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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Nachhaltigkeitsrechnungswesen als Bindeglied zwischen Sustainability Balanced Scorecard und Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung
Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 2008, Internetbasierte Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung: maßgeschneiderte Stakeholder-Kommunikation mit IT. Isenmann, R., Marx Gömez, J. & Amelung, M. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 157-172 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Vom Süden lernen: Lateinamerikas Alternativen zum Neoliberalismus
Sack, K., Stierle, S. & Rieckmann, M., 2008, Hamburg: VSA-Verlag. 94 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Structuring multiple perspectives in environmental decision-making: flood protection in the middle Elbe river
Kruse, S., 2008, Environmental argument and cultural difference: Locations, Fractures and Deliberations. Edmondson, R. & Rau, H. (eds.). Oxford [u.a.]: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 37-64 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Globales Lernen in informellen Settings an Hochschulen
Rieckmann, M., 2007, In: ZEP - Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik. 30, 1, p. 7-10 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Die Miniphänomenta: ein explorativer Überblick über die konzeptionellen, lerntheoretisch-didaktischen und bildungstheoretischen Grundlagen eines naturwissenschaftlichen Projekts für die Primarstufe
Asmussen, S., 2008, In: www.widerstreit-sachunterricht.de. 11, p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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National sustainability strategies: "blind spots" from and for gender perspectives – Example Germany
Hofmeister, S. & Weller, I., 2008, Sustainable Development: Past Conflicts and Future Challenges. Taking Stock of the Sustainable Discourse. Spangenberg, J. H. (ed.). Münster: Verlag Westfälisches Dampfboot, p. 177-197 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Fallstudie Novartis: Integration der sozialen Dimension in die Unternehmesstrategie
Spirig, K. & Dubielzig, F., 2005, Das Unternehmen in der Gesellschaft: die soziale Dimension der Nachhaltigkeit in Theorie und Praxis ; was leisten Schweizer Unternehmen?. Hildesheimer, G. (ed.). Zürich: Schweizerische Vereinigung für ökologisch bewußte Unternehmensführung, p. 69 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Erfolgsrelevant: unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit schaffen
Schaltegger, S., 2008, In: Bankinformation. 35, 7, p. 22-25 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Unternehmerisches Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement: wie "Unternehmensbürger" mit CSR zu einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung beitragen können
Schaltegger, S., 2007, In: Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften. 2, p. 19-23 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Management der betrieblichen Ressourceneffizienz: die Balanced Scorecard als Konzept für die ganzheitliche Betrachtung von Stoff- und Energieströmen in Organisationen
Möller, A. & Schaltegger, S., 2006, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 14, 4, p. 13-18 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research