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).

  1. European Group of Organizational Studies (External organisation)

    Hansen, E. G. (Member)

    2010

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  2. European Academy of Management (External organisation)

    Hansen, E. G. (Member)

    20082011

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  3. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2016 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  4. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2014 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  5. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2013 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  6. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2013

    Harms, D. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    26.06.201329.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2010 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    19.05.201022.05.2010

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

  8. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2009

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    10.05.200914.05.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2008

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    14.05.200817.05.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. Environmental Sustainability and Supply Chain Management: A Framework of Cross-Functional Integration and Knowledge Transfer

    Harms, D. (Speaker)

    02.05.201103.05.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch