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. 2012
  2. 2nd International Workshop on Renewable Energy 2012

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    11.06.201215.06.2012

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

  3. 12th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management - EURAM 2012

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    06.06.201208.06.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Innovation in sustainable supply chains – A reflection on resources and SME collaboration with supply chain stakeholders

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    06.06.201208.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Environmental Management Accounting. Purposes, Patterns, Paths

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    30.05.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  6. Transdisciplinary Research in Corporate Sustainability. Vision, Verdict, Value

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    29.05.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. The RMIT Accounting for Sustainability Conference 2012

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    28.05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8.  ICCSR 10th Anniversary Conference 2012

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    26.04.201227.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. Green Procurement and Supply: Chancen und Herausforderungen

    Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    25.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  10. Green Procurement and Supply: Chancen und Herausforderungen

    Dorli Harms (Oral presentation)

    25.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  11. University of South Australia

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Visiting researcher)

    05.03.201202.04.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  12. University-industry collaboration to stimulate learning in the context of sustainability-oriented innovations

    Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    01.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  13. Beyond the supply chain – Sustainability-oriented product innovations through a transdisciplinary approach

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    29.02.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. Einführung in SPSS: Computergestützte Auswertung statistischer Daten

    Jacob Hörisch (Lecturer)

    10.02.201212.02.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  15. Corporate Sustainability & Leadership Excellence

    Erik G. Hansen (Lecturer)

    08.01.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  16. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2012

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  17. Resources, Conservation and Recycling (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2012 → …

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

  18. Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2012 → …

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

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

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2012

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  20. 2011
  21. Debating Accounting and Sustainability: Incompatibility and Rapprochement in the Pursuit of Corporate Sustainability

    Rob Gray (Speaker) & Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    05.12.201107.12.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. Debating Accounting and Sustainability: Incompatibility and Rapprochement in the Pursuit of Corporate Sustainability

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    04.12.201107.12.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  23. 5th Annual Research Colloquium “Innovation & Value Creation" 2011

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    25.11.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  24. 6. Forschungsseminar „Innovation and Value Creation“ 2011

    Erik G. Hansen (Chair)

    24.11.201126.11.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. Workshop IV des Innovationsverbunds nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    23.11.2011

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

  26. Indicators in Sustainability Management

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Lecturer)

    01.11.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  27. Products service systems as enabler for sustainability-oriented innovation: The case of Osram’s off-grid lighting

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    27.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  28. Product-Service Systems as Enabler for Sustainability Innovation: The Case of Service Stations in Kenya

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    26.10.201128.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  29. Sustainability-oriented innovation in SMEs - Forms of collaboration for capacity building

    Johanna Klewitz (presenter)

    26.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  30. Social Network Analysis 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Participant)

    24.10.201128.10.2011

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

  31. Theorieseminar zur Unternehmensethik

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    19.10.201121.10.2011

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

  32. Verbünde Spezial 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Organiser)

    13.10.2011

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

  33. Herbst-Tagung des Verbands der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaf - VHB 2011

    Dorli Harms (Coauthor)

    06.10.201107.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  34. 25th Innovations in Sharing Environmental Observations and Information - EnviroInfo 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    05.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  35. 5th International Research Workshop for PhD - 2011

    Jacob Hörisch (Participant)

    02.10.201107.10.2011

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

  36. Biodiversity Principles: Recommendations for the Financial Sector

    Uwe Beständig (Reviewer)

    01.10.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  37. Guidelines for Assessing Biodiversity-Related Risks and Opportunities in the Financial Sector: An Aid for Implementing the VfU Biodiversity Principles

    Uwe Beständig (Reviewer), Irina Detlefsen (Reviewer) & Kristina Jahn (Reviewer)

    01.10.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  38. Education for Sustainable Development - 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Participant)

    14.09.201116.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  39. Sustainability and internal supply chain management – A conceptual approach to intra-organisational knowledge transfer

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    12.09.201114.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  40. Sustainability and Internal Supply Chain Management: A Conceptual Approach to Intra-Organisational Knowledge Transfer

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    12.09.201114.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  41. 23rd International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research - CSEAR 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    07.09.201109.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  42. The growing importance of sustainability in European markets and the role of universities in sustainability-oriented management education

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    31.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  43. Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    31.08.2011

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

  44. Green vs. Jobs: Goal Conflict Inherence in the Solar Policies of California, China and Germany

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    15.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  45. Technology Push vs. Demand Pull: The Evolution of Solar Policy in the US, Germany and China

    Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker), Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker), Joel West (Speaker) & Xiahong Quan (Speaker)

    12.08.201116.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  46. Förderprogramm „Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung im Mittelstand“

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    08.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  47. 1st Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research - CSEAR France 2011

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    13.06.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  48. XXII Conference of the International Society for Professional Innovation Management - ISPIM 2011

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    12.06.201115.06.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  49. Nachhaltigkeitsinnovation (Sustainability Innovation): Sustainability Leadership Forum

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    09.06.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  50. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    09.06.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

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

    Dorli Harms (Speaker) & Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    01.06.201104.06.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  52. Industry Studies Conference 2011

    Erik G. Hansen (Coauthor)

    31.05.201103.06.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  53. 7th International Environmental Management Leadership Symposium - 2011

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    02.05.201103.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

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

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    02.05.201103.05.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

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

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    02.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  56. 4. Workshop: Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand 2011

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    23.03.2011

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

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

    Dorli Harms (Speaker) & Erik G. Hansen (Coauthor)

    15.03.201116.03.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  58. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    17.02.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

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

    Johanna Klewitz (Participant)

    10.02.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  60. Exploring the Corporate Practice of Sustainability Accounting

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    22.01.201124.01.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

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

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Organiser)

    22.01.201124.01.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  62. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (Journal)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Editor)

    2011 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  63. African Journal of Business Management (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  64. Daimler and Benz Foundation (External organisation)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    2011 → …

    Activity: MembershipBodies of private companies and organisationsTransfer

  65. European Journal of Innovation Management (Journal)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    20112012

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

  66. IGI Global Publishing (Publisher)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2011

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

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

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    20112012

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

  68. Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  69. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Journal)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    20112012

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

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

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  71. 2010
  72. 5. Forschungsseminar „Innovation and Value Creation“ 2010

    Erik G. Hansen (Chair)

    27.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  73. Research Workshop “Innovation & Value Creation"

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    26.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

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

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    25.11.201027.11.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  75. 2. Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2010

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    24.11.2010

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

  76. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    04.11.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  77. 26th Annual Conference for the Canadian Council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship - 2010

    Johanna Klewitz (Speaker)

    28.10.201030.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  78. 4th International Conference on Indicators and Concepts of Innovation - 2010

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    07.10.201008.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

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

    Dorli Harms (Speaker)

    30.09.201001.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

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

    Stefan Schaltegger (Member)

    28.09.201029.09.2010

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  81. 1. Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2010

    Johanna Klewitz (Moderator)

    22.09.2010

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

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

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    22.09.201024.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

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

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    20.09.201022.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  84. Status und zukunftsweisende Ansätze für Nachhaltigkeit in der Wirtschaft

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    15.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  85. Sustainability – Fad or trend?

    Erik G. Hansen (Speaker)

    15.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  86. Carbon Management Accounting

    Dimitar Zvezdov (Speaker)

    01.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  87. 26th EGOS Colloquium - EGOS 2010

    Erik G. Hansen (Coauthor)

    01.07.201003.07.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

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

    Heiko Spitzeck (Speaker) & Erik Gunnar Hansen (Speaker)

    01.07.201003.07.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

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

    Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Speaker) & Moritz Loock (Speaker)

    23.06.201026.06.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  90. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    10.06.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

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

    Philip Beske-Janssen (Speaker), Stefan Seuring (Speaker), Magnus Westhaus (Speaker) & Matthias Freise (Speaker)

    07.06.201008.06.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

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

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    19.05.201022.05.2010

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

  93. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Stefan Schaltegger (Office)

    05.201007.2011

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

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

    Johanna Klewitz (Organiser)

    24.04.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

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

    Stefan Schaltegger (Speaker)

    25.03.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  96. Corporate Sustainability & Leadership Excellence

    Erik G. Hansen (Lecturer)

    22.03.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  97. 6th Environmental Management Leadership Symposium - EMLS 2010

    Stefan Schaltegger (Organiser), Marianne Esders (Organiser) & Dimitar Zvezdov (Participant)

    21.03.201023.03.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  98. Cranfield University

    Erik G. Hansen (Visiting researcher)

    15.02.201029.06.2010

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  99. Corporate strategy and sustainability-oriented technologies

    Erik G. Hansen (Lecturer)

    18.01.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  100. 12th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management - EURAM 2012 (Event)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

  101. 17th European Academy of Management - EURAM 2017 (Event)

    Erik G. Hansen (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

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

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