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.
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Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien und die Herausforderung der politischen Umsetzung
Laws, N. & Heinrichs, H., 07.2017, Die Deutsche Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie: Wegweiser für eine Politik der Nachhaltigkeit. Michelsen, G. (ed.). Wiesbaden: Hessische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung, p. 141-156 16 p. (forum hlz).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Quantitative and qualitative insights into consumers’ sustainable purchasing behaviour: A segmentation approach based on motives and heuristic cues
Eberhart, A. K. & Naderer, G., 02.09.2017, In: Journal of Marketing Management. 33, 13-14, p. 1149-1169 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Legal Systems, Internationalization and Corporate Sustainability: An empirical analysis of the influence of national and international authorities
Hörisch, J., Burritt, R., Christ, K. & Schaltegger, S., 2017, In: Corporate Governance. 17, 5, p. 861 - 875 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Editorial: Challenges and Opportunities for Multinational Corporations in Sustainable Development: Editorial to the Special Issue
Blazejewski, S. & Hörisch, J., 2017, In: International Journal of Business Environment. 9, 3, p. 201-209 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Wirksamkeit Internet- und Mobil-basierter Behandlung komorbider Depression bei Diabetes. Ergebnisse einer randomisiert-kontrollierten Studie
Ebert, D. D., Nobis, S., Lehr, D. & Baumeister, H., 2016, 15. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin und Verhaltensmodifikation: Verhaltensmedizin 2.0 - von eHealth zu mHealth - Abstractband. Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, p. 12 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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Development and evaluation of a smartphone-based positivity training: Study concept
Kunzler, A., Chmitorz, A., Helmreich, I., Lehr, D., Lieb, K. & Wessa, M., 2017, Digital Health in Ambulatory Assessment: 5th Biennal Conference (SAA) Abstract Book. Vögele, C. (ed.). University of Luxembourg, p. 77 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Business Cases for Sustainability: A Stakeholder Theory Perspective
Schaltegger, S., Hörisch, J. & Freeman, R. E., 09.2019, In: Organization & Environment. 32, 3, p. 191-212 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The means determine the end: Pursuing integrated valuation in practice
Jacobs, S., Martín-López, B., Barton, D. N., Dunford, R., Harrison, P. A., Kelemen, E., Saarikoski, H., Termansen, M., García-Llorente, M., Gómez-Baggethun, E., Kopperoinen, L., Luque, S., Palomo, I., Priess, J. A., Rusch, G. M., Tenerelli, P., Turkelboom, F., Demeyer, R., Hauck, J., Keune, H. & Smith, R., 04.02.2018, In: Ecosystem Services. 29, C, p. 515-528 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kontroverse Praktiken einer öffentlichen Kontroverse: Schließungen von Aushandlungsräumen in der Agro-Gentechnik-Debatte in Polen
Sulmowski, J. A., 05.2017, 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 364 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Bildung und Kommunikation als integraler Bestandteil der Deutschen Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie?
Stoltenberg, U. & Fischer, D., 07.2017, Die Deutsche Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie: Wegweiser für eine Politik der Nachhaltigkeit. Michelsen, G. (ed.). Wiesbaden: Hessische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung, p. 123–139 17 p. (forum hlz).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review