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).
Rational Socially Responsible Investment
Peylo, B. T. (Speaker)
01.10.2012 → 03.10.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Progress in Industrial Ecology (Journal)
Schaltegger, S. (Editor)
2004 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Progress and Standstil. How is Sustainability Management Developing in Corporate Practice?
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
18.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Products service systems as enabler for sustainability-oriented innovation: The case of Osram’s off-grid lighting
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
27.10.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Product-service systems as enabler for sustainability-oriented innovation: The case of Osram’s off-grid lightin
Hansen, E. G. (Lecturer)
10.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Product-Service Systems as Enabler for Sustainability Innovation: The Case of Service Stations in Kenya
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
26.10.2011 → 28.10.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Processes of Sustainability Transformation. An inter- and transdisciplinary project
Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Speaker), Hilser, S. (Speaker), Hübel, C. (Speaker) & Beyers, F. (Speaker)
13.06.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Presentation: Pandemic paths and the necessity for sustainability transformations. How can sustainable entrepreneurship contribute?
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
18.11.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Plenarvortrag am 74. Deutschen Betriebswirtschafter-Tag der Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft: Mangelnde Nachhaltigkeit als Ursache für Pandemien? Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement zur Bekämpfung (zukünftiger) viraler Epidemien
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
16.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Perform to Disclose or Disclose to Perform: Which Drives Which?
Qian, W. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
26.07.2013 → 28.07.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research