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.
- 2002
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Methoden zur Evaluation der Nachhaltigkeit von Unternehmen: Kategorisierung und Analyse ihrer Stakeholderorientierung
Kim, K., 12.2002, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 58 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Stakeholder und Unternehmensrisiko: Eine stakeholderbasierte Herleitung des Unternehmensrisikos
Figge, F., 12.2002, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 30 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and methanesulfinate (MSI-) by OH radicals in aqueous medium
Bardouki, H., Barcellos Da Rosa, M., Mihalopoulos, N., Palm, W.-U. & Zetzsch, C., 01.10.2002, In: Atmospheric Environment. 36, 29, p. 4627-4634 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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PRB technologies in Germany: Recent progress and new developments
Birke, V., Burmeier, H. & Rosenau, D., 01.10.2002, Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds - 2002: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds. Gavaskar, A. R. & Chen, A. S. C. (eds.). Columbus, OH: Battelle Presse, p. 521-528 8 p. (Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Umweltmanagement in deutschen Unternehmen: Der aktuelle Stand der Praxis
Wagner, M. & Schaltegger, S., 10.2002, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 28 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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COPERNICUS in Lüneburg: Higher Education in the Context of Sustainable Development and Globalization
Michelsen, G. (Editor), van Dam-Mieras, R. (Editor) & Winkelmann, H. P. (Editor), 01.09.2002, Frankfurt am Main: Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 253 p. (Innovation in den Hochschulen: Nachhaltige Entwickliung; vol. 8)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Linking Sustainability Management to Business Strategy
Figge, F., Hahn, T., Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 09.2002, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 11, 5, p. 269-284 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Design for the triple topline: New tools for Sustainable Commerce
McDonough, W. & Braungart, M., 01.08.2002, In: Corporate Environmental Strategy. 9, 3, p. 251-258 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Link Between 'Green' and Economic Success: Environmental Management as the Crucial Trigger Between Environmental and Economic Performance
Schaltegger, S. & Synnestvedt, T., 01.08.2002, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 65, 4, p. 339-346 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ermittlung von Präferenzen verschiedener Anspruchsgruppen für die Landschaft in einem Schutzgebiet: Anwendung der Conjoint-Analyse am Fallbeispiel der Lüneburger Heide
Hellmann, K., 08.2002, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 114 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers