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).
- 2012
Sustainable Entrepreneurship and the Transformation of Industries: The Case of the Apparel Industry
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
02.07.2012 → 04.07.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
2nd International Workshop on Renewable Energy 2012
Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)
11.06.2012 → 15.06.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
12th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management - EURAM 2012
Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)
06.06.2012 → 08.06.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Innovation in sustainable supply chains – A reflection on resources and SME collaboration with supply chain stakeholders
Harms, D. (Speaker)
06.06.2012 → 08.06.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Environmental Management Accounting. Purposes, Patterns, Paths
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
30.05.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Transdisciplinary Research in Corporate Sustainability. Vision, Verdict, Value
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
29.05.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The RMIT Accounting for Sustainability Conference 2012
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
28.05.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
ICCSR 10th Anniversary Conference 2012
Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)
26.04.2012 → 27.04.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Green Procurement and Supply: Chancen und Herausforderungen
Klewitz, J. (Speaker)
25.04.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Green Procurement and Supply: Chancen und Herausforderungen
Harms, D. (Oral presentation)
25.04.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
University of South Australia
Zvezdov, D. (Visiting researcher)
05.03.2012 → 02.04.2012Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
University-industry collaboration to stimulate learning in the context of sustainability-oriented innovations
Klewitz, J. (Speaker)
01.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Beyond the supply chain – Sustainability-oriented product innovations through a transdisciplinary approach
Harms, D. (Speaker)
29.02.2012 → 02.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Einführung in SPSS: Computergestützte Auswertung statistischer Daten
Hörisch, J. (Lecturer)
10.02.2012 → 12.02.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Corporate Sustainability & Leadership Excellence
Hansen, E. G. (Lecturer)
08.01.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)
Schaltegger, S. (Editor)
2012Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Resources, Conservation and Recycling (Journal)
Zvezdov, D. (Reviewer)
2012 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting (Journal)
Zvezdov, D. (Reviewer)
2012 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (Journal)
Schaltegger, S. (Editor)
2012Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
- 2011
Debating Accounting and Sustainability: Incompatibility and Rapprochement in the Pursuit of Corporate Sustainability
Gray, R. (Speaker) & Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
05.12.2011 → 07.12.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Debating Accounting and Sustainability: Incompatibility and Rapprochement in the Pursuit of Corporate Sustainability
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
04.12.2011 → 07.12.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
5th Annual Research Colloquium “Innovation & Value Creation" 2011
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
25.11.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6. Forschungsseminar „Innovation and Value Creation“ 2011
Hansen, E. G. (Chair)
24.11.2011 → 26.11.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Workshop IV des Innovationsverbunds nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2011
Klewitz, J. (Moderator)
23.11.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Indicators in Sustainability Management
Zvezdov, D. (Lecturer)
01.11.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Products service systems as enabler for sustainability-oriented innovation: The case of Osram’s off-grid lighting
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
27.10.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Product-Service Systems as Enabler for Sustainability Innovation: The Case of Service Stations in Kenya
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
26.10.2011 → 28.10.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › 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
Social Network Analysis 2011
Zvezdov, D. (Participant)
24.10.2011 → 28.10.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Theorieseminar zur Unternehmensethik
Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)
19.10.2011 → 21.10.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Verbünde Spezial 2011
Klewitz, J. (Organiser)
13.10.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Herbst-Tagung des Verbands der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaf - VHB 2011
Harms, D. (Coauthor)
06.10.2011 → 07.10.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
25th Innovations in Sharing Environmental Observations and Information - EnviroInfo 2011
Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)
05.10.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5th International Research Workshop for PhD - 2011
Hörisch, J. (Participant)
02.10.2011 → 07.10.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Biodiversity Principles: Recommendations for the Financial Sector
Beständig, U. (Reviewer)
01.10.2011Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
Guidelines for Assessing Biodiversity-Related Risks and Opportunities in the Financial Sector: An Aid for Implementing the VfU Biodiversity Principles
Beständig, U. (Reviewer), Detlefsen, I. (Reviewer) & Jahn, K. (Reviewer)
01.10.2011Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Education for Sustainable Development - 2011
Zvezdov, D. (Participant)
14.09.2011 → 16.09.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
Sustainability and internal supply chain management – A conceptual approach to intra-organisational knowledge transfer
Harms, D. (Speaker)
12.09.2011 → 14.09.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Sustainability and Internal Supply Chain Management: A Conceptual Approach to Intra-Organisational Knowledge Transfer
Harms, D. (Speaker)
12.09.2011 → 14.09.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
23rd International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research - CSEAR 2011
Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)
07.09.2011 → 09.09.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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
Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2011
Klewitz, J. (Moderator)
31.08.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Green vs. Jobs: Goal Conflict Inherence in the Solar Policies of California, China and Germany
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
15.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Technology Push vs. Demand Pull: The Evolution of Solar Policy in the US, Germany and China
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker), Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Speaker), West, J. (Speaker) & Quan, X. (Speaker)
12.08.2011 → 16.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Product-service systems as enabler for sustainability-oriented innovation: The case of Osram’s off-grid lightin
Hansen, E. G. (Lecturer)
10.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Förderprogramm „Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung im Mittelstand“
Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)
08.2011Activity: Other expert activities › Peer review of project proposals › Research
Metodologias de ensino para a formação de administradores sustentáveis” (“Teaching methods for educating sustainability managers”)
Hansen, E. G. (Lecturer)
27.07.2011 → 29.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
1st Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research - CSEAR France 2011
Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)
13.06.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
XXII Conference of the International Society for Professional Innovation Management - ISPIM 2011
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
12.06.2011 → 15.06.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Nachhaltigkeitsinnovation (Sustainability Innovation): Sustainability Leadership Forum
Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)
09.06.2011Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer