Professorship for Sustainability Management
Organisational unit: Professoship
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 for Sustainability Management includes both theoretical, transdisciplinary and applied research into corporate sustainability management as well as the initiation and scientific consultation of model projects.
Main research areas
Areas of research
Foundations of Sustainability Management
Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Transformation & Innovation
Concepts & Instruments of Sustainability Management
Sustainability Accounting, Performance Management & Finance
Stakeholder Relationships, Communication & Reporting
Management of Natural Resources
Advanced Education & Capacity Building
Continuing education programmes
Das Fernstudium MBA Sustainability Management ist der weltweit erste universitäre MBA für Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement und Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 2003 ist er einer der führenden „Green MBA“ durch eine einzigartige und optimale Kombination aus Managementwissen, Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, Soft Skills und verantwortungsvoller Unternehmensführung
Die hohe Qualität des Weiterbildungsstudiums wird durch die Kompetenz der Dozierenden sowie vielfältige Praxispartnerschaften garantiert. Der MBA Sustainability Management ist akkreditiert und wurde zudem als UNESCO-Dekade-Projekt ausgezeichnet.
Das CSM ist darüber hinaus in weiteren internationalen Weiterbildungsprogrammen zu CSR und Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement aktiv. Seit Jahren arbeitet es erfolgreich in der Weiter- und Fernbildung mit der FernUniversität Hagen und dem Fraunhofer Institut für Umwelt, Sicherheits- und Energietechnik (UMSICHT) zusammen. Das CSM betreut u.a. den gesamten Bereich des Umweltmanagements für deren interdisziplinären Studiengang Umweltwissenschaften (infernum, Master of Environmental Sciences, MSc).
- 2015
Management Competencies of Change Agents for Corporate Sustainability: A Systematic Literature Review and Conceptualization
Buhr, M. (Speaker), Harms, D. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
29.09.2015 → 30.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Exploration of green technologies in SMEs: the role of ambidexterity, domain separation and commercialization
Wicki, S. (Speaker), Hansen, E. G. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
14.06.2015 → 17.06.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Functions of Innovation Systems: the Case of Flywheel Energy Storage
Wicki, S. (Speaker), Hansen, E. G. (Speaker) & Czernin, F. (Speaker)
14.06.2015 → 17.06.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (External organisation)
Schaltegger, S. (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Research
- 2014
G-Forum, 18. Forum Gründungsforschung - Interdisziplinäre Entrepreneurship Jahreskonferenz
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker), Schaltegger, S. (Speaker) & Mirkovic, S. (Speaker)
13.11.2014 → 14.11.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Exploration of sustainable technologies and Learnings from a failed small wind energy project
Wicki, S. (Speaker), Hansen, E. G. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
08.10.2014 → 09.10.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Relative Importance of Behavioral Factors in Solar Photovoltaic Project Financing
Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Speaker) & Hampl, N. (Speaker)
22.09.2014 → 24.09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: A Systematic Review of Its Use in Research and Practice
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
11.06.2014 → 13.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Exploration deficiency: lessons learned from an unsuccessful sustainable energy technology innovation
Wicki, S. (Speaker)
08.06.2014 → 13.06.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Legitimierung oder Gewinn: Was motiviert große deutsche Unternehmen für Nachhaltigkeit?
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
06.05.2014 → 07.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research