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

Continuing education products

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).

Spin-offs

see projects and MBA Sustainability Management

  1. 2006
  2. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    03.03.2006

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  3. Business Strategy and the Environment (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2006

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  4. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Office)

    20062010

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  5. 2005
  6. Sustainability Reporting and the Need for Capacity Development

    Jasmin Godemann (Speaker) & Christian Herzig (Speaker)

    24.11.200525.11.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. 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

  8. Environmental Management Accounting as Support for Management Decision-Making: South-East Asian Case Studies

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

    10.10.200512.10.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    16.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  10. Sustainability Reporters

    Christian Herzig (Speaker)

    04.09.200506.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    03.06.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  12. 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