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

Spin-offs

see projects and MBA Sustainability Management

  1. 2012
  2. Exploring corporate reality of sustainability accounting practices

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    24.09.201226.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Herbsttagung der Forschungsgruppe Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement des Verbands für Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft - VHB NAMA 2012

    Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker)

    24.09.201225.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. HOW SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    24.09.201226.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Rational Socially Responsible Investment

    Benjamin Tobias Peylo (Speaker)

    01.10.201203.10.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand 2012

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    21.11.2012

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

  7. Networkers, Grazers, and Explorers: how sustainability-oriented innovation in SMEs unfolds through a regional network setting.

    Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    22.11.201223.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  8. Sustainable entrepreneurship and the transformation of industries: The case of the apparel industry

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    22.11.201223.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. 2013
  10. Australian Accounting Review (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2013 → …

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

  11. Business Strategy and the Environment (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2013 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  12. GREEN BRANDS Organisation GmbH (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    2013

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  13. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2013 → …

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

  14. Match or Mismatch?: Biofuel Sustainability Standards and local Producers’ Perspectives on Sustainable Feedstock Production

    Tina Hildebrandt (Speaker), Christine Moser (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    24.01.201325.01.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  15. 16th Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network Conference - EMAN EU Conference 2013

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    20.02.201322.02.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. Einführung in SPSS: Computergestützte Auswertung statistischer Daten

    Jacob Hörisch (Lecturer)

    25.02.201327.02.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  17. 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

  18. Implementing Sustainability Strategies Through Accounting Controls: An Exploration of Practices in Seven Multinational Corporations

    Nathalie Crutzen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    06.05.201308.05.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. 25th NOFOMA Conference - 2013

    Philip Beske-Janssen (Speaker) & Stefan Seuring (Speaker)

    03.06.201305.06.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  20. The Diffusion of Sustainable Cotton: Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Industry Transformation and the Role of Standards

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    04.06.201307.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  21. Research Conference of the European Business Ethics Network - EBEN 2013

    Jacob Hörisch (Speaker)

    06.06.201308.06.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  22. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2013

    Dorli Harms (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    26.06.201329.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  23. The Role and Use of Environmental Management Accounting for Supply Chains: An explorative Study

    Christian Herzig (Speaker), Tobias Viere (Speaker), Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Roger Leonard Burritt (Speaker)

    08.07.201309.07.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  24. Conference of the Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network - EMAN Asia-Pacific 2013

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    14.07.201315.07.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. Perform to Disclose or Disclose to Perform: Which Drives Which?

    Wei Qian (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    26.07.201328.07.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  26. 12th Annual Academy of Business in Society Colloquium - ABIS 2013

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker), Sabine Mirkovic (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    15.10.201317.10.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  27. Progress and Standstil. How is Sustainability Management Developing in Corporate Practice?

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    18.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  28. Trends in sustainability management: Progress and standstill

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    30.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  29. Nachhaltige Geschäftsmodelle: Unternehmen in der Transformation

    Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker)

    20.11.201321.11.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  30. 2014
  31. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Office)

    2014 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  32. Supply Chain Management (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2014

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  33. Legitimierung oder Gewinn: Was motiviert große deutsche Unternehmen für Nachhaltigkeit?

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    06.05.201407.05.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  34. Exploration deficiency: lessons learned from an unsuccessful sustainable energy technology innovation

    Samuel Wicki (Speaker)

    08.06.201413.06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  35. The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: A Systematic Review of Its Use in Research and Practice

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    11.06.201413.06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  36. The Relative Importance of Behavioral Factors in Solar Photovoltaic Project Financing

    Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker) & Nina Hampl (Speaker)

    22.09.201424.09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  37. Exploration of sustainable technologies and Learnings from a failed small wind energy project

    Samuel Wicki (Speaker), Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    08.10.201409.10.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  38. G-Forum, 18. Forum Gründungsforschung - Interdisziplinäre Entrepreneurship Jahreskonferenz

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker), Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Sabine Mirkovic (Speaker)

    13.11.201414.11.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  39. 2015
  40. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    2015 → …

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsResearch

  41. Exploration of green technologies in SMEs: the role of ambidexterity, domain separation and commercialization

    Samuel Wicki (Speaker), Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    14.06.201517.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  42. Functions of Innovation Systems: the Case of Flywheel Energy Storage

    Samuel Wicki (Speaker), Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Felix Czernin (Speaker)

    14.06.201517.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  43. 20 Years of Performance Measurement in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: What has been achieved?

    Philip Beske-Janssen (Speaker), Matthew Johnson (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    29.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  44. 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

  45. Management Competencies of Change Agents for Corporate Sustainability: A Systematic Literature Review and Conceptualization

    Maike Buhr (Speaker), Dorli Harms (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    29.09.201530.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  46. Change agents for corporate sustainability: the role of competencies in sustainability transformations

    Maike Buhr (Speaker)

    05.10.201507.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  47. From Fast to Slow Fashion: Management Challenges for the Sustainability Transformation of Business Models

    Birte Freudenreich (Speaker), Ulrike Kaspar (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    20.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  48. 2016
  49. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Office)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  50. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    02.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  51. 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

  52. Value creation through business models - A stakeholder perspective

    Birte Freudenreich (Speaker), Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    25.05.201627.05.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  53. Green Innovation Processes in SMEs: Anatomy of a Learning Journey

    Samuel Wicki (Speaker) & Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker)

    03.07.201606.07.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch