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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Root biology never sleeps: 11th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research (ISRR11) and the 9th International Symposium on Root Development (Rooting2021), 24-28 May 2021
Carley, C. N., Chen, G., Das, K. K., Delory, B. M., Dimitrova, A., Ding, Y., George, A. P., Greeley, L. A., Han, Q., Hendriks, P. W., Hernandez-Soriano, M. C., Li, M., Ng, J. L. P., Mau, L., Mesa-Marín, J., Miller, A. J., Rae, A. E., Schmidt, J., Thies, A., Topp, C. N., Wacker, T. S., Wang, P., Wang, X., Xie, L. & Zheng, C., 01.09.2022, In: The New phytologist. 235, 6, p. 2149-2154 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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‘You can't be green if you're in the red’: Local discourses on the production-biodiversity intersection in a mixed farming area in south-eastern Australia
Schaal, T., Jacobs, A., Leventon, J., Scheele, B. C., Lindenmayer, D. & Hanspach, J., 01.10.2022, In: Land Use Policy. 121, 106306.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Debating accounting and sustainability: from incompatibility to rapprochement in the pursuit of corporate sustainability
Baker, M., Gray, R. & Schaltegger, S., 27.03.2023, In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. 36, 2, p. 591-619 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Toward holistic corporate sustainability-Developing employees' action competence for sustainability in small and medium-sized enterprises through training
Schroeder, S., Wiek, A., Farny, S. & Luthardt, P., 05.2023, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 32, 4, p. 1650-1669 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The interplay of eco-labels and price Cues: Empirical evidence from a large-scale field experiment in an online fashion store
Feuß, S., Fischer-Kreer, D., Majer, J., Kemper, J. & Brettel, M., 01.11.2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 373, 133707.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Characterising and identifying gaps in sustainability assessments of tourism - a review
Balas, M. & Abson, D. J., 01.07.2022, In: Tourism Management Perspectives. 43, 101004.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Carbon fluxes within tree-crop-grass agroforestry system: 13C field labeling and tracing
Zhou, J., Shao, G., Kumar, A., Shi, L., Kuzyakov, Y. & Pausch, J., 01.10.2022, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 58, 7, p. 733-743 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Statehood: Reflections on Critical (Pre-)Conditions, Requirements and Design Options
Heinrichs, H., 02.08.2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 15, 14 p., 9461.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Activating an Integrative Mindset Improves the Subjective Outcomes of Value-Driven Conflicts
Schuster, C., Harinck, F. & Trötschel, R., 01.02.2023, In: Negotiation and Conflict Management Research. 16, 1, p. 80-99 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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To use or not to use learning data: A survey study to explain German primary school teachers’ usage of data from digital learning platforms for purposes of individualization
Hase, A. K., Kahnbach, L., Kuhl, P. & Lehr, D., 18.08.2022, In: Frontiers in Education. 7, 15 p., 920498.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review