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. 9th Oikos PhD Summer Academy - 2008

    Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker)

    25.08.200829.08.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  2. 8th EABIS Annual Colloquium 2009

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    20.09.200921.09.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. 7th International Environmental Management Leadership Symposium - 2011

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    02.05.201103.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. 7th EABIS Annual Colloquium 2008

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    11.09.200812.09.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2016 (Event)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  6. 74th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2014 (Event)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  7. 73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2013 (Event)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  8. 72nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Managment - AOM 2012 (Event)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  9. 71st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2011 (Event)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  10. 70th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - 2010 (Event)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  11. 6. Wissenschaftliches Symposium „Supply Management“ des BME - 2013

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    05.03.201306.03.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. 6th Environmental Management Leadership Symposium - EMLS 2010

    Stefan Schaltegger (Organiser), Marianne Esders (Organiser) & Dimitar Zvezdov (Participant)

    21.03.201023.03.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 5. Forschungsseminar „Innovation and Value Creation“ 2010

    Erik G. Hansen (Chair)

    27.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. 4. Workshop: Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    23.03.2011

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

  18. 4th International Conference on Indicators and Concepts of Innovation - 2010

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    07.10.201008.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  19. 4th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility - 2010

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    08.10.200810.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  20. 41. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Informatik - INFORMATIK 2011 (Event)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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