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).
- Presentations (poster etc.)
Deciphering Sustainable Consumption: Understanding, Motives and Heuristic Cues in the Context of Personal Care Product. Poster Presentation
Moser, A. K. (Speaker)
24.05.2016 → 27.05.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Developing New Markets for Moist Biomass: An Eco-efficient Approach of Dehydrating Agricultural Biomass
Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Speaker) & Müller, J. (Speaker)
30.03.2009 → 01.04.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Sustainability-oriented innovation in SMEs - Forms of collaboration for capacity building
Klewitz, J. (presenter)
26.10.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
- talk or presentation in privat or public events
The growing importance of sustainability in European markets and the role of universities in sustainability-oriented management education
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
31.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
- Conference Presentations
15th EMAN Conference on Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting - EMAN 2012
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
24.09.2012 → 26.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
20 Years of Performance Measurement in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: What has been achieved?
Beske-Janssen, P. (Speaker), Johnson, M. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
29.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
A business management perspective on slow fashion
Freudenreich, B. (Speaker)
12.10.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
A Material Flow Cost Accounting Approach to Improvement Assessment in LCA
Viere, T. (Speaker), Prox, M. (Speaker) & Möller, A. (Speaker)
11.01.2009 → 13.01.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
A Matter of Framing: Analyzing Value Communication in Sustainable Business Models
Norris, S. (Speaker)
30.09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Benefits of the Bottom Line and Beyond: Corporate Volunteering in Germany
Herzig, C. (Speaker)
07.11.2004 → 10.11.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research