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. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editorial Board)

    2009 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  2. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2012

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  3. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  4. Sustainability and internal supply chain management – A conceptual approach to intra-organisational knowledge transfer

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    12.09.201114.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Sustainability and Internal Supply Chain Management: A Conceptual Approach to Intra-Organisational Knowledge Transfer

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    12.09.201114.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Sustainability – Fad or trend?

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    15.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  7. Sustainability in the ICT industry - A systematic literature review

    Julia Zufall (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    11.10.201713.10.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Sustainability Management Accounting: Managing Climate Change Information and other Sustainability Performance Challenges

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    05.10.200906.10.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Sustainability Management Accounting - Revolution or Evolution of Management Accounting?

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

    10.05.200511.05.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Sustainability-oriented innovation in SMEs - Forms of collaboration for capacity building

    Johanna Klewitz (presenter)

    26.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  11. Sustainability Reporters

    Christian Herzig (Speaker)

    04.09.200506.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  12. Sustainability Reporting and the Need for Capacity Development

    Jasmin Godemann (Speaker) & Christian Herzig (Speaker)

    24.11.200525.11.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  13. Sustainability Reporting on the World Wide Web: Developments in Germany

    Christian Herzig (Speaker)

    17.09.200819.09.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. Sustainability transformation of markets: How can companies contribute?

    Samanthi Luisa Silva (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    11.10.201713.10.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  15. Sustainable business models and sustainable supply chain management - Establishing linkages

    Simon Norris (Speaker), Julia Zufall (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Coauthor)

    03.07.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation

    Anne Gerlach (Speaker)

    01.08.2003

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  17. 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

  18. Sustainable Entrepreneurship and the Transformation of Industries: The Case of the Apparel Industry

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

    02.07.201204.07.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. Sustainable food value chain man­age­ment - beyond stand­ard­ized frames of sustainability?!

    Jean-Pierre Imbrogiano (Organiser) & Bodo Steiner (Organiser)

    21.10.2021

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

  20. Sustainable Production and Consumption (Journal)

    Simon Norris (Reviewer)

    2022 → …

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

  21. Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Empirische Studie bei DAX & MDAX - Theorie & Praxis

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    30.09.201001.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. Sustainable Supply Chains im globalen Kontext - Lieferantenmanagement in DAX- und MDAX-Unternehmen

    Dorli Harms (Speaker) & Erik G. Hansen (Coauthor)

    15.03.201116.03.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  23. Sustainable Textile School - SusTex 2018

    Maike Buhr (Speaker), Lisa Keßler (Speaker), Jorge Gustavo Rodriguez Aboytes (Speaker) & Felix Beyers (Speaker)

    10.09.201812.09.2018

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

  24. Sustainable Value Added

    Frank Figge (Speaker) & Tobias Hahn (Speaker)

    23.06.200226.06.2002

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  25. Sustainable Value Added: Measuring Corporate Contributions to Sustainability

    Frank Figge (Speaker) & Tobias Hahn (Speaker)

    10.09.200111.09.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  26. Technology Push vs. Demand Pull: The Evolution of Solar Policy in the US, Germany and China

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker), Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker), Joel West (Speaker) & Xiahong Quan (Speaker)

    12.08.201116.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  27. 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

  28. The growing importance of sustainability in European markets and the role of universities in sustainability-oriented management education

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    31.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  29. The Implementation of Environmental Management Accounting in South-East Asian companies

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

    25.04.200527.04.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  30. Theorieseminar zur Unternehmensethik

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    19.10.201121.10.2011

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

  31. The Relationship Between Environmental and Economic Performance of Firms and the Influence of ISO 14001 and EMAS: An Empirical Analysis

    Marcus Wagner (Speaker), Walter Wehrmeyer (Speaker) & Jéröme Carlens (Speaker)

    21.06.200122.06.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  32. 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

  33. The RMIT Accounting for Sustainability Conference 2012

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    28.05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  34. 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

  35. The social reduction of reality

    Jean-Pierre Imbrogiano (Speaker) & Harry Wels (Speaker)

    03.05.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  36. 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

  37. The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: A Tool for Value-Oriented Sustainability Management in Strategy-Focused Organisations

    Frank Figge (Speaker), Tobias Hahn (Speaker), Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Marcus Wagner (Speaker)

    21.06.200122.06.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  38. The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Theory and Application of a Tool for Value-Based Sustainability Management

    Frank Figge (Speaker), Tobias Hahn (Speaker), Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Marcus Wagner (Speaker)

    23.06.200226.06.2002

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  39. The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Value-Based Sustainability Management

    Frank Figge (Speaker), Tobias Hahn (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    10.09.200111.09.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  40. Towards a Better Understanding of the Correlation between Corporate Environmental Sustainability and Financial Performance

    Kai Hockerts (Speaker) & Marcus Wagner (Speaker)

    10.09.200111.09.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  41. Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Environmental Management Accounting: Links between Business Actors and EMA Tools

    Roger Leonard Burritt (Speaker), Tobias Hahn (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    15.07.200117.07.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  42. Transdisciplinary Research in Corporate Sustainability. Vision, Verdict, Value

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    29.05.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  43. Transdisciplinary Science Workshop at the Future Africa Campus - 2019

    Matthias Barth (Speaker), Lydia Kater-Wettstädt (Participant), Maike Buhr (Participant), Sadhbh Juarez Bourke (Participant), Karoline Pöggel (Participant), Julius Rathgens (Participant) & Stefan Hilser (Participant)

    27.03.201929.03.2019

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

  44. Trends in sustainability management: Progress and standstill

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    30.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  45. Understanding and Supporting Management Decision-Making: South-East-Asian Case Studies on Environmental Management Accounting

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

    24.11.200525.11.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  46. University-industry collaboration to stimulate learning in the context of sustainability-oriented innovations

    Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    01.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  47. University of South Australia

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Visiting researcher)

    05.03.201202.04.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  48. (University) support programmes and sustainable regional development: Why, how, and with what impact?

    Marcus Wagner (Speaker), Markus Beckmann (Speaker), Klaus Fichter (Speaker), Erik Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    04.10.201706.10.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch