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. 2013
  2. Published

    Grassroots Innovations for Inclusive Development: Need for a Paradigmatic Shift

    Kumar, V., Chand, V. S., Zhang, L., Hoppers, C. A. O., Zhang, W., Esders, M. & Gupta, A. K., 01.07.2013, In: Vikalpa. 38, 3, p. 103-122 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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    Gemeinsam entscheiden in Unternehmen. Einbindung von Stakeholdern in strategische Entscheidungen

    Hansen, E. G. & Spitzeck, H., 02.09.2013, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 28, 3, p. 12-13 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  5. Published

    Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Energy: German Utilities and Renewable Energy

    Richter, M., 11.2013, In: Energy Policy. 62, November, p. 1226-1237 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Is Environmental Manage­ment Accounting a Discipline? A Bibliometric Literature Review

    Schaltegger, S., Gibassier, D. & Zvezdov, D., 01.12.2013, In: Meditari Accountancy Research. 21, 1, p. 4-31 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Product-service systems as enabler for sustainability-oriented innovation: The case of osram's off-grid lighting

    Grosse-Dunker, F. & Hansen, E. G., 31.12.2013, Sustainable Practices: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. IGI Global Publishing, Vol. 2. p. 1106-1120 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. 2014
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    Accounting for Sustainability in Production and Supply Chains: The British Accounting Review

    Burritt, R. (ed.) & Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2014, Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V. 93 p. (The British Accounting Review ; vol. 46, no. 4)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    Application of Software and Web-Based Tools for Sustainability Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

    Johnson, M., Viere, T., Schaltegger, S. & Halberstadt, J., 2014, EnviroInfo 2014 - ICT for Energy Efficiency : 28th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection ; proceedings. Marx Gómez, J., Sonnenschein, M., Vogel, U., Winter, A., Rapp, B. & Giesen, N. (eds.). Universität Oldenburg, Bibliotheks- und Informationssystem, p. 413-420 8 p.

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

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    Aufbau und Führung von Nachhaltigkeitsmarken in Social Media

    Haller-Mangold, T. & Schaltegger, S., 2014, CSR und Social Media: Unternehmerische Verantwortung in sozialen Medien wirkungsvoll vermitteln. Wagner, R., Lahme, G. & Breitbarth, T. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 25-39 15 p. (Management-Reihe Corporate Social Responsibility).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    Biofuel sustainability in Latin America & the Caribbean - A review of recent experiences

    Bailis, R., Solomon, B., Moser, C. & Hildebrandt, T., 2014, RCN Conference on Pan American Biofuels and Bioenergy Sustainability 2014: Proceedings of a meeting held 22-25 July 2014, Recife, Brazil. . American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), p. 277-289 13 p.

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