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.

  1. 1997
  2. Published

    Standortwettbewerb, institutioneller Wandel und private Kommunen

    Schaltegger, S., 1997, Basel: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum (WWZ) der Universität Basel, p. 1-14, 14 p. (WWZ-Discussion Paper; no. 9709).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Systematisierung ökonomischer Risiken durch globale Umweltprobleme

    Figge, F., 1997, In: Zeitschrift für angewandte Umweltforschung. 10, 2, p. 256-266 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Umweltbildung als Innovation: Bilanzierungen und Empfehlungen zu Modellversuchen und Forschungsvorhaben

    Haan, G. D., Jungk, D., Kutt, K., Michelsen, G., Nitschke, C., Schnurpel, U. & Seybold, H., 1997, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. 232 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  5. Published

    Umweltbildung: ein Problem der Lehrerbildung

    Fischer, H. & Michelsen, G., 1997, Frankfurt, Berlin ua.: Peter Lang Verlag. 174 p. (Umweltbildung und Zukunftsfähigkeit; vol. 1)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  6. 1996
  7. Published

    Pollution Added Credit Trading (PACT): New Dimensions in Emissions Trading

    Schaltegger, S. & Thomas, T., 01.10.1996, In: Ecological Economics. 19, 1, p. 35-53 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Red List of marine macroalgae of the Wadden Sea

    Nielsen, R., Schories, D., Hardtle, W., Reise, K. H. & Wolff, W. J., 01.10.1996, In: Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen. 50, Suppl. 1, p. 39-42 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    An overview of current trends in european environmental education

    Filho, W. L., 1996, In: Journal of Environmental Education. 28, 1, p. 5-10 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Corporate Environmental Accounting

    Schaltegger, S., Müller, K. & Hindrichsen, H., 1996, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 306 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  11. Published
  12. Published

    Innovatives Management staatlicher Umweltpolitik: Das Konzept des New Public Environmental Management

    Schaltegger, S., Kubat, R., Hilber, C. & Vaterlaus, S., 1996, Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH. 285 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  13. Published

    Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Quo Vadis?

    Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 1996, Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH. 187 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  14. Published

    Managerial Eco-Control in Manufacturing and Process Industries

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1996, In: Greener Management International. 13, 1, p. 78-91 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Mit Öko-Controlling zur Öko-Effizienz

    Schaltegger, S., 1996, In: Ökologische Briefe. 2, p. 4 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  16. Published

    Nahverkehrsabgaben-Modelle

    Schomerus, T., 1996, Umweltverkehr : Bausteine für eine zukunftsfähige Verkehrswelt. Smeddinck, U. (ed.). Taunusstein : Eberhard Blottner Verlag, p. 127-144 18 p. (UmweltWissenschaften; vol. 8).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  17. Published

    Öko-Controlling: Überblick über bisherige Ansätze

    Schaltegger, S. & Kempke, S., 1996, In: Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft. 66, Ergänzungsheft 2/96, p. 149-163 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Private Städte: Eine Utopie?

    Schaltegger, S., 1996, In: UNI NOVA (DE). 77/96, November, p. 35-38 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  19. Published

    Sommer, Sonne - Ozonalarm? Perspektiven für eine umweltgerechte Mobilität in der Stadt

    Bergmann, M. & Loose, W., 1996, Freiburg: Öko-Institut. 235 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  20. 1995
  21. Published

    On the theoretical concept of the potential natural vegetation and proposals for an up-to-date modification

    Härdtle, W., 01.09.1995, In: Folia Geobotanica. 30, 3, p. 263-276 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Developing a Green Business Portfolio

    Ilinitch, A. Y. & Schaltegger, S., 01.04.1995, In: Long Range Planning. 28, 2, p. 29-38 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Das Handwörterbuch der Ökobilanzierung: Begriffe und Definitionen

    Schaltegger, S. & Kubat, R., 1995, 2., aktual. ed. Basel: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum (WWZ) der Universität Basel. 120 p. (WWZ-Studien; no. 45)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  24. Published

    Eco-Controlling for Environmental Management: An Environmental Management Tool to Implement Current Environmental Management Standards - ISO 14001, BS 7750, EMAS

    Sturm, A. & Schaltegger, S., 1995, Proceedings of Seminar on Environmentalist Business Management. Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT), p. 23-47 25 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  25. Published

    Economics of Life Cycle Assessment: Inefficiency of the Present Approach

    Schaltegger, S., 1995, Basel: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum (WWZ) der Universität Basel, 11 p. (WWZ-Discussion Paper; no. 9515).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  26. Published

    Naturräumliche Gliederung der lauenburgischen Libellenfauna (Schleswig-Holstein)

    Adomßent, M., 1995, In: Libellula. 14, 3/4, p. 125-156 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  27. Published

    Öko-Controlling für das Firmenareal

    Buser, H. & Schaltegger, S., 1995, In: IO-Management. 64, 5, p. 77-82 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  28. Published

    Öko-Effizienz durch Öko-Controlling: Zur praktischen Umsetzung von EMAS und ISO 14001

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1995, Zürich: vdf Hochschulverlag an der ETH Zürich. 164 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  29. Published
  30. 1994
  31. Published

    Koordiniertes Ökobilanzieren im KOPÖ

    Schaltegger, S., 01.07.1994, In: GAIA. 3, 4, p. 187 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsTransfer

  32. Published

    Traffic pollution: preliminary elemental characterisation of roadside dust in Lagos, Nigeria

    Ogunsola, O. J., Oluwole, A. F., Asubiojo, O. I., Olaniyi, H. B., Akeredolu, F. A., Akanle, O. A., Spyrou, N. M., Ward, N. I. & Ruck, W., 23.05.1994, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 146-147, C, p. 175-184 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    A Multimedia Assessment Scheme to Evaluate Chemical Effects on the Environment and Human Health

