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. Published

    Sustainability Accounting

    Zvezdov, D. & Schaltegger, S., 2013, Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Idowu, S. O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L. & Das Gupta, A. (eds.). Heidelberg, New York: Springer Verlag, p. 2363-2370 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  2. Published

    Sustainability Accounting

    Schaltegger, S. (Editor) & Burritt, R. (Editor), 2006, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 70 p. (Business Strategy and the Environment; vol. 15, no. 5)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  3. Published

    Sustainability Accounting and Reporting

    Schaltegger, S. (Editor), Bennett, M. (Editor) & Burritt, R. (Editor), 01.01.2006, Dordrecht: Springer Verlag. 715 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  4. Published

    Sustainability Accounting and Reporting: Fad or Trend?

    Burritt, R. & Schaltegger, S., 21.09.2010, In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 23, 7, p. 829-846 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Sustainability Accounting and Reporting

    Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2004, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 12 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 2/2004)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  6. Published

    Sustainability Accounting and Reporting: Development, Linkages and Reflection: An Introduction

    Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R., 2006, Sustainability Accounting and Reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 1-33 33 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Sustainability Accounting for Companies: Catchphrase or Decision Support for Business Leaders?

    Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 10.2010, In: Journal of World Business. 45, 4, p. 375-384 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Sustainability Accounting for the Industrial Use of Biomass

    Schaltegger, S. (Editor) & Burritt, R. (Editor), 2012, Emerald Publishing Limited. 169 p. (Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal; vol. 3, no. 2)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  9. Published

    Sustainability and Competitive Advantage: Empirical Evidence on the Influence of Strategic Choices between Environmental Management Approaches

    Wagner, M., 01.01.2005, In: Environmental Quality Management. 14, 3, p. 31-48 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Sustainability and Ecosystems

    Wehrden, H., von Oheimb, G., Abson, D. & Härdtle, W., 2016, Sustainability Science : An Introduction. Heinrichs, H., Martens, P., Michelsen, G. & Wiek, A. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 61-70 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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Publications

  1. Äußere Souveränität
  2. Einführung:"Ein Leben auf dem Vulkan"?
  3. Circular Supply Chain Management in the Wind Energy Industry - A Systematic Literature Review
  4. Friction surfacing of aluminum to steel
  5. AGIL – Arbeit und Gesundheit im Lehrerberuf
  6. Reduzierung von Verkehrsunfällen mit Kinderbeteiligung in der Stadt Krefeld
  7. Unterricht beobachten und Feedback dazu geben
  8. Öffentlichkeitsarbeit der Deichverbände in Niedersachsen und Bremen
  9. Peer Feedback-basierte E-Portfolioaufgaben zur Förderung von Reflexionskompetenz in der universitären Lehrkräftebildung im Fach Englisch
  10. Effects of NH3-Volatilization from Biogas Residues on the Environmental Protection Potential of Energy Cropping in Northern Germany
  11. Remobilisierung von Quecksilber durch Desinfektionsmittel aus Amalgamabscheidern zahnärztlicher Behandlungseinheiten
  12. Informationspflichten Privater nach dem neuen Umweltinformationsgesetz am Beispiel der Exportkreditversicherung
  13. Potenziale und Grenzen von Task-Based Language Teaching als methodischer Zugang im (zieldifferent-)inklusiven Unterricht für Schülerinnen und Schüler mit Lernbesonderheiten
  14. Technik, die begeistert oder: Mimesis und Habitus
  15. Das Gesetz zur Stärkung der Finanzmarktintegrität (FISG)
  16. Digital Health Literacy and Information-Seeking Behavior among University College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  17. Nachhaltigkeit als Verbandsaufgabe
  18. Shrub cover declined as Indigenous populations expanded across southeast Australia
  19. Lernaufgaben in der Politischen Bildung
  20. Formen teilhabender Kritik
  21. Management Education for Sustainability
  22. §15 Umweltschutz im Bauplanungs- und Raumordnungsrecht
  23. Public value of environmental investments
  24. (Außergerichtliche) Streitbeilegung in Unternehmensnetzwerken: eine Herausforderung für das Konfliktmanagement
  25. Zwischen Überforderung und Anspruch
  26. Poetic water images in architecture
  27. Organisation der Regulierungsverwaltung
  28. Biodegradability of the Anti-tumour Agents 5-Fluorouracil, Cytarabine, and Gemcitabine
  29. Wahrheit in Gestalt - Sprachbedingungen der Wissenschaft