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.
- 2006
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Analysis of estrogenic activity in coastal surface waters of the Baltic Sea using the yeast estrogen screen
Beck, I. C., Bruhn, R. & Gandrass, J., 01.06.2006, In: Chemosphere. 63, 11, p. 1870-1878 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biogeographical patterns in the diet of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber, in Eurasia: Factors affecting the trophic diversity
Lozano Mendoza, J., Moleón, M. & Virgós, E., 01.06.2006, In: Journal of Biogeography. 33, 6, p. 1076-1085 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gesundheitsfördernde Hochschulen
Rieckmann, M., 01.06.2006, In: GAIA. 15, 2, p. 151-153 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Sprache schafft Wirklichkeiten: Metaphernreflexion in der umweltwissenschaftlichen Bildung
Bösch, N., 10.05.2006, In: Journal of Social Science Education. 2, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Direct comparison of capillary electrophoresis and capillary liquid chromatography hyphenated to collision-cell inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for the investigation of Cd-, Cu- and Zn-containing metalloproteins
Montes-Bayon, M., Pröfrock, D., Sanz-Medel, A. & Prange, A., 05.05.2006, In: Journal of Chromatography A. 1114, 1, p. 138-144 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Vegetation responses to environmental conditions in floodplain grasslands: prerequisites for preserving plant species diversity
Härdtle, W., Redecker, B., Aßmann, T. & Meyer, H., 02.05.2006, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 7, 3, p. 280-288 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gibt es ein Wirtschaften jenseits von Wachstum? sozial-ökologische Perspektiven auf eine (re)produktive Ökonomie
Hofmeister, S. & Scurrell, B., 01.05.2006, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 21, 2, p. 20-21 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Objektivierung von Naturschutzbewertungen - Das Beispiel Roter Listen von Pflanzengesellschaften
Timmermann, T., Dengler, J., Abdank, A. & Berg, C., 01.05.2006, In: Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung. 38, 5, p. 133-139 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Species diversity and species composition of epiphytic bryophytes and lichens: a comparison of managed and unmanaged beech forests in NE Germany
Friedel, A., Oheimb, G., Dengler, J. & Härdtle, W., 01.05.2006, In: Feddes Repertorium. 117, 1/2, p. 172-185 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Time course of exhaled hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide during chemotherapy
Wewel, A. R., Crusius, J. A. M., Gatzemeier, U., Heckmayr, M., Becher, G., Magnussen, H., Jorres, R. A. & Holz, O., 01.05.2006, In: European Respiratory Journal. 27, 5, p. 1033-1039 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Development and validation of a method for the determination of trace alkylphenols and phthalates in the atmosphere
Xie, Z., Selzer, J., Ebinghaus, R., Caba, A. & Ruck, W., 21.04.2006, In: Analytica Chimica Acta. 565, 2, p. 198-207 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A fast sequential injection analysis system for the simultaneous determination of ammonia and phosphate
Frank, C., Schroeder, F., Ebinghaus, R. & Ruck, W., 04.2006, In: Microchimica acta. 154, 1-2, p. 31-38 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Permeable reactive barriers for manufactured gas plants and related sites: Performances achieved and outlook
Birke, V., Burmeier, H., Niederbacher, P., Jefferis, S., Gaboriau, H., Touzé, S. & Chartier, R., 04.2006, In: Land Contamination and Reclamation. 14, 2, p. 634 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Reproductive biology and strategies of nine meloid beetles from Central Europe (Coleoptera: Meloidae)
Lückmann, J. & Aßmann, T., 31.03.2006, In: Journal of Natural History. 39, 48, p. 4101-4125 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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What attracts children?
Salisch, M., Oppl, C. & Kristen, A., 28.03.2006, Playing video games: Motives, responses, and consequences. Vorderer, P. & Bryant, J. (eds.). Mahwah, NJ [u.a.]: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, p. 170-189 20 p. (LEA's communication series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Is the reverse J-shaped diameter distribution universally applicable in European virgin beech forests?
