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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Investors in environmental ventures want good money—and a clean conscience: How framing, interest rates, and the environmental impact of crowdlending projects influence funding decisions
Penz, F., Hörisch, J. & Tenner, I., 01.09.2022, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 182, 13 p., 121849.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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EDITORIAL
Gibassier, D., Maas, K. & Schaltegger, S., 07.2023, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 32, 5, p. 2541-2543 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement im Wandel der Zeit: Vom (gestrigen) betrieblichen Umweltschutz zur angestrebten (zukünftigen) unternehmerischen Nachhaltigkeitstransformation
Schaltegger, S., 2022, Vom betrieblichen Umweltschutz zur großen Transformation: Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Maximilian Gege . Schleich, B. & Zwick, Y. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 71-80 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability-oriented technology exploration: managerial values, ambidextrous design, and separation drift
Hansen, E. G., Wicki, S. & Schaltegger, S., 01.06.2022, In: International Journal of Innovation Management. 26, 5, 27 p., 2240004.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Interaktive Videoformate für den naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht: Vom Rezipieren zum Interagieren
Meier, M., Stinken-Rösner, L. & Zeller, D., 07.2022, In: Unterricht Biologie. 475, p. 44-47 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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The German Environmental Information Act under the microscope
Schomerus, T. & Zschiesche, M., 29.04.2022, In: Renewable Energy Law & Policy Review. 10, 3-4, p. 32-38 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Solarpflicht durch Bundesgesetz: Rechtliche Chancen und Grenzen
Schomerus, T., 2022, In: Klima und Recht - KlimR. 1, 4, p. 113-117 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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The Adaptive Test of Emotion Knowledge for 3-to 9-Year-Olds: Psychometric Properties and Validity
Voltmer, K. & Salisch, M., 08.07.2022, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13, 19 p., 901304.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review
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Digitalisierung & Inklusion – Teil 2: Unterrichtsplanung mit dem NinU-Unterstützungsraster
Stinken-Rösner, L. & Watts, E., 2022, In: Digital unterrichten. Biologie. 2022, 6, p. 3 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Videobasierte Professionalisierung von angehenden Lehrkräften für die Gestaltung inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Sachunterrichts
Benthien, S., Brauns, S. & Abels, S., 28.06.2022, Studentische Forschung im Praxissemester: Fallbeispiele aus der Lehrkräftebildung. Beckmann, T., Ehmke, T. & Besser, M. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 78–98 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review