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.
- 2012
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Ignorant or Gatekeeper? What Role do Accountants play in the Sustainability Accounting Practice?
Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 2012, Strategies for Sustainability: Institutional and Organisational Challenges: Proceedings of the 3rd International Sustainability Conference. Daub, C.-H., Burger, P., Scherrer, Y. M. & Frecè, J. T. (eds.). edition gesowip, p. 146-148Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Implementing Sustainable and Responsible Business: Sustainability Management Tools and their Dissemination in German Companies
Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S. E. & Herzig, C., 2012, BAM 2012 Proceedings: Management Research Revisited: Prospects for Theory and Practice. British Academy of Management, 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Indikatoren für Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Adomßent, M., Bormann, I., Burandt, S., Fischbach, R. & Michelsen, G., 2012, Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - Beiträge der Bildungsforschung. Berlin: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Vol. 39. p. 71-90 19 p. (Bildungsforschung; vol. 39).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Innovationen für einen nachhaltigen Umbau der Wirtschaft: Der Beitrag von Social Entrepreneurship und Social Business
Beckmann, M., 2012, B.A.U.M. Jahrbuch 2012: Die Gesellschaft auf dem Weg zur Nachhaltigkeit. Wirtschaft und Transformation. B.A.U.M. e.V. (ed.). München: ALTOP Verlags- und Vertriebsgesellschaft, p. 38-41 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Innovation in Sustainable Supply Chains: A Reflection on Resources and SME Collaboration with Supply Chain Stakeholders
Harms, D. & Klewitz, J., 2012, European Academy of Management (EURAM) : EURAM 2012 Social Innovation for Competitiveness, Organisational Performance and Human Excellence. Rotterdam: Erasmus University Rotterdam, p. 432 1 p. (European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference; vol. 2012).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Innovative teaching for sustainable development - approaches and trends
Mader, C. & Mader, M., 2012, Higher Education in the World 4: Higher Education's Commitment to Sustainability: from Understanding to Action. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 228-229 2 p. (GUNI Series on the social commitment of universities; vol. 4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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INSA – Indicator System Sustainable Agriculture
Lutzenberger, A., Horn, A., Kahmann, B., Kilburg, M., Lichter, F., Mechsner, C., Priessner, C., Reinert, F., Röllig, M., Ruck, W., Stropahl, S. & Wilkens, V., 2012, Proceedings of the 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition. Milan: ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, p. 600-603 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Insights into Jatropha Projects Worldwide: Key Facts & Figures from a Global Survey
Wahl, N., Hildebrandt, T., Moser, C., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Averdunk, K., Bailis, R., Barua, K. K., Burritt, R., Groeneveld, J. H., Klein, A.-M., Kügemann, M., Walmsley, D., Zelt, T. & Schaltegger, S., 2012, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 60 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Integrating adaptation and mitigation to climatic changes
Martens, P., Chang, C. T. & McEvoy, D., 2012, In: Regions. 288, 1, p. 18-20 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Intermediaries Driving Eco-Innovation in SMEs: A Qualitative Investigation
Klewitz, J., Zeyen, A. & Hansen, E. G., 2012, In: European Journal of Innovation Management. 15, 4, p. 442-467 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review