Westphal, C., Trerner, N., von Oheimb, G., Hansen, J., von Gadow, K. & Hardtle, W., 01.03.2006, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 223, 1-3, p. 75-83 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biodiversity, ecosystem function, and resilience: ten guiding principles for commodity production landscapes
Fischer, J., Lindenmayer, D. B. & Manning, A. D., 03.2006, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 4, 2, p. 80-86 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Nachhaltigkeit interdisziplinär studieren: das Studienprogramm Nachhaltigkeit der Universität Lüneburg
Barth, M. & Godemann, J., 03.2006, In: Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung. 1, 1, p. 30-46 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Lung fibroblasts from patients with emphysema show markers of senescence in vitro
Müller, K. C., Welker, L., Paasch, K., Feindt, B., Erpenbeck, V., Hohlfeld, J., Krug, N., Nakashima, M., Branscheid, D., Magnussen, H., Jorres, R. A. & Holz, O., 21.02.2006, In: Respiratory Research. 7, 10 p., 32.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Beyond fragmentation: the continuum model for fauna research and conservation in human-modified landscapes
Fischer, J. & Lindenmayer, D. B., 01.02.2006, In: Oikos. 112, 2, p. 473-480 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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German Academia heading for sustainability? reflections on policy and practice in teaching, research and institutional innovations
Adomßent, M. & Michelsen, G., 01.02.2006, In: Environmental Education Research. 12, 1, p. 85-99 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Soil seed banks near rubbing trees indicate dispersal of plant species into forests by wild boar
Heinken, T., Schmidt, M., Kriebitzsch, W.-U., von Oheimb, G. & Ellenberg, H., 02.01.2006, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 7, 1, p. 31-44 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conflicts over coastal protection in a National Park: Mediation and negotiated law making
Striegnitz, M., 01.01.2006, In: Land Use Policy. 23, 1, p. 26-33 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecological risks associated with the destruction of chemical weapons: Proceedings of the NATO ARW on Ecological Risks Associated with the Destruction of Chemical Weapons, Lüneburg, Germany, from 22-26 October 2003
Kolodkin, V. M. (Editor) & Ruck, W. (Editor), 01.01.2006, Dordrecht: Springer. 338 p. (NATO security through science series)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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How production-theory can support the analysis of recycling systems in the electronic waste sector
Laurin, L., Möller, A., Prox, M. & Schmidt, M., 01.01.2006, Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment - Conference Record. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 272-275 4 p. 1650075. (IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Innovationsforschung
Stoltenberg, U., 01.01.2006, Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: aktuelle Forschungsfelder und -ansätze. Rieß, W. & Apel, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 81-86 6 p. (Ökologie und Erziehungswissenschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Lernen mit Neuen Medien - ein Weg für die Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung?
Barth, M., 01.01.2006, Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: aktuelle Forschungsfelder und -ansätze. Rieß, W. & Apel, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 69-80 12 p. (Ökologie und Erziehungswissenschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Nachhaltigkeit in Bildungsinstitutionen für den Elementarbereich: Entwicklung und Erprobung eines Bildungskonzepts für Schleswig-Holstein
Adomßent, M. & Rieckmann, M., 01.01.2006, Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Aktuelle Forschungsfelder und -ansätze. Rieß, W. & Apel, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 101-113 13 p. (Schriftenreihe "Ökologie und Erziehungswissenschaft").Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Sustainability Accounting and Reporting
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), Bennett, M. (Editor) & Burritt, R. (Editor), 01.01.2006, Dordrecht: Springer. 715 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Abenteuer macht Schule: Projektdokumentation ; Umweltbildungsangebote mit erlebnispädagogischen Elementen für Hauptschülerinnen und Hauptschüler zu den Themen Wald, Gewässer, Wiese und Naturschutzgebiet
Weidemann, K. & Corleis, F., 2006, Lüneburg: Verlag edition erlebnispädagogik, 108 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Achieving Environmental-Economic Sustainability Through Corporate Environmental Strategies: Empirical Evidence on Environmental Shareholder Value
Wagner, M., 2006, Sustainability Accounting and Reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 183-206 24 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Alles zu gleicher Zeit am gleichen Ort? Verdichtung von Raum und Zeit: das Ende der "Verinselung"
Hofmeister, S., 2006, Zeitvielfalt: Wider das Diktat der Uhr. Geißler, K. A., Kümmerer, K. & Sabelis, I. (eds.). Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Verlag, p. 97-112 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Anthropogenic influenced distribution of pollutants in flood plains
Brock, J. & Urban, B., 2006, Shaping the earth's surface: dynamics and changing environments: International Conference 2006 and 96th Annual Meeting of the Geologische Vereinigung E.V., September 25-29, 2006, Postdam, Germany : Programme and Abstracts. Safaricz, M. (ed.). Berlin: GeoUnion Alfred-Wegener-Stiftung, p. 35-36 2 p. (Terra Nostra: Schriften der GeoUnion Alfred-Wegener-Stiftung ; no. 03/2006).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Aphaenopidius
Aßmann, T. & Lompe, A., 2006, Die Käfer Mitteleuropas; Bd. 2: Adephaga ; 1. Carabidae (Laufkäfer). Freude, H., Klausnitzer, B. & Müller-Motzfeld, G. (eds.). Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 149 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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Bedeutsam oder irrelevant? Einschätzungen deutscher agrarpolitischer Akteure zur Gender-Dimension von GAP-Reform und ELER-VO
Mölders, T., 2006, Hamburg: Universität Hamburg, Forschungsgruppe Technologiefolgenabschätzung zur Modernen Biotechnologie in der Pflanzenzüchtung und der Landwirtschaft, 23 p. (BIOGUM-Forschungsbericht; no. 16).Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Transfer
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Bifurcation loads of beams of glued-laminated timber with intermediate lateral supports
Eilering, S., 2006, In: Bauingenieur. 81, 11, p. 488 – 495 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: ein motivierendes Konzept
Stoltenberg, U., 2006, In: Zeitschrift für Nachhaltigkeit. 3, p. 25-27 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Meilensteine auf einem langen Weg
Michelsen, G., 2006, Berufliche Bildung für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften: Konzepte, Curricula, Methoden, Beispiele . Tiemeyer, E. & Wilbers, K. (eds.). Bielefeld: WBV Bertelsmann Verlag, p. 17-32 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung in der vorschulischen Bildung
Adomßent, M. & Rieckmann, M., 2006, 25 Jahre Naturschutzakademie: 1981 - 2006: Zukunft durch Naturschutz. Strohschneider, R. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, Vol. 1. p. 30-32 3 p. (Mitteilungen der Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz; vol. 17, no. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Bildung halogenierter flüchtiger Verbindungen aus Huminsäuren in salzhaltigen wässrigen Lösungen
Palm, W.-U., Kopetzky, R., Ruck, W. & Zetsch, C., 2006, Kurzreferate. 72. Jahrestagung 2006 der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft - Fachgruppe in der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker : 22. - 24. Mai 2006, Celle. W. G. (ed.). GDCh, Wasserchemische Gesellschaft, p. 206-209 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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"Campus Global" weckt Assoziationen und Engagement
Franz-Balsen, A. & Rieckmann, M., 2006, In: ZEP - Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik. 29, 1/2, p. 69 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Chancen des Konzepts der Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung für die Kooperation von Schule und außerschulischer (Umwelt)Bildung
Stoltenberg, U., 2006, Fit in die Zukunft: Praxisbeispiele einer Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung / Ökoprojekt - MobilSpiel e.V. Marion Loewenfeldt. Loewenfeld, M. & Kreuzinger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 20-29 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Computer Support for Environmental Management Accounting
Möller, A., Prox, M. & Viere, T., 2006, Sustainability accounting and reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 605-624 20 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Concepts and Instruments for Facing the Challenges of Corporate Sustainability Management
Herzig, C., Kleiber, O., Müller, J. & Schaltegger, S., 2006, In: Journal of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability. 12, 1, p. 9-12Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Construction of Container Terminal 4: Port of Bremerhaven, Germany
Brinkmann, B. & Woltering, S., 2006, Proceedings of the Third Chinese-German Joint Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan. Ou, S.-H., Kao, C. C. & Hsu, T.-W. (eds.). Tainan: National Cheng Kung University, 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Transfer
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Corporate Social Responsibility: ein Ansatz auch für KMU?
Schaltegger, S. & Dubielzig, F., 2006, Corporate Social Responsibility: Erfolgsfaktor für den Mittelstand. München, p. 172-177 6 p. (Münchener Beiträge zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Corporate Sustainability Accounting: A Catchphrase for Compliant Corporations or a Business Decision Support for Sustainability Leaders
Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 2006, Sustainability accounting and reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 37-59 23 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Corporate Sustainability Reporting: An Overview
Herzig, C. & Schaltegger, S., 2006, Sustainability Accounting and Reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 301-324 24 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Corporate Volunteering in der Personalarbeit: ein strategischer Ansatz zur Kombination von Unternehmensinteresse und Gemeinwohl?
Pinter, A., 2006, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 95 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Creating a Business Case for Sustainability
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2006, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 12 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 1/2006)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Transfer