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. 2002
  2. Greener Management International (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2002 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  3. 2001
  4. Wertorientiertes Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Frank Figge (Speaker)

    01.10.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Socio-Economic Analysis of Maintenance Measures for the Preservation of Open Landscapes (Case Lueneburg Heath)

    Jan Müller (Speaker)

    26.09.200129.09.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Valuation of Recreational Benefits and Visitor Conflicts in an Urban Forest

    Oliver Kleiber (Speaker)

    26.09.200129.09.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Sustainable Value Added: Measuring Corporate Contributions to Sustainability

    Frank Figge (Speaker) & Tobias Hahn (Speaker)

    10.09.200111.09.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Value-Based Sustainability Management

    Frank Figge (Speaker), Tobias Hahn (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    10.09.200111.09.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Towards a Better Understanding of the Correlation between Corporate Environmental Sustainability and Financial Performance

    Kai Hockerts (Speaker) & Marcus Wagner (Speaker)

    10.09.200111.09.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Determinants of the Relationship Between Environmental and Economic Performance at the Firm Level: An Empirical Analysis of the European Paper Industry

    Marcus Wagner (Speaker), Nguyen Van Phu (Speaker) & Théophile T. Azomahou (Speaker)

    01.09.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Environmental Management Accounting: Links between Business Actors and EMA Tools

    Roger Leonard Burritt (Speaker), Tobias Hahn (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    15.07.200117.07.2001

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch