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

see projects and MBA Sustainability Management

  1. British Academy of Management - BAM 2012

    Sarah Elena Windolph (Speaker)

    12.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  2. BOP aber wie? Neue Partner zur Entwicklung innovativer Geschäftsmodelle für Menschen in Armut - 2009

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    10.07.2009

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

  3. Biosphärenreservate unternehmerisch management

    Karina Hellmann (Speaker)

    21.09.200623.09.2006

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Biodiversity Principles: Recommendations for the Financial Sector

    Uwe Beständig (Reviewer)

    01.10.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  5. 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

  6. Benefits of the Bottom Line and Beyond: Corporate Volunteering in Germany

    Christian Herzig (Speaker)

    07.11.200410.11.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Australian Accounting Review (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2013 → …

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

  8. Audits, Siegel, Zertifikate - Glaubwürdige Nachhaltigkeit? - 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Participant)

    10.02.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. Assessing and Managing Sustainable Business Models - A Status Update

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker), Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Coauthor), Krzysztof Dembek (Coauthor), Francesco Rosati (Coauthor), Roman Rauter (Coauthor) & Klaus Fichter (Coauthor)

    06.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  10. Assessing and Managing Sustainable Business Models - A Status Update

    Stefan Schaltegger (Keynote Speaker)

    17.06.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  11. Annual Meeting der Academy of Management 2017 (Event)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  12. A Matter of Framing: Analyzing Value Communication in Sustainable Business Models

    Simon Norris (Speaker)

    30.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  13. A Material Flow Cost Accounting Approach to Improvement Assessment in LCA

    Tobias Viere (Speaker), Martina Prox (Speaker) & Andreas Möller (Speaker)

    11.01.200913.01.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. African Journal of Business Management (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  15. Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM) (External organisation)

    Erik G. Hansen (Member)

    20092012

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  16. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2011 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  17. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (Journal)

    Simon Norris (Reviewer)

    2024 → …

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

  18. Academy of Management (External organisation)

    Erik G. Hansen (Member)

    20092011

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  19. ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT ANNUAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS 2015 (Event)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  20. A business management perspective on slow fashion

    Birte Freudenreich (Speaker)

    12.10.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch