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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Business, the Natural Environment, and Sustainability: A Stakeholder Theory Perspective
Hörisch, J. & Schaltegger, S., 01.01.2019, The Cambridge Handbook of Stakeholder Theory. Harrison, J. S., Barney, J. B., Freeman, R. E. & Phillips, R. A. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 132-144 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Rethinking gender: feminist perspectives on Sustainable Development Goals in the light of (re)productivity
Mölders, T., 01.01.2019, In: GAIA. 28, 2, p. 95-99 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Economic Evaluation of an Internet-Based Stress Management Intervention Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial
Kählke, F., Buntrock, C., Smit, F., Berking, M., Lehr, D., Heber, E., Funk, B., Riper, H. & Ebert, D. D., 15.05.2019, In: JMIR Mental Health. 6, 5, 13 p., e10866.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transforming Consumer Behavior: Introducing Self-Inquiry-Based and Self-Experience-Based Learning for Building Personal Competencies for Sustainable Consumption
Frank, P. & Stanszus, L., 02.05.2019, In: Sustainability. 11, 9, 19 p., 2550.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nicolai Hartmanns Neue Ontologie und die Philosophische Anthropologie: Menschliches Leben in Natur und Geist
von Kalckreuth, M. (Editor), Schmieg, G. (Editor) & Hausen, F. (Editor), 04.2019, Walter de Gruyter GmbH. 284 p. (Philosophische Anthropologie; vol. 11)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Sustainable entrepreneurship: Composing individual processes and collaborative transformations
Schaltegger, S. & Johnson, M., 2019, Decent Work and Economic Growth: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Leal Filho, W., Azul, A. M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P. & Wall, T. (eds.). Cham: Springer, 11 p. (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Einleitung
von Kalckreuth, M., Schmieg, G. & Hausen, F., 01.04.2019, Nicolai Hartmanns Neue Ontologie und die Philosophische Anthropologie: Menschliches Leben in Natur und Geist. von Kalckreuth, M., Schmieg, G. & Hausen, F. (eds.). Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 1-10 (Philosophische Anthropologie; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Gender, Space and Development: An Introduction to Concepts and Debates
Huning, S., Mölders, T. & Zibell, B., 2019, Gendered Approaches to Spatial Development in Europe: Perspectives, Similarities, Differences. Zibell, B., Damyanovic, D. & Sturm, U. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Gesamtkonzept zum Umgang mit Elektro(alt)geräten – Vorbereitung zur Wiederverwendung: Abschlussbericht
Sander, K., Wagner, L., Jepsen, D., Zimmermann, T. & Schomerus, C.-T., 03.2019, Dessau-Roßlau: Umweltbundesamt, 485 p. (Texte; vol. 2019, no. 17).Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Transfer
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Workshop: Die Fleischbranche im Wandel - Wege und Ansätze einer Nachhaltigkeitstransformation: Ergebnisdokumentation
Schaltegger, S., Hübel, C. & Zufall, J., 2019, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 30 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research