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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Corporate change agents for sustainability: Transforming organizations from the inside out
Schaltegger, S., Girschik, V., Trittin-Ulbrich, H., Weissbrod, I. & Daudigeos, T., 04.2024, In: Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility. 33, 2, p. 145-156 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corporate Carbon and Climate Change Accounting: Application, Developments and Issues
Schaltegger, S., Zvezdov, D., Günther, E., Csutora, M. & Alvarez, I., 2015, Corporate Carbon and Climate Accounting. Schaltegger, S., Zvezdov, D., Alvarez Etxeberria, I. & Günther, E. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Corporate Carbon and Climate Accounting
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), Zvezdov, D. (Editor), Álvarez-Etxeberria, I. (Editor), Csutora, M. (Editor) & Günther, E. (Editor), 2015, Cham: Springer. 257 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Corporate Biodiversity Management Handbook: A Guide for Practical Implementation
Schaltegger, S. & Beständig, U., 2010, Berlin: Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit. 64 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Corporate and entrepreneurial contributions to sustainability transitions
Schaltegger, S., Hörisch, J. & Loorbach, D., 01.03.2020, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 29, 3, p. 1617-1618 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Coronabezogene Zukunftsangst bei Grundschulkindern im Verlauf von 8 Monaten der Pandemie
Voltmer, K. & von Salisch, M., 23.05.2023, In: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 72, 4, p. 305-322 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Co-productive agility and four collaborative pathways to sustainability transformations
Chambers, J. M., Wyborn, C., Klenk, N. L., Ryan, M., Serban, A., Bennett, N. J., Brennan, R., Charli-Joseph, L., Fernández-Giménez, M. E., Galvin, K. A., Goldstein, B. E., Haller, T., Hill, R., Munera, C., Nel, J. L., Österblom, H., Reid, R. S., Riechers, M., Spierenburg, M., Tengö, M., Bennett, E., Brandeis, A., Chatterton, P., Cockburn, J. J., Cvitanovic, C., Dumrongrojwatthana, P., Paz Durán, A., Gerber, J. D., Green, J. M. H., Gruby, R., Guerrero, A. M., Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Montana, J., Steyaert, P., Zaehringer, J. G., Bednarek, A. T., Curran, K., Fada, S. J., Hutton, J., Leimona, B., Pickering, T. & Rondeau, R., 01.01.2022, In: Global Environmental Change. 72, 17 p., 102422.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Co-production of nature's contributions to people: What evidence is out there?
Kachler, J., Isaac, R., Martín-López, B., Bonn, A. & Felipe-Lucia, M. R., 01.08.2023, In: People and Nature. 5, 4, p. 1119-1134 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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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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Cooperating With “Open Cards”—The Role of Small Intermediary Businesses in Realizing Sustainable International Coffee Supply
Weber, H. & Wiek, A., 15.07.2021, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5, 14 p., 663716.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review