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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Grenzüberschreitung und Integration: Die formative Evaluation transdisziplinärer Forschung und ihre Kriterien
Bergmann, M. & Schramm, E., 2008, Transdisziplinäre Forschung: integrative Forschungsprozesse verstehen und bewerten. Bergmann, M. & Schramm, E. (eds.). Frankfurt a. M./New York: Campus Verlag, p. 149-175 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Forschungsförderung unter dem Aspekt transdisziplinärer Integrationsaufgaben
Bergmann, M., 2008, Transdisziplinäre Forschung: Integrative Forschungsprozesse verstehen und bewerten. Bergmann, M. & Schramm, E. (eds.). Frankfurt a. M./New York: Campus Verlag, p. 293-315 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Business Cases for Sustainability: The Role of Business Model Innovation for Corporate Sustainability
Schaltegger, S., Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Hansen, E. G., 05.2012, In: International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development. 6, 2, p. 95-119 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Strategies in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: An Empirical Investigation of Large German Companies
Harms, D., Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 07.2013, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 20, 4, p. 205–218 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Entrepreneurship in the Apparel Industry: The Case of Manomama
Plieth, H., Bullinger, A. C. & Hansen, E. G., 2012, In: The Journal of Corporate Citizenship. 2012, 45, p. 123-138 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The impact of climate change on aquatic risk from agricultural pesticides in the US
Koleva, N. G. & Schneider, U. A., 2010, In: International Journal of Environmental Studies. 67, 5, p. 677-704 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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The impact of weather variability and climate change on pesticide applications in the US - An empirical investigation
Koleva, N. G., Schneider, U. A. & Tol, R. S. J., 2010, In: International Journal of Ecological Economics & Statistics (IJEES). 18, S10, p. 64-81 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Scenarios for the Implementation of EU Waste Legislation at National Level and their Consequences for Emissions from Municipal Waste Incineration
Saner, D., Blumer, Y. B., Lang, D. & Koehler, A., 12.2011, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 57, p. 67-77 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental impacts of a transition toward e-mobility: the present and future role of lithium carbonate production
Stamp, A., Lang, D. J. & Wäger, P. A., 03.2012, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 23, 1, p. 104-112 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transdisciplinary research in sustainability science: practice, principles, and challenges
Lang, D. J., Wiek, A., Bergmann, M., Stauffacher, M., Martens, P., Moll, P., Swilling, M. & Thomas, C. J., 02.2012, In: Sustainability Science. 7, SUPPL. 1, p. 25-43 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review