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

Continuing education products

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).

Spin-offs

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  1. Einführung in SPSS: Computergestützte Auswertung statistischer Daten

    Jacob Hörisch (Lecturer)

    25.02.201327.02.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  2. Education for Sustainable Development - 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Participant)

    14.09.201116.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  3. econsense – Forum Nachhaltige Entwicklung der Deutschen Wirtschaft e. V. (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    20082010

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  4. Eco-Management and Auditing (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editorial Board)

    19982001

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  5. Eco-Integrated Portfolio Analysis: Strategic Tools for Managing Sustainably

    Anne Y. Ilinitch (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    08.08.199311.08.1993

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Does ISO 14001 Lead the Way? Investigating the Application of relevant Sustainability Management Tools

    Jacob Hörisch (Speaker), Matthew Johnson (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    29.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Does EMA Tool Application Influence Carbon Performance and Information disclosure?

    W. Qian (Speaker), Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Jacob Hörisch (Speaker)

    13.07.201618.07.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Dissemination of Environmental Management Accounting in South-East Asia

    Christian Herzig (Speaker) & Tobias Viere (Speaker)

    04.03.200405.03.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Developing New Markets for Moist Biomass: An Eco-efficient Approach of Dehydrating Agricultural Biomass

    Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker) & Jan Müller (Speaker)

    30.03.200901.04.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  10. Determinants of the Relationship Between Environmental and Economic Performance at the Firm Level: An Empirical Analysis of the European Paper Industry

    Marcus Wagner (Speaker), Nguyen Van Phu (Speaker) & Théophile T. Azomahou (Speaker)

    01.09.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. Deciphering Sustainable Consumption: Understanding, Motives and Heuristic Cues in the Context of Personal Care Product. Poster Presentation

    Andrea K. Moser (Speaker)

    24.05.201627.05.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Daimler and Benz Foundation (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipBodies of private companies and organisationsTransfer

  15. Current Developments in Environmental Management Accounting: Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Environmental Management Accounting

    Roger Leonard Burritt (Speaker), Tobias Hahn (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    08.02.200110.02.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. Cultural Traits and Environmental Management Accounting for Staff Appraisal: Evidence from Australia, Germany and Japan

    Roger Leonard Burritt (Speaker), Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker), Katsuhiko Kokubu (Speaker) & Marcus Wagner (Speaker)

    07.07.200209.07.2002

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  17. CSR Leadership: An exploratory study

    Erik G. Hansen (Lecturer)

    18.06.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  18. Critical review of survey based research on Sustainable Supply Chain Management

    Philip Beske-Janssen (Speaker), Stefan Seuring (Speaker), Stefan Gold (Speaker) & Romy Morana (Speaker)

    14.06.200917.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. Cranfield University

    Erik G. Hansen (Visiting researcher)

    15.02.201029.06.2010

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  20. Corporate Sustainability Management as a Driver for Innovation and Development

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    04.09.200306.09.2003

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch