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 Volunteering in Germany: Survey and Empirical Evidence
Herzig, C., 23.06.2006, In: International Journal of Business Environment. 1, 1, p. 51-69 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Produktbezogene Carbon Footprints in ERP-Systemen
Funk, B., Möller, A. & Niemeyer, P., 2008, Konzepte, Anwendungen, Realisierungen und Entwicklungstendenzen betrieblicher Umweltinformationssysteme (BUIS). Wohlgemuth, V. (ed.). Aachen: Shaker Verlag, p. 67-76 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Aggressives Verhalten und (neue) Medien
Salisch, M., Kristen, A. & Oppl, C., 30.03.2005, Aggressionsentwicklung zwischen Normalität und Pathologie. Seiffge-Krenke, I. (ed.). Göttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht Verlag, p. 198-237 40 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Manual for Analysis of Soils and Related Materials
Urban, B., 2002, Sustainable Water and Soil Management. Kunst, S., Kruse, T. & Burmester, A. (eds.). Berlin [u.a.]: Springer Verlag, p. 321-369 49 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Gender und Nachhaltigkeit: Neue Forschungsperspektiven
Katz, C., 01.09.2006, In: GAIA. 15, 3, p. 206-214 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Unter Trickstern und Kojoten: was "Geschlecht" in Umweltforschung und -planung leistet
Hofmeister, S., 2007, In: Forum Wissenschaft. 24, 4, p. 19-22 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › 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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Management von Biodiversität in Schutzgebieten
Hellmann, K., 2005, Treffpunkt biologische Vielfalt V: Aktuelle Forschung im Rahmen des Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt. B. F. N. B. (ed.). BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag, p. 67-75 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Die Neuerfindung des Ökonomischen: ein (re)produktionstheoretischer Beitrag zur sozial-ökologischen Forschung
Biesecker, A. & Hofmeister, S., 2006, München: Oekom Verlag. 199 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Die Sustainability Balanced Scorecard als Integrationsrahmen für BUIS
Möller, A. & Schaltegger, S., 2003, Integriertes Umweltcontrolling. Tschandl, M. & Posch, A. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Dr. Gabler Verlag, p. 243-266 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research