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).

  1. 2011
  2. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    09.06.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  3. Innovative supplier management processes for sustainability - Explorative findings from German stock corporations

    Harms, D. (Speaker) & Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    01.06.201104.06.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Industry Studies Conference 2011

    Hansen, E. G. (Coauthor)

    31.05.201103.06.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. 7th International Environmental Management Leadership Symposium - 2011

    Harms, D. (Speaker)

    02.05.201103.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  6. Environmental Sustainability and Supply Chain Management: A Framework of Cross-Functional Integration and Knowledge Transfer

    Harms, D. (Speaker)

    02.05.201103.05.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Rolling out corporate sustainability accounting: A set of challenges - 2011

    Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)

    02.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. 4. Workshop: Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand 2011

    Klewitz, J. (Moderator)

    23.03.2011

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

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

    Harms, D. (Speaker) & Hansen, E. G. (Coauthor)

    15.03.201116.03.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    17.02.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  11. Audits, Siegel, Zertifikate - Glaubwürdige Nachhaltigkeit? - 2011

    Klewitz, J. (Participant)

    10.02.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. Exploring the Corporate Practice of Sustainability Accounting

    Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)

    22.01.201124.01.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  13. Rolling Out Corporate Sustainability Accounting: A New Set of Challenges for Sustainability Accounting 2011

    Zvezdov, D. (Organiser)

    22.01.201124.01.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  14. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (Journal)

    Schaltegger, S. (Editor)

    2011 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  15. African Journal of Business Management (Journal)

    Zvezdov, D. (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  16. Daimler and Benz Foundation (External organisation)

    Schaltegger, S. (Member)

    2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipBodies of private companies and organisationsTransfer

  17. European Journal of Innovation Management (Journal)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    20112012

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

  18. IGI Global Publishing (Publisher)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2011

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

  19. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development (Journal)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    20112012

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

  20. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Zvezdov, D. (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  21. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Journal)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    20112012

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

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

    Zvezdov, D. (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  23. 2010
  24. 5. Forschungsseminar „Innovation and Value Creation“ 2010

    Hansen, E. G. (Chair)

    27.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. Research Workshop “Innovation & Value Creation"

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    26.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  26. Innovation contests for sustainability innovations: Findings from a worldwide shoe innovation contest

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    25.11.201027.11.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  27. 2. Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2010

    Klewitz, J. (Moderator)

    24.11.2010

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

  28. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    04.11.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  29. 26th Annual Conference for the Canadian Council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship - 2010

    Klewitz, J. (Speaker)

    28.10.201030.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  30. 4th International Conference on Indicators and Concepts of Innovation - 2010

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    07.10.201008.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

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

    Harms, D. (Speaker)

    30.09.201001.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  32. Conference - Global Economic Symposium 2010 (GES) (Event)

    Schaltegger, S. (Member)

    28.09.201029.09.2010

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  33. 1. Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2010

    Klewitz, J. (Moderator)

    22.09.2010

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

  34. Stakeholder Governance - A Longitudinal Analysis of UK-based Companies Listed in the BITC Corporate Responsibility Index

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    22.09.201024.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  35. Measuring the Impacts of NGO partnerships The Economic and Societal Benefits of Community Involvement at Merck Ltd., Thailand

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    20.09.201022.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  36. Status und zukunftsweisende Ansätze für Nachhaltigkeit in der Wirtschaft

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    15.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  37. Sustainability – Fad or trend?

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    15.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  38. Carbon Management Accounting

    Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)

    01.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  39. 26th EGOS Colloquium - EGOS 2010

    Hansen, E. G. (Coauthor)

    01.07.201003.07.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  40. Corporate Responsibility Evolution Models: Concepts, Evidence and Implications

    Spitzeck, H. (Speaker) & Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    01.07.201003.07.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  41. What Kinds of PV Projects Do Debt Capital Providers Prefer to Finance?

    Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Speaker) & Loock, M. (Speaker)

    23.06.201026.06.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  42. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    10.06.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  43. Management Control in Supply Chain Management: A Concept and first Empirical Insights

    Beske-Janssen, P. (Speaker), Seuring, S. (Speaker), Westhaus, M. (Speaker) & Freise, M. (Speaker)

    07.06.201008.06.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  44. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2010 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    19.05.201022.05.2010

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

  45. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Schaltegger, S. (Office)

    05.201007.2011

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  46. Workshop: "Gestión sostenible en la administración pública". Metodos y concepciones

    Klewitz, J. (Organiser)

    24.04.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  47. Vortrag: Social Web: Herausforderung für das Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement?

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    25.03.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  48. Corporate Sustainability & Leadership Excellence

    Hansen, E. G. (Lecturer)

    22.03.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  49. 6th Environmental Management Leadership Symposium - EMLS 2010

    Schaltegger, S. (Organiser), Esders, M. (Organiser) & Zvezdov, D. (Participant)

    21.03.201023.03.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  50. Cranfield University

    Hansen, E. G. (Visiting researcher)

    15.02.201029.06.2010

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  51. Corporate strategy and sustainability-oriented technologies

    Hansen, E. G. (Lecturer)

    18.01.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  52. 12th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management - EURAM 2012 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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