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. 2012
  2. Published

    Climate Accounting and Sustainability Management

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.) & Csutora, M. (ed.), 11.2012, London: Elsevier B.V. 112 p. (Journal of Cleaner Production; no. 36)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    Measuring the (Un-)Sustainability of Industrial Biomass Production and Use

    Burritt, R. & Schaltegger, S., 16.11.2012, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 3, 2, p. 109-133 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Biodiversität erfolgreich managen

    Schaltegger, S., 23.11.2012, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 27, 4, p. 10-11 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  6. Published

    A longitudinal analysis of the knowledge and application of sustainability management tools in large German companies

    Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S. E. & Herzig, C., 01.12.2012, In: Society and Economy. 34, 4, p. 549-579 31 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Rolling out Corporate Sustainability Accounting: A Set of Challenges

    Zvezdov, D., 01.12.2012, In: Journal of Environmental Sustainability. 2, 2, p. 19-28 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. 2013
  9. Published

    100 Per Cent Organic? A Sustainable Entrepreneurship Perspective on the Diffusion of Organic Clothing

    Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 2013, In: Corporate Governance. 13, 5, p. 583–598 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    10 Jahre MBA Sustainability Management: Volle Fahrt für eine nachhaltigere Zukunft

    Schaltegger, S., 2013, Agenten des Nachhaltigkeitswandels: 10 Jahre unterwegs mit dem MBA Sustainability Management. Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 7-9 3 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransfer

  11. Published

    Agenten des Nachhaltigkeitswandels: 10 Jahre unterwegs mit dem MBA Sustainability Management

    Schaltegger, S., 2013, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 165 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsTransfer

  12. Published

    Außer der Reihe: Warum der Point of Sale Bedeutung hat

    Weber, U., 2013, Agenten des Nachhaltigkeitswandels: 10 Jahre unterwegs mit dem MBA Sustainability Management. Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 64 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherTransfer

  13. Published

    Awareness and Application of Sustainability Management Tools in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

    Johnson, M., 2013, Academy of Management Proceedings: Organizations & The Natural Environment. Academy of Management (Briarcliff Manor, NY) , 1 p. (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2013).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Business Cases for Sustainability

    Schaltegger, S. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2013, Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Idowu, S. O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L. & Das Gupta, A. (eds.). Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer, Vol. 1. p. 245-252 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  15. Published

    Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Energy: How German Municipal Utilities Invest in Offshore Wind Energy

    Richter, M., 2013, In: International Journal of Technology Management. 63, 1/2, p. 24-50 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Combating Climate Change through Organisational Innovation: An Empirical Analysis of Internal Emission Trading Schemes

    Hörisch, J., 2013, In: Corporate Governance. 13, 5, p. 569-582 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Developing Carbon Accounting: Between Driving Carbon Reductions and Complying with a Carbon Reporting Standard

    Gibassier, D. & Schaltegger, S., 2013, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 25 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  18. Published

    Die Geschichte des MBA: Wie alles begann...(Teil 1)

    Schaltegger, S., Petersen, H. & Kalisch, C., 2013, Agenten des Nachhaltigkeitswandels: 10 Jahre unterwegs mit dem MBA Sustainability Management. Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 14-19 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransfer

  19. Published

    Die Geschichte des MBA: Wie es weiterging...(Teil2)

    Schaltegger, S., Petersen, H. & Kalisch, C., 2013, Agenten des Nachhaltigkeitswandels: 10 Jahre unterwegs mit dem MBA Sustainability Management. Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 66-68 3 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransfer

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    Die Lücke schließen: Konsumenten zwischen ökologischer Einstellung und nicht-ökologischem Verhalten

    Haubach, C., Moser, A., Schmidt, M. & Wehner, C., 2013, In: Wirtschaftspsychologie. 15, 2/3, p. 33-47 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Die Quitte-Methode: Integration von Stoffstrommodellierung und Pinch-Analyse für Batch-Prozesse am Beispiel der BIONADE GmbH

    Hasenstab, C., 2013, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 48 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers