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. 2010
  2. 17th European Academy of Management - EURAM 2017 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  3. 41. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Informatik - INFORMATIK 2011 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  4. 70th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - 2010 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  5. 71st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2011 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  6. 72nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Managment - AOM 2012 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  7. 73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2013 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  8. 74th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2014 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  9. 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2016 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  10. ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT ANNUAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS 2015 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  11. Annual Meeting der Academy of Management 2017 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  12. Bundesdeutscher Arbeitskreis für Umweltbewusstes Management ( B.A.U.M.) e.V. (External organisation)

    Schaltegger, S. (Member)

    2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  13. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2013 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  14. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2014 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  15. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2016 (Event)

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  16. European Group of Organizational Studies (External organisation)

    Hansen, E. G. (Member)

    2010

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  17. German Academic Association for Business Research e.V. (External organisation)

    Hansen, E. G. (Member)

    2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  18. German Academic Association for Business Research e.V. (External organisation)

    Hansen, E. G. (Member)

    20102012

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  19. Hershley (Publisher)

    Hansen, E. G. (Editorial Board)

    20102011

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of unfinished anthology/collectionResearch

  20. Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V. (External organisation)

    Schaltegger, S. (Member)

    2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesTransfer

  21. 2009
  22. Corporate strategy meets green technology

    Hansen, E. G. (Lecturer)

    23.11.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  23. Research Workshop “Innovation and Value Creation” - 2009

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    12.11.200914.11.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  24. Vortrag: Management von Nachhaltigkeitsrisiken: Prozess - Instrumente - Organisation

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    12.11.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  25. Herbsttagung der Kommission Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement im Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V.

    Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)

    05.10.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  26. Sustainability Management Accounting: Managing Climate Change Information and other Sustainability Performance Challenges

    Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)

    05.10.200906.10.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  27. Social Marketing: ERASMUS guest lecture

    Zeyen, A. (Lecturer)

    24.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  28. Social Entrepreneurship - an introduction: ERASMUS guest lecture

    Zeyen, A. (Lecturer)

    22.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  29. 8th EABIS Annual Colloquium 2009

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    20.09.200921.09.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  30. Internet-Supported Sustainability Reporting: Empirical Findings from the German DAX30

    Herzig, C. (Speaker)

    07.09.200909.09.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  31. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Zeyen, A. (Member)

    09.200910.2010

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  32. Social Entrepreneurship: Status Quo - 2009

    Zeyen, A. (Participant)

    16.07.200917.07.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  33. BOP aber wie? Neue Partner zur Entwicklung innovativer Geschäftsmodelle für Menschen in Armut - 2009

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    10.07.2009

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

  34. Innovations for Sustainability through Multi-Stakeholder Innovation Initiatives

    Esders, M. (Speaker)

    05.07.200908.07.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  35. 20th International Society for Professional Innovation Management Conference - ISPIM 2009

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    21.06.200924.06.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  36. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    18.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  37. Critical review of survey based research on Sustainable Supply Chain Management

    Beske-Janssen, P. (Speaker), Seuring, S. (Speaker), Gold, S. (Speaker) & Morana, R. (Speaker)

    14.06.200917.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  38. International Conference on Evaluation Metrics of Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility - 2009

    Adamczyk, S. (Speaker), Hansen, E. G. (Speaker) & Reichwald, R. (Speaker)

    08.06.200910.06.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  39. ISEOR and AoM: International Conference on Evaluation Metrics of CSR

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    08.06.200910.06.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  40. Leading Corporate Responsibility: Solutions Between Morality and Profits

    Hansen, E. G. (Lecturer)

    02.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  41. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2009

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    10.05.200914.05.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  42. Environmental Accounting and Sustainable Development Indicators Conference - EMAN 2009

    Zvezdov, D. (presenter)

    23.04.200924.04.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  43. Developing New Markets for Moist Biomass: An Eco-efficient Approach of Dehydrating Agricultural Biomass

    Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Speaker) & Müller, J. (Speaker)

    30.03.200901.04.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  44. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    13.03.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  45. Marktwirtschaft und Menschenrechte - 2010

    Klewitz, J. (Participant)

    11.03.200913.03.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  46. Interactive Value Creation & Sustainability: Guest lecture “Innovation Strategy“

    Hansen, E. G. (Lecturer)

    03.02.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  47. A Material Flow Cost Accounting Approach to Improvement Assessment in LCA

    Viere, T. (Speaker), Prox, M. (Speaker) & Möller, A. (Speaker)

    11.01.200913.01.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  48. Academy of Management (External organisation)

    Hansen, E. G. (Member)

    20092011

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  49. Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM) (External organisation)

    Hansen, E. G. (Member)

    20092012

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  50. Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (External organisation)

    Schaltegger, S. (Member)

    2009 → …

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsTransfer

  51. ÖAR (External organisation)

    Schaltegger, S. (Member)

    2009

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  52. Oikos International (External organisation)

    Schaltegger, S. (Member)

    2009 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch