Organisation profile

The Chair for Sustainability Management at the CSM is an internationally oriented professorship leading in research, continuing education and knowledge transfer in the field of corporate sustainability management. Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Stefan Schaltegger, approximately 30 members of the Centre from a number of different disciplines (including environmental sciences, business administration, political science and cultural sciences) collaborate in interdisciplinary research projects. 

The mission of the Chair in Sustainability Management includes both theoretical, transdisciplinary and applied research into corporate sustainability management as well as the initiation and scientific consultation of model projects.

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The Chair for Sustainability Management at the CSM is an internationally oriented professorship leading in research, continuing education and knowledge transfer in the field of corporate sustainability management. Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Stefan Schaltegger, about 30 researchers of the Centre from a number of different disciplines (including environmental sciences, business administration, political science and cultural sciences) collaborate in interdisciplinary research projects. 

The mission of the Chair in Sustainability Management includes theoretical, transdisciplinary and applied research into corporate sustainability management as well as the initiation and scientific consultation of model projects.

 

Research Areas: Foundations of sustainability management and corporate social responsibility; Measurement, information and communication of sustainability; Management of stakeholder relationships, Conservation management and integrative sustainability management; Continuous education

Spin-offs

see projects and MBA Sustainability Management

  1. 2011
  2. Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    31.08.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  3. 23rd International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research - CSEAR 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    07.09.201109.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Sustainability and internal supply chain management – A conceptual approach to intra-organisational knowledge transfer

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    12.09.201114.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Sustainability and Internal Supply Chain Management: A Conceptual Approach to Intra-Organisational Knowledge Transfer

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    12.09.201114.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Education for Sustainable Development - 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Participant)

    14.09.201116.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  7. Biodiversity Principles: Recommendations for the Financial Sector

    Uwe Beständig (Reviewer)

    01.10.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  8. Guidelines for Assessing Biodiversity-Related Risks and Opportunities in the Financial Sector: An Aid for Implementing the VfU Biodiversity Principles

    Uwe Beständig (Reviewer), Irina Detlefsen (Reviewer) & Kristina Jahn (Reviewer)

    01.10.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  9. 5th International Research Workshop for PhD - 2011

    Jacob Hörisch (Participant)

    02.10.201107.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  10. 25th Innovations in Sharing Environmental Observations and Information - EnviroInfo 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    05.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. Herbst-Tagung des Verbands der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaf - VHB 2011

    Dorli Harms (Coauthor)

    06.10.201107.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. Verbünde Spezial 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Organiser)

    13.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  13. Theorieseminar zur Unternehmensethik

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    19.10.201121.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  14. Social Network Analysis 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Participant)

    24.10.201128.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  15. Product-Service Systems as Enabler for Sustainability Innovation: The Case of Service Stations in Kenya

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    26.10.201128.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. Sustainability-oriented innovation in SMEs - Forms of collaboration for capacity building

    Johanna Klewitz (presenter)

    26.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  17. Products service systems as enabler for sustainability-oriented innovation: The case of Osram’s off-grid lighting

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    27.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  18. Indicators in Sustainability Management

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Lecturer)

    01.11.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  19. Workshop IV des Innovationsverbunds nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    23.11.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  20. 6. Forschungsseminar „Innovation and Value Creation“ 2011

    Erik G. Hansen (Chair)

    24.11.201126.11.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  21. 5th Annual Research Colloquium “Innovation & Value Creation" 2011

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    25.11.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  22. Debating Accounting and Sustainability: Incompatibility and Rapprochement in the Pursuit of Corporate Sustainability

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    04.12.201107.12.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  23. Debating Accounting and Sustainability: Incompatibility and Rapprochement in the Pursuit of Corporate Sustainability

    Rob Gray (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    05.12.201107.12.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  24. 2012
  25. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2012

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  26. Resources, Conservation and Recycling (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2012 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  27. Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2012 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  28. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2012

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  29. Corporate Sustainability & Leadership Excellence

    Erik G. Hansen (Lecturer)

    08.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  30. Einführung in SPSS: Computergestützte Auswertung statistischer Daten

    Jacob Hörisch (Lecturer)

    10.02.201212.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  31. Beyond the supply chain – Sustainability-oriented product innovations through a transdisciplinary approach

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    29.02.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  32. University-industry collaboration to stimulate learning in the context of sustainability-oriented innovations

    Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    01.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  33. University of South Australia

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Visiting researcher)

    05.03.201202.04.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  34. Green Procurement and Supply: Chancen und Herausforderungen

    Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    25.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  35. Green Procurement and Supply: Chancen und Herausforderungen

    Dorli Harms (Oral presentation)

    25.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  36.  ICCSR 10th Anniversary Conference 2012

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    26.04.201227.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  37. The RMIT Accounting for Sustainability Conference 2012

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    28.05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  38. Transdisciplinary Research in Corporate Sustainability. Vision, Verdict, Value

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    29.05.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  39. Environmental Management Accounting. Purposes, Patterns, Paths

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    30.05.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  40. 12th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management - EURAM 2012

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    06.06.201208.06.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  41. Innovation in sustainable supply chains – A reflection on resources and SME collaboration with supply chain stakeholders

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    06.06.201208.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  42. 2nd International Workshop on Renewable Energy 2012

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    11.06.201215.06.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  43. Innovation Potential for Sustainability Management Methods

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker), Jacob Hörisch (Speaker), Christian Herzig (Speaker) & Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    02.07.201204.07.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  44. Sustainable Entrepreneurship and the Transformation of Industries: The Case of the Apparel Industry

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    02.07.201204.07.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  45. 11th EABIS Annual Colloquium 2012

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    03.07.201204.07.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  46. 3rd International Sustainability Conference 2012

    Jacob Hörisch (Speaker)

    29.08.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  47. Ignorant or gatekeeper? What role do accountants play in the sustainability accounting practice?

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    29.08.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  48. Role-determined information needs of sustainability management control

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    29.08.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  49. British Academy of Management - BAM 2012

    Sarah Elena Windolph (Speaker)

    12.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  50. 15th EMAN Conference on Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting - EMAN 2012

    Jacob Hörisch (Speaker)

    24.09.201226.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  51. 15th EMAN Conference on Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting - EMAN 2012

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    24.09.201226.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch