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).
- 2011
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Ökoeffizienz in deutschen Unternehmen
Zeyen, A., Klewitz, J. & Hansen, E. G., 31.08.2011, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 26, 3, p. 47-50 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Assessing Corporate Sustainability Through Ratings: Challenges and Their Causes
Windolph, S. E., 09.2011, In: Journal of Environmental Sustainability. 1, 1, p. 61-80 22 p., 5.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental Sustainability and Supply Chain Management: A Framework of Cross-Functional Integration and Knowledge Transfer
Harms, D., 09.2011, In: Journal of Environmental Sustainability. 1, 1, p. 121-141 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Offensive GHG-Management and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Hesselbarth, C. & Castrellon Gutierrez, B., 09.2011, Emissions Trading and Business: Institutional Design, Decision Making and Corporate Strategies. Antes, R., Hansjürgens, B., Letmathe, P. & Pickl, S. (eds.). 2. ed. Heidelberg u.a.: Springer Verlag, p. 181-192 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Joint Management-Stakeholder Committees: A New Path to Stakeholder Governance?
Spitzeck, H., Hansen, E. G. & Grayson, D., 10.2011, In: Corporate Governance. 11, 5, p. 560–568 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Stoffstromnetzbasierte Planung und Optimierung komplexer Produktionssysteme
Viere, T., Brünner, H. & Hedemann, J., 10.2011, In: Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik. 83, 10, p. 1565-1572 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Innovation Contests: Evaluating Contributions with an Eco Impact-Innovativeness Typology
Hansen, E. G., Bullinger, A. C. & Reichwald, R., 10.2011, In: International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development. 5, 2/3, p. 221–245 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental Management Accounting
Bennett, M., Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 26.10.2011, Review of Management Accounting Research. Abdel-Kader, M. (ed.). Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 53-84 32 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Utilities’ Business Models for Renewable Energy: Evidence from Germany
Richter, M., 03.11.2011, Conference Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress 2011: Policy Issues. Moshfegh, B. (ed.). Linköping: Linköping University Electronic Press, Vol. 10. p. 2385-2392 8 p. (Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
- 2012
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Accounting for Un-Sustainability or Sustainability Accounting? Notions, Concepts and Consequences for Research. A Debate
Gray, R. & Schaltegger, S., 2012, Sustainable Economy. Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences , 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review