    Grimsted, B. A., Schaltegger, S., Stinson, C. H. & Waldron, C. S., 1994, In: Pollution Prevention Review. Summer 1994, p. 259-268 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Das labile Gleichgewicht zwischen Chemie und Basel

    Frey, R. & Schaltegger, S., 1994, In: Information der Internationalen Treuhand AG Basel, Genf, Zürich. 96, November, p. 1-11 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  35. Published

    Die Kombination von Wärmespeicherung und Altlastensanierung

    Ruck, W., Koch, M. & Adinolfi, M., 1994, Saisonale Wärmespeicherung im Aquifer: Chancen und Risiken für die Umwelt. DIV Deutscher Industrieverlag GmbH, p. 117-126 10 p. (Stuttgarter Berichte zur Siedlungswasserwirtschaft; vol. 124).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Einführung in die Abfallwirtschaft

    Cord-Landwehr, K., 1994, Stuttgart: Springer Vieweg. 280 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  37. Published

    Industrielles Öko-Controlling

    Schaltegger, S., 1994, In: Textilveredlung. 29, 12, p. 367-371 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  38. Published

    Issues and Research Opportunities in Environmental Accounting

    Schaltegger, S. & Stinson, C. H., 1994, Basel: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum (WWZ) der Universität Basel, p. 1-20, 20 p. (WWZ-Discussion Paper; no. 9423).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  39. Published

    Ökologieorientierte Entscheidungen in Unternehmen: ökologisches Rechnungswesen statt Ökobilanzierung; Notwendigkeit, Kriterien, Konzepte

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A. J., 1994, 2. ed. Bern: Haupt Verlag. 323 p. (Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Betriebswirtschaft, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum der Universität Basel ; vol. 27)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  40. Published

    PACT für einen Schadschöpfungs-Zertifikatshandel

    Schaltegger, S. & Thomas, T., 1994, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 17, 3, p. 357-381 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    What has gone wrong with application development? Who is the culprit?

    Bonin, H. E. G., 1994, In: IFIP Transactions A: Computer Science and Technology. A-53, p. 442-443 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Zeitgemäße Instrumente des betrieblichen Umweltschutzes

    Schaltegger, S., 1994, In: Die Unternehmung. 48, 2, p. 117-131 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. 1993
  44. Published

    Betriebswirtschaftlich Rationales Management der ökologischen Herausforderung: Dargestellt am Beispiel eines Kurdirektors

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1993, Ökonomie und Ökologie unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Alpenregion. Mainzer, K. (ed.). Bern: Haupt Verlag, p. 131-150 20 p. (Schriftenreihe Institut Kurt Bösch; no. 1).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  45. Published

    Erfahrungen aus der ökologischen Schwachstellenanalyse nach dem B.A.U.M.-Modell und Vergleich mit dem Öko-Audit

    Wruk, H.-P., 1993, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 1, 3, p. 58-62 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  46. Published

    Ökologieorientiertes Management

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1993, Mit Ökonomie zur Ökologie: Analyse und Lösungen des Umweltproblems aus ökonomischer Sicht. Frey, R., Staehelin-Witt, E. & Blöchliger, H. (eds.). 2. Aufl. ed. Basel: Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag , p. 179-202 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  47. Published

    Strategic Management and Measurement of Corporate Pollution: Ecological Accounting: A Strategic Approach for Environmental Assessment

    Schaltegger, S., 1993, Minnesota: Strategic Management Research Center, (Study of Strategic Management Research Centre; no. 183).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  48. Published

    Systems Engineering in Public Administration: Proceedings of the IFIP Tc8/wg8.5 Working Conference on Systems Engineering in Public Administration, Lüneburg, Germany, 3–5 March, 1993

    Bonin, H. E. G. (Editor), 1993, Amsterdam: North-Holland Publ Co. 170 p. (IFIP TRANSACTIONS A-COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; vol. 1)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

  49. 1992
  50. Published

    Injection of CO2 for the inhibition of scaling in ATES systems

    Koch, M. & Ruck, W., 03.08.1992, In: SAE Technical Papers. 929154.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearch

  51. Published

    An "intelligent product system" to replace "waste management"

    Braungart, M. & Engelfried, J., 1992, In: Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. 1, p. 613-619 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  52. Published

    Die Eco-rational Path-Method (EPM)

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1992, Vermeidung und Verwertung von Abfällen. Fleischer, G. (ed.). Berlin: EF-Verlag für Energie- und Umwelttechnik, Vol. 3. p. 345-361 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  53. Published

    Eco-Controlling: An Integrated Economic-Ecological Management Tool

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1992, Green Business Opportunities: The Profit Potential. Köchlin, D. & Müller, K. (eds.). London: Financial Times/Pitman Publishing, p. 228-240 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  54. Published

    Erfolgskriterien ökologieorientierten Managements: Die Notwendigkeit einer ökologischen Rechnungslegung

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1992, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 15, 2, p. 131-154 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  55. Published

    Erfolgskriterien ökologieorientierten Managements: Interdependenzen zur staatlichen Umweltpolitik

    Schaltegger, S. & Sturm, A., 1992, Ökonomie und Ökologie: Ansätze zu einer ökologisch verpflichteten Marktwirtschaft. von Hauff, M. & Schmid, U. (eds.). Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag, p. 195-218 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  56. Published

    Flachendeckende Landschaftspflege am Beispiel der Bodenteicher Seewiesen, Niedersachsen

    Schwerdtfeger, G. & Urban, B., 1992, In: Telma. 22, p. 267-276 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review