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. Motive activation in business models for sustainable textiles: A field study

    Aneta Woznica (Speaker), Birte Freudenreich (Speaker) & Gundula Hübner (Speaker)

    19.06.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  2. Multinational Enterprises’ Management of Sustainability Issues Across Distance

    Hussain Gulzar Rammal (Speaker), Roger Burritt (Speaker), Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Katherine Christ (Speaker)

    17.09.201620.09.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Nachhaltige Geschäftsmodelle: Unternehmen in der Transformation

    Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker)

    20.11.201321.11.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung der DAX30 Unternehmen im Internet

    Christian Herzig (Speaker), Moritz Blanke (Speaker) & Jasmin Godemann (Speaker)

    03.10.200705.10.2007

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Nachhaltigkeitsinnovation (Sustainability Innovation): Sustainability Leadership Forum

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    09.06.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  6. 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

  7. ÖAR (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    2009

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  8. Oikos International (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    2009 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  9. Partnerships for Corporate Sustainability: Capacity Development in South-East Asia

    Christian Herzig (Speaker), Tobias Viere (Speaker), Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Raymond Leung (Speaker)

    07.11.200410.11.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. 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

  11. Processes of Sustainability Transformation. An inter- and transdisciplinary project

    Lydia Kater-Wettstädt (Speaker), Stefan Hilser (Speaker), Charlott Hübel (Speaker) & Felix Beyers (Speaker)

    13.06.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  12. Product-Service Systems as Enabler for Sustainability Innovation: The Case of Service Stations in Kenya

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    26.10.201128.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  13. Products service systems as enabler for sustainability-oriented innovation: The case of Osram’s off-grid lighting

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    27.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

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

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    18.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  15. Progress in Industrial Ecology (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2004 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  16. Rational Socially Responsible Investment

    Benjamin Tobias Peylo (Speaker)

    01.10.201203.10.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  17. 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

  18. Research Workshop “Innovation & Value Creation"

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    26.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  19. Research Workshop “Innovation and Value Creation” - 2009

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    12.11.200914.11.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  20. Resources, Conservation and Recycling (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2012 → …

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

  21. Role-determined information needs of sustainability management control

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    29.08.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. Rolling Out Corporate Sustainability Accounting: A New Set of Challenges for Sustainability Accounting 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Organiser)

    22.01.201124.01.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  23. Rolling out corporate sustainability accounting: A set of challenges - 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    02.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  24. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Anica Zeyen (Member)

    09.200910.2010

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  25. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Office)

    20042005

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  26. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Office)

    20002004

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  27. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Office)

    2014 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  28. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Office)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  29. Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Föderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    20042011

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsResearch

  30. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editorial Board)

    12.2006 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  31. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2013 → …

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

  32. Social and ethical aspects in sustainability performance measurement and assessment. A systematic literature review

    Samanthi Luisa Silva (Speaker), Philip Beske-Janssen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    05.10.201607.10.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  33. Social Entrepreneurship - an introduction: ERASMUS guest lecture

    Anica Zeyen (Lecturer)

    22.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  34. Social Entrepreneurship: Status Quo - 2009

    Anica Zeyen (Participant)

    16.07.200917.07.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  35. Social Marketing: ERASMUS guest lecture

    Anica Zeyen (Lecturer)

    24.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  36. Social Network Analysis 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Participant)

    24.10.201128.10.2011

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

  37. Society and Economy (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2009 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  38. Socio-Economic Analysis of Maintenance Measures for the Preservation of Open Landscapes (Case Lueneburg Heath)

    Jan Müller (Speaker)

    26.09.200129.09.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  39. South-East Asian Case Studies on EMA

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

    09.11.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  40. Stakeholder Governance - A Longitudinal Analysis of UK-based Companies Listed in the BITC Corporate Responsibility Index

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    22.09.201024.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  41. Stakeholder Orientation of Corporate Sustainability Evaluation Methodologies

    Kicheol Kim (Speaker)

    15.05.200317.05.2003

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  42. Status und zukunftsweisende Ansätze für Nachhaltigkeit in der Wirtschaft

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    15.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  43. Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V. (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  44. Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2012 → …

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

  45. Supply Chain Management (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2014

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch