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

Spin-offs

see projects and MBA Sustainability Management

  1. 2024
  2. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (Journal)

    Simon Norris (Reviewer)

    2024 → …

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

  3. Long Range Planning (Journal)

    Simon Norris (Reviewer)

    2024 → …

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

  4. 2023
  5. Business Strategy and the Environment (Journal)

    Simon Norris (Reviewer)

    2023 → …

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

  6. 2022
  7. Exploring the implications of the value concept for performance assessment of sustainable business models

    Simon Norris (Speaker)

    23.06.202224.06.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Journal of Business Economics : JBE (Journal)

    Simon Norris (Reviewer)

    2022 → …

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

  9. Journal of Business Research (Journal)

    Simon Norris (Reviewer)

    2022 → …

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

  10. Sustainable Production and Consumption (Journal)

    Simon Norris (Reviewer)

    2022 → …

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

  11. 2021
  12. Vortrag: Unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit heute. Zeitgeist, Chance und unternehmerische Herausforderung

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    16.11.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  13. Sustainable food value chain man­age­ment - beyond stand­ard­ized frames of sustainability?!

    Jean-Pierre Imbrogiano (Organiser) & Bodo Steiner (Organiser)

    21.10.2021

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

  14. A Matter of Framing: Analyzing Value Communication in Sustainable Business Models

    Simon Norris (Speaker)

    30.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  15. Assessing and Managing Sustainable Business Models - A Status Update

    Stefan Schaltegger (Keynote Speaker)

    17.06.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  16. Assessing and Managing Sustainable Business Models - A Status Update

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker), Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Coauthor), Krzysztof Dembek (Coauthor), Francesco Rosati (Coauthor), Roman Rauter (Coauthor) & Klaus Fichter (Coauthor)

    06.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  17. The social reduction of reality

    Jean-Pierre Imbrogiano (Speaker) & Harry Wels (Speaker)

    03.05.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  18. Vortrag: Accounting for work conditions from modern slavery to decent work

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker), Katherine Christ (Coauthor) & Roger Burritt (Coauthor)

    2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  19. Vortrag: The Potential of Modular Product Designs to Increase User Satisfaction of Repair Services – Evidence from the smartphone industry

    Stefan Schaltegger (Coauthor), Clara Amend (Coauthor), Ferdinand Revellio (Coauthor) & Erik Hansen (Coauthor)

    2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  20. 2020
  21. Virtual Keynote 'Fast learning for radical business model innovation'

    Ilka Weissbrod (Speaker)

    01.07.202002.07.2020

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. Circular X | Advisory Group Member

    Ilka Weissbrod (Consultant)

    20202025

    Activity: Consultancy

  23. 2019
  24. Sustainable business models and sustainable supply chain management - Establishing linkages

    Simon Norris (Speaker), Julia Zufall (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Coauthor)

    03.07.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  25. Transdisciplinary Science Workshop at the Future Africa Campus - 2019

    Matthias Barth (Speaker), Lydia Kater-Wettstädt (Participant), Maike Buhr (Participant), Sadhbh Juarez Bourke (Participant), Karoline Pöggel (Participant), Julius Rathgens (Participant) & Stefan Hilser (Participant)

    27.03.201929.03.2019

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

  26. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Simon Norris (Reviewer)

    2019 → …

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

  27. 2018
  28. Sustainable Textile School - SusTex 2018

    Maike Buhr (Speaker), Lisa Keßler (Speaker), Jorge Gustavo Rodriguez Aboytes (Speaker) & Felix Beyers (Speaker)

    10.09.201812.09.2018

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

  29. Exploring business models of sustainability pioneers - An analysis of case studies in the smartphone industry

    Julia Zufall (Speaker), Simon Norris (Coauthor), Stefan Schaltegger (Coauthor), Erik Gunnar Hansen (Coauthor) & Ferdinand Revellio (Coauthor)

    27.06.201828.06.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  30. Processes of Sustainability Transformation. An inter- and transdisciplinary project

    Lydia Kater-Wettstädt (Speaker), Stefan Hilser (Speaker), Charlott Hübel (Speaker) & Felix Beyers (Speaker)

    13.06.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  31. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Nancy M.P. Bocken (Editorial Board), Ilka Weissbrod (Editorial Board) & Maria Antikainen (Editorial Board)

    20182020

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  32. 2017
  33. A business management perspective on slow fashion

    Birte Freudenreich (Speaker)

    12.10.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  34. Circular Economy and Sustainable Supply Chains - Investigating the Cradle to Cradle Approach

    Philip Beske-Janssen (Speaker) & Christopher Blauth (Speaker)

    11.10.201713.10.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  35. Sustainability in the ICT industry - A systematic literature review

    Julia Zufall (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    11.10.201713.10.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  36. Sustainability transformation of markets: How can companies contribute?

    Samanthi Luisa Silva (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    11.10.201713.10.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  37. (University) support programmes and sustainable regional development: Why, how, and with what impact?

    Marcus Wagner (Speaker), Markus Beckmann (Speaker), Klaus Fichter (Speaker), Erik Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    04.10.201706.10.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  38. Corporate Responsibility Research Conference - CRRC 2017

    Ferdinand Revellio (Speaker) & Erik Hansen (Speaker)

    13.09.201715.09.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  39. Vortrag: Measuring positive sustainability. A systematic literature review.

    Samanthi Luisa Silva (Speaker), Philip Beske-Janssen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    27.06.201729.06.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  40. Vortrag: Social assessment and management of conflict minerals in supply chains. A systematic literature review

    Samanthi Luisa Silva (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    27.06.201729.06.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  41. Motive activation in business models for sustainable textiles: A field study

    Aneta Woznica (Speaker), Birte Freudenreich (Speaker) & Gundula Hübner (Speaker)

    19.06.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  42. 2016
  43. Social and ethical aspects in sustainability performance measurement and assessment. A systematic literature review

    Samanthi Luisa Silva (Speaker), Philip Beske-Janssen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    05.10.201607.10.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  44. Multinational Enterprises’ Management of Sustainability Issues Across Distance

    Hussain Gulzar Rammal (Speaker), Roger Burritt (Speaker), Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Katherine Christ (Speaker)

    17.09.201620.09.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  45. Does EMA Tool Application Influence Carbon Performance and Information disclosure?

    W. Qian (Speaker), Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Jacob Hörisch (Speaker)

    13.07.201618.07.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  46. Green Innovation Processes in SMEs: Anatomy of a Learning Journey

    Samuel Wicki (Speaker) & Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker)

    03.07.201606.07.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  47. Value creation through business models - A stakeholder perspective

    Birte Freudenreich (Speaker), Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    25.05.201627.05.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  48. Deciphering Sustainable Consumption: Understanding, Motives and Heuristic Cues in the Context of Personal Care Product. Poster Presentation

    Andrea K. Moser (Speaker)

    24.05.201627.05.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  49. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    02.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  50. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Office)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  51. 2015
  52. From Fast to Slow Fashion: Management Challenges for the Sustainability Transformation of Business Models

    Birte Freudenreich (Speaker), Ulrike Kaspar (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    20.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  53. Change agents for corporate sustainability: the role of competencies in sustainability transformations

    Maike Buhr (Speaker)

    05.10.201507.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  54. 20 Years of Performance Measurement in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: What has been achieved?

    Philip Beske-Janssen (Speaker), Matthew Johnson (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    29.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  55. Does ISO 14001 Lead the Way? Investigating the Application of relevant Sustainability Management Tools

    Jacob Hörisch (Speaker), Matthew Johnson (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    29.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  56. Management Competencies of Change Agents for Corporate Sustainability: A Systematic Literature Review and Conceptualization

    Maike Buhr (Speaker), Dorli Harms (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    29.09.201530.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  57. Exploration of green technologies in SMEs: the role of ambidexterity, domain separation and commercialization

    Samuel Wicki (Speaker), Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    14.06.201517.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  58. Functions of Innovation Systems: the Case of Flywheel Energy Storage

    Samuel Wicki (Speaker), Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Felix Czernin (Speaker)

    14.06.201517.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  59. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    2015 → …

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsResearch

  60. 2014
  61. G-Forum, 18. Forum Gründungsforschung - Interdisziplinäre Entrepreneurship Jahreskonferenz

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker), Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Sabine Mirkovic (Speaker)

    13.11.201414.11.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  62. Exploration of sustainable technologies and Learnings from a failed small wind energy project

    Samuel Wicki (Speaker), Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    08.10.201409.10.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  63. The Relative Importance of Behavioral Factors in Solar Photovoltaic Project Financing

    Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker) & Nina Hampl (Speaker)

    22.09.201424.09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  64. The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: A Systematic Review of Its Use in Research and Practice

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    11.06.201413.06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  65. Exploration deficiency: lessons learned from an unsuccessful sustainable energy technology innovation

    Samuel Wicki (Speaker)

    08.06.201413.06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  66. Legitimierung oder Gewinn: Was motiviert große deutsche Unternehmen für Nachhaltigkeit?

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    06.05.201407.05.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  67. School of Sustainability (Organisational unit)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Office)

    2014 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  68. Supply Chain Management (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2014

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  69. 2013
  70. Nachhaltige Geschäftsmodelle: Unternehmen in der Transformation

    Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker)

    20.11.201321.11.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  71. Trends in sustainability management: Progress and standstill

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    30.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  72. Progress and Standstil. How is Sustainability Management Developing in Corporate Practice?

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    18.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  73. 12th Annual Academy of Business in Society Colloquium - ABIS 2013

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker), Sabine Mirkovic (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    15.10.201317.10.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  74. Perform to Disclose or Disclose to Perform: Which Drives Which?

    Wei Qian (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    26.07.201328.07.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  75. Conference of the Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network - EMAN Asia-Pacific 2013

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    14.07.201315.07.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  76. The Role and Use of Environmental Management Accounting for Supply Chains: An explorative Study

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

    08.07.201309.07.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  77. European Academy of Management - EURAM 2013

    Dorli Harms (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    26.06.201329.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  78. Research Conference of the European Business Ethics Network - EBEN 2013

    Jacob Hörisch (Speaker)

    06.06.201308.06.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  79. The Diffusion of Sustainable Cotton: Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Industry Transformation and the Role of Standards

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    04.06.201307.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  80. 25th NOFOMA Conference - 2013

    Philip Beske-Janssen (Speaker) & Stefan Seuring (Speaker)

    03.06.201305.06.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  81. Implementing Sustainability Strategies Through Accounting Controls: An Exploration of Practices in Seven Multinational Corporations

    Nathalie Crutzen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    06.05.201308.05.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  82. 6. Wissenschaftliches Symposium „Supply Management“ des BME - 2013

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    05.03.201306.03.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  83. Einführung in SPSS: Computergestützte Auswertung statistischer Daten

    Jacob Hörisch (Lecturer)

    25.02.201327.02.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  84. 16th Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network Conference - EMAN EU Conference 2013

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    20.02.201322.02.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  85. Match or Mismatch?: Biofuel Sustainability Standards and local Producers’ Perspectives on Sustainable Feedstock Production

    Tina Hildebrandt (Speaker), Christine Moser (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    24.01.201325.01.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  86. Australian Accounting Review (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2013 → …

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

  87. Business Strategy and the Environment (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2013 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  88. GREEN BRANDS Organisation GmbH (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    2013

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  89. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2013 → …

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

  90. 2012
  91. Networkers, Grazers, and Explorers: how sustainability-oriented innovation in SMEs unfolds through a regional network setting.

    Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    22.11.201223.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  92. Sustainable entrepreneurship and the transformation of industries: The case of the apparel industry

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker) & Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    22.11.201223.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  93. Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand 2012

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    21.11.2012

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

  94. Rational Socially Responsible Investment

    Benjamin Tobias Peylo (Speaker)

    01.10.201203.10.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  95. 15th EMAN Conference on Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting - EMAN 2012

    Jacob Hörisch (Speaker)

    24.09.201226.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  96. 15th EMAN Conference on Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting - EMAN 2012

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    24.09.201226.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  97. Exploring corporate reality of sustainability accounting practices

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    24.09.201226.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  98. Herbsttagung der Forschungsgruppe Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement des Verbands für Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft - VHB NAMA 2012

    Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker)

    24.09.201225.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  99. HOW SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    24.09.201226.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  100. British Academy of Management - BAM 2012

    Sarah Elena Windolph (Speaker)

    12.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  101. 3rd International Sustainability Conference 2012

    Jacob Hörisch (Speaker)

    29.08.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  102. Ignorant or gatekeeper? What role do accountants play in the sustainability accounting practice?

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    29.08.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  103. Role-determined information needs of sustainability management control

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    29.08.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  104. 11th EABIS Annual Colloquium 2012

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    03.07.201204.07.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  105. Innovation Potential for Sustainability Management Methods

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker), Jacob Hörisch (Speaker), Christian Herzig (Speaker) & Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    02.07.201204.07.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  106. Sustainable Entrepreneurship and the Transformation of Industries: The Case of the Apparel Industry

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    02.07.201204.07.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

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