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).
- 2015
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Does CSR Matter for Nonprofit Organizations? Testing the Link Between CSR Performance and Trustworthiness in the Nonprofit Versus For-Profit Domain
Lin-Hi, N., Hörisch, J. & Blumberg, I., 22.10.2015, In: Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 26, 5, p. 1944-1974 31 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A three-dimensional framework to explore corporate sustainability activities in the mining industry: Current status and challenges ahead
Fuisz-Kehrbach, S.-K., 01.12.2015, In: Resources Policy. 46, 1, p. 101-115 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental effects of sustainability management tools: An empirical analysis of large companies
Hörisch, J., Ortas, E., Schaltegger, S. & Álvarez, I., 01.12.2015, In: Ecological Economics. 120, p. 241-249 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Expanding Material Flow Cost Accounting: Framework, Review and Potentials
Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 01.12.2015, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 108, Part B, p. 1333-1341 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Implementation of Sustainability Management and Company Size: A Knowledge-Based View
Hörisch, J., Johnson, M. & Schaltegger, S., 01.12.2015, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 24, 8, p. 765-779 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Management Roles and Sustainability Information: Exploring corporate practice
Schaltegger, S., Burritt, R., Zvezdov, D., Hörisch, J. & Tingey-Holyoak, J., 01.12.2015, In: Australian Accounting Review. 25, 4, p. 328-345 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2016
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20th EMAN Conference: Two Decades of Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Accounting – What has been achieved? Proceedings
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2016, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 299 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Berücksichtigung von Ökosystemleistungen in privatwirtschaftlichen Entscheidungen
Schaltegger, S., Beständig, U. & Wuczkowski, M., 2016, Ökosystemleistungen in ländlichen Räumen: Grundlage für menschliches Wohlergehen und nachhaltige wirtschaftliche Entwicklung. von Haaren, C. & Albert, C. (eds.). Hannover, Leipzig: Naturkapital Deutschland - TEEB DE, p. 308-325 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Bridging corporate and academic contributions: Proceedings of the first WBCSD and EMAN joint international sustainability accounting symposium, Geneva, 2015
Irwin, R. (Editor) & Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2016, Geneva/Lüneburg: World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). 118 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Business models for sustainability: entrepreneurship, innovation and transformation
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), Hansen, E. G. (Editor) & Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Editor), 2016, Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications Inc. 144 p. (Organization & environment; vol. 29, no. 1)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research