung

    Petersen, H., 2015, Nachhaltige Unternehmensentwicklung im Mittelstand: Mit Innovationskraft zukunftsfähig wirtschaften. Petersen, H. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 143-158 16 p.

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  9. Published

    Was bleibt gut? Nachhaltigkeit im Zusammenspiel von Innovation und Bewahrung

    Petersen, H., 2015, Nachhaltige Unternehmensentwicklung im Mittelstand: Mit Innovationskraft zukunftsfähig wirtschaften. Petersen, H. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 127-142 16 p.

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  10. Published

    Eco-Design

    Petersen, H., 2015, Nachhaltige Unternehmensentwicklung im Mittelstand: Mit Innovationskraft zukunftsfähig wirtschaften. Petersen, H. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 109-126 18 p.

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  1. Methane yield of biomass from extensive grassland is affected by compositional changes induced by order of arrival
  2. Netzwerk, zwischenbetriebliche Kooperation und Genossenschaft - Entwicklung eines integrativen Begriffsverständnisses
  3. Thesenpapier zum Fachgespräch zum Thema „Weiterentwicklung des Parlamentarischen Beirats für nachhaltige Entwicklung“
  4. Legacy effects of past land use on current biodiversity in a low-intensity farming landscape in Transylvania (Romania)
  5. Log in and breathe out: cost-effectiveness of internet-based recreation training for better sleep in stressed employees
  6. A genetic algorithm for a self-learning parameterization of an aerodynamic part feeding system for high-speed assembly
  7. People incorrectly correcting other people: The pragmatics of (re-)corrections and their negotiation in a Facebook group
  8. Parametric finite element model and mechanical characterisation of electrospun materials for biomedical applications
  9. Average wage, qualification of the workforce and export performance in German enterprises: evidence from KombiFiD data
  10. Life satisfaction and the consumption values of partners and friends: Empirical evidence from German panel survey data
  11. Zulässigkeit eines Blanko-Eigenwechsels als Sicherheit im Verbrauchervertrag und Klage auf Zahlung einer Wechselschuld
  12. Predictive mapping of plant species and communities using GIS and Landsat data in a southern Mongolian mountain range
  13. Zukünftige Kompetenzfelder für Führungskräfte - Einblicke in eine Bedarfsanalyse für Weiterbildung und Wissenstransfer