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.
- 2023
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Stressbewältigung
Lehr, D., Heber, E., Ebert, D. D., Fraunhofer, L. & Großmann, I., 24.03.2023, Digitale Gesundheitsinterventionen: Anwendungen in Therapie und Prävention. Ebert, D. D. & Baumeister, H. (eds.). Springer Verlag, p. 227-246 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Debating accounting and sustainability: from incompatibility to rapprochement in the pursuit of corporate sustainability
Baker, M., Gray, R. & Schaltegger, S., 27.03.2023, In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. 36, 2, p. 591-619 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wer gewinnt? Steigendes (DNP-)Anspruchsniveau an das Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement
Schaltegger, S., 28.03.2023, Das Nachhaltigkeitsbuch 2023. Schulze-Hausmann, S. & Bachmann, G. (eds.). Düsseldorf: Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V., p. 48-49 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Transfer
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Business Model Innovation for Sustainability
Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Schaltegger, S., 30.03.2023, Corporate Sustainability: Managing Responsible Business in a Globalised World. Rasche, A., Morsing, M., Moon, J. & Kourula, A. (eds.). Second Edition ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 388-411 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Steuerpolitik
Lierse, H. & Seelkopf, L., 30.03.2023, Handbuch Policy-Forschung . Wenzelburger, G. & Zohlnhöfer, R. (eds.). 2. ed. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, p. 507-528 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Sustainability-oriented technology exploration: managerial values, ambidextrous design, and separation drift
Hansen, E. G., Wicki, S. & Schaltegger, S., 31.03.2023, Radical Innovation Challenges: Corporate to Climate. Tidd, J. (ed.). World Scientific Europe, p. 351-377 27 p. (Technology Management; vol. 42).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Bridging scenario planning and backcasting: A Q-analysis of divergent stakeholder priorities for future landscapes
Jiren, T. S., Abson, D. J., Schultner, J., Riechers, M. & Fischer, J., 04.2023, In: People and Nature. 5, 2, p. 572-590 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Einfluss der Erstsprache von Lernenden auf ihre Vorstellungen im Fach Biologie
Sowinski, R. & Abels, S., 04.2023, Lernen, Lehren und Forschen in einer digital geprägten Welt: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik. Jahrestagung in Aachen 2022. van Vorst, H. (ed.). Essen: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, p. 973-976 4 p. (Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik (GDCP); vol. 43).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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Are Si-C bonds cleaved by microorganisms? A critical review on biodegradation of methylsiloxanes
Rücker, C., Grabitz, E. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2023, In: Chemosphere. 321, 137858.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effects of pesticide application and plant sexual identity on leaf physiological traits and phyllosphere bacterial communities
Zhu, Z., He, Y., Xu, J., Zhou, Z., Kumar, A. & Xia, Z., 01.04.2023, In: Journal of Plant Ecology. 16, 2, 12 p., rtac084.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research