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.
- 2011
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Sustainability Management Control
Schaltegger, S., 2011, Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management. Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 337-352 15 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science (ECOE); no. 27).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability-Oriented Innovation in SMEs: A Systematic Literature Review of Existing Practices and Actors Involved
Klewitz, J. & Hansen, E. G., 2011, Sustainability in Innovation: Innovation Management Challenges . Huizingh, E., Torkelli, M., Conn, S. & Bitran (eds.). International Society for Professional Innovation Management, 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador
Rieckmann, M., Adomßent, M., Härdtle, W. & Aguirre, P., 2011, Biodiversity Hotspots : Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas. Zachos, F. E. & Habel, J. C. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, p. 435-452 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Seed Supply Chain Management: A case study on Syngenta´s Indian hybrid vegetable seed supply chain
Stiller, S., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 117 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Environmental Management Accounting
Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M., 2011, Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management. Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 3-20 18 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; no. 27).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management im globalen Kontext: Praxisstand des Lieferantenmanagements in DAX- und MDAX-Unternehmen
Hansen, E. G., Harms, D. & Schaltegger, S., 2011, In: Die Unternehmung. 65, 2, p. 87-110 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Supply Chains im globalen Kontext: Lieferantenmanagement in DAX- und MDAX-Unternehmen
Harms, D., Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 2011, Supply Management Research: Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse 2011. Bogaschewsky, R., Eßig, M., Lasch, R. & Stölzle, W. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 231-244 14 p. (Advanced studies in supply management; vol. 4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainablity Communication - An Introduction
Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J., 2011, Sustainability Communication: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Theoretical Foundation. Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Dordrecht u.a.: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 3-12 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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The development and function of anger in childhood and adolescence
von Salisch, M. & Saarni, C., 2011, Multiple facets of anger: Getting mad or restoring justice?. Pahlavan, F. (ed.). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 81-102 22 p. (Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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The Myth of Bankability: Definition and Management in the Context of Photovoltaic Project Financing in Germany
Hampl, N., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Flink, C., Olbert, S. & Ade, V., 2011, München: Goetzpartners & COLEXON, 27 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Transfer
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The presence of a "competitor pit effect" compromises wild rabbit (Orcytolagus cuniculus) conservation
Cabezas-Díaz, S., Virgós, E., Mangas, J. G. & Lozano, J., 2011, In: Animal Biology. 61, 3, p. 319-334 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Social Case as a Business Case: Making Sense of Social Entrepreneurship from an Ordonomic Perspective
Beckmann, M., 2011, Corporate Citizenship and New Governance: The Political Role of Corporations (Ethical Economy). Pies, I. & Koslowski , P. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, p. 91-115 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Trade-offs between justices, economics, and efficiency
Baumgärtner, S., Glotzbach, S., Hoberg, N., Quaas, M. F. & Stumpf, K. H., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 218).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Transdisciplinarity: A New Perspective for Partnership in Education? The Case of Sustainable Cultural Change in Educational Organizations
Fischer, D., 2011, (Re)thinking Partnership in Education. Masson, P., Baumfield, V., Otrel-Cass, K. & Pilo, M. (eds.). Lille: The Book Edition, p. 154–194 40 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Transdisziplinäre Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften
Adomßent, M. & Michelsen, G., 2011, Nachhaltige Gesellschaft: Welche Rolle für Partizipation und Kooperation?. Heinrichs, H., Kuhn, K. & Newig, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 98-116 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Umweltkonflikte und Nachhaltigkeit in Lateinamerika: Verhandlungen zwischen Unternehmen, NGOs und Regierungsstellen
Saner, R. (Editor) & Grimm, J. (Editor), 2011, Saarbrücken: Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften. 304 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Unternehmerisches Biodiversitätsmanagement
Schaltegger, S. & Beständig, U., 2011, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 19, 1-2, p. 59-66 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Unternehmerisches Biodiversitätsmanagement - Sicherung der Vielfalt und des wirtschaftlichen Erfolgs
Schaltegger, S. & Beständig, U., 2011, In: Natur und Landschaft. 86, 4, p. 160-161 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Versuch macht klug – Vorschulische Begegnungen mit Naturwissenschaft und Technik: Eine Bildungsinitiative im Elementarbereich
Asmussen, S., 2011, Johannes Herrmann Verlag. 144 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Visual Accounting
Möller, A. & Prox, M., 2011, Towards Life Cycle Sustainability Management. Finkbeiner, M. (ed.). 1 ed. Springer Science+Business Media, Vol. 1. p. 97-106 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review