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).
NIKT: Nachhaltiger Konsum von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie in der digitalen Gesellschaft - Dialog und Transformation durch offene Innovation
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Hansen, E. G. (Project manager, academic), Silva, S. (Project staff), Weber, U. (Project staff), Hagenbeck, J. (Project staff), Norris, S. (Project staff), Eggers, A.-C. (Project staff), Revellio, F. (Project staff), Teuteberg, F. (Project manager, academic), Lenschow, A. (Project manager, academic), Marx Gómez, J. (Project manager, academic), Müller, K. (Project manager, academic) & Raabe, T. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
15.02.15 → 14.05.18
Project: Research
Handwerk: Nachhaltiges Unternehmertum in Handwerksbetrieben und Nachhaltigkeitsnetzwerken zur regionalen Entwicklung
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Herzig, C. (Project staff)
01.10.02 → 30.09.03
Project: Research
Nachhaltige Unternehmensführung durch integratives Controlling
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Wenzig, J. (Project staff)
01.10.18 → 14.10.20
Project: Research
RNE: Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement in der öffentlichen Verwaltung. Konzepte und Instrumente
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Müller, A. (Project staff), Klewitz, J. (Project staff) & Harms, D. (Project staff)
01.12.08 → 30.04.10
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
Naturschutzmanagement in Heidelandschaften. Entwicklung eines Managementmodells für Kulturlandschaften mit besonderer Berücksichtigung von Natura 2000 Regionen
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Heitepriem, N. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.05.08 → 31.05.09
Project: Research
Ökonomische Folgen des Freizeitverhaltens im Wald: Grundlagen zur Umsetzung des neuen Waldgesetzes im Kanton Basel-Land
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Kleiber, O. (Project staff) & Jenni, L. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.00 → 31.12.02
Project: Research
Web Tools KMU: Online-Ansätze des Nachhaltigkeitsmanagements für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Johnson, M. (Project staff)
01.09.13 → 24.02.17
Project: Other
KT 03 TM 1.1 Biokerosin: Platform for Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Klein, A.-M. (Project manager, academic), Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Averdunk, K. (Coordination), Barua, K. K. (Project staff), Groeneveld, J. H. (Project staff), Hüsing, E. (Project staff), Kügemann, M. (Project staff), Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Project staff), Moser, C. (Project staff), Wahl, N. (Project staff), Walmsley, D. (Project staff), Wreesmann, J. (Project staff), Bailis, R. (Project staff) & Burritt, R. L. (Project manager, academic)
Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank
01.01.11 → 31.12.15
Project: Research
Potenzial nachhaltig produzierten Camelina-Öls als Grundstoff für die Biokerosin-Produktion
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Klein, A.-M. (Project manager, academic) & Averdunk, K. (Project staff)
30.04.11 → 29.10.12
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
PRIME - Changing understandings in businesses for the achievement of societal sustainability aims
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Imbrogiano, J.-P. (Project staff)
01.12.21 → 31.05.23
Project: Research
PoST: Processes of Sustainability Transformation (Promotionskolleg)
Barth, M. (Project manager, academic), Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Coordination), Fischer, D. (Partner), Halberstadt, J. (Partner), Schaltegger, S. (Partner), Leventon, J. (Partner), Heinrichs, H. (Partner), Lang, D. J. (Partner), Wiek, A. (Partner), Kümmerer, K. (Partner), von Wehrden, H. (Partner), Vilsmaier, U. (Partner), Rodriguez Aboytes, J. G. (Project staff), Pöggel, K. (Project staff), Hübel, C. (Project staff), Buhr, M. (Project staff), Beyers, F. (Project staff), Laudan, J. (Project staff), Albrecht, S. (Project staff), Weber, H. (Project staff), Rathgens, J. (Project staff), Keβler, L. (Project staff), Hilser, S. (Project staff) & Juarez Bourke, S. (Project staff)
08.12.16 → 31.12.21
Project: Research
MoDeSt: Produktzirkularität durch modulares Design – Strategien für langlebige Smartphones
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Revellio, F. (Project staff) & Amend, C. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.07.19 → 30.09.22
Project: Research
ELAN: Projekt Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement (ELAN III)
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
04.04.07 → 30.04.10
Project: Transfer (professional training)
I4S: Research and Competence Training Network for Sustainability-Driven Innovation
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Hansen, E. G. (Partner) & Wicki, S. (Project staff)
01.01.13 → 31.12.16
Project: Research
Research Consortium ‘Sustainability governance of global value chains’
Newig, J. (Project manager, academic), Bülow, F. (Project manager, academic) & Ehbauer, B. (Project staff)
01.08.24 → 31.07.28
Project: Research
Sozio-ökonomische Analyse von Pflegemaßnahmen zur Erhaltung von Offenlandschaften unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Wirtschaftlichkeit und sozialen Akzeptanz
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Müller, J. (Project staff)
01.01.01 → 31.12.03
Project: Other
SPONSORs Zertifikats
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Schmitt, C. (Coordination) & Sachs, B. (Project staff)
01.07.22 → 30.06.24
Project: Transfer (professional training)
Strategic Marketing and Corporate Reputation towards Corporate Sustainability
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Lee, K.-H. (Project manager, academic)
21.09.09 → 29.04.10
Project: Research
Outreach: Sustainability as a challenge for the export economy
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Schock, M. (Project staff) & Buttscher, C. (Project staff)
01.01.08 → 19.08.09
Project: Research
BSC: Sustainability Balanced Scorecard
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Wagner, M. (Project staff), Hahn, T. (Project staff) & Figge, F. (Project staff)
01.10.00 → 31.12.02
Project: Research
SBC Kneipp: Sustainability Branding and Communication: Mit Social Media zu einer glaubwürdigen Nachhaltigkeitsmarke
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Mangold, T. (Project staff)
01.10.10 → 03.04.12
Project: Research
NIREM: Sustainability Innovations in Regional SMEs
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Japsen, A. (Project manager, academic), Weber, U. (Project staff) & Rudolph, N. S. (Project staff)
01.03.17 → 29.02.20
Project: Other
SLF: Sustainability Leadership Forum
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Petersen, H. (Project staff), Klewitz, J. (Project staff) & Rudolph, N. S. (Project staff)
10.11.04 → 30.04.19
Project: Other
AutoUni: Sustainability Management in the M.Sc. programme "Sustainable Mobility" of the Volkswagen AutoUni
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Hasenmüller, P. (Project staff)
01.07.04 → 31.12.04
Project: Transfer (professional training)
SSCM: Sustainable Supply Chain Management. State of Practice in German Companies
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Harms, D. (Project staff)
15.06.08 → 09.09.10
Project: Research
Handabdruck: The Handprint: Measuring positive sustainability outcomes of products
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Silva, S. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.06.15 → 30.11.18
Project: Research
DB: Wertorientierte Ausrichtung des Umweltmanagements. Fallstudie Deutsche Bahn AG
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Jänicke, N. T. (Project staff) & Hellmann, K. (Project staff)
01.08.02 → 30.04.03
Project: Practical Project