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).
- 2025
- Sustainability Accounting for a transformation to green hydrogen- Schaltegger, S. (Speaker) 30.01.2025- Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education 
- 2024
- Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (Journal)- Norris, S. (Reviewer) 2024 → …- Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research 
- Long Range Planning (Journal)- Norris, S. (Reviewer) 2024 → …- Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research 
- 2023
- Business Strategy and the Environment (Journal)- Norris, S. (Reviewer) 2023 → …- Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research 
- 2022
- Exploring the implications of the value concept for performance assessment of sustainable business models- Norris, S. (Speaker) 23.06.2022 → 24.06.2022- Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research 
- Journal of Business Economics : JBE (Journal)- Norris, S. (Reviewer) 2022 → …- Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research 
- Journal of Business Research (Journal)- Norris, S. (Reviewer) 2022 → …- Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research 
- Sustainable Production and Consumption (Journal)- Norris, S. (Reviewer) 2022 → …- Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research 
- 2021
- Presentation: Pandemic paths and the necessity for sustainability transformations. How can sustainable entrepreneurship contribute?- Schaltegger, S. (Speaker) 18.11.2021- Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research 
- Vortrag: Unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit heute. Zeitgeist, Chance und unternehmerische Herausforderung- Schaltegger, S. (Speaker) 16.11.2021- Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research 
- Sustainable food value chain management - beyond standardized frames of sustainability?!- Imbrogiano, J.-P. (Organiser) & Steiner, B. (Organiser) 21.10.2021- Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer 
- A Matter of Framing: Analyzing Value Communication in Sustainable Business Models- Norris, S. (Speaker) 30.09.2021- Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research 
- Assessing and Managing Sustainable Business Models - A Status Update- Schaltegger, S. (Keynote Speaker) 17.06.2021- Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research 
- Assessing and Managing Sustainable Business Models - A Status Update- Schaltegger, S. (Speaker), Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Coauthor), Dembek, K. (Coauthor), Rosati, F. (Coauthor), Rauter, R. (Coauthor) & Fichter, K. (Coauthor) 06.2021- Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research 
- The social reduction of reality- Imbrogiano, J.-P. (Speaker) & Wels, H. (Speaker) 03.05.2021- Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research 
- Vortrag: Accounting for work conditions from modern slavery to decent work- Schaltegger, S. (Speaker), Christ, K. (Coauthor) & Burritt, R. (Coauthor) 2021- Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research 
- Vortrag: The Potential of Modular Product Designs to Increase User Satisfaction of Repair Services – Evidence from the smartphone industry- Schaltegger, S. (Coauthor), Amend, C. (Coauthor), Revellio, F. (Coauthor) & Hansen, E. (Coauthor) 2021- Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research 
- 2020
- Vortrag: Nachhaltigkeit im Unternehmen: von guten Vorsätzen zum guten Umsetzen (digital). DUB Unternehmer-Magazin – Leitmedium zur digitalen Transformation, herausgegeben von Brigitte Zypries, Bundeswirtschaftsministerin a.D.- Schaltegger, S. (Speaker) 08.10.2020- Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research 
- Plenarvortrag am 74. Deutschen Betriebswirtschafter-Tag der Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft: Mangelnde Nachhaltigkeit als Ursache für Pandemien? Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement zur Bekämpfung (zukünftiger) viraler Epidemien- Schaltegger, S. (Speaker) 16.09.2020- Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research 
- Virtual Keynote 'Fast learning for radical business model innovation'- Weissbrod, I. (Speaker) 01.07.2020 → 02.07.2020- Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research 
