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. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Environmental Indicators for Business: A Review of the Literature and Standardisation Methods

    Olsthoorn, X., Tyteca, D., Wehrmeyer, W. & Wagner, M., 10.2001, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 9, 5, p. 453-463 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting: Purpose and Progress

    Bennett, M. (ed.), Rikhardsson, P. M. & Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 09.2003, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 418 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 12)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

  4. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting: Overview and Main Approaches

    Schaltegger, S., Hahn, T. & Burritt, R., 2000, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 14 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting: Case studies of South-East Asian companies

    Herzig, C., Viere, T., Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 15.03.2012, London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 326 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  7. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting: A Bibliometric Literature Review

    Schaltegger, S., Gibassier, D. & Zvezdov, D., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 36 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Environmental management accounting and its effects on carbon management and disclosure quality

    Qian, W., Hörisch, J. & Schaltegger, S., 10.02.2018, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 174, 1, p. 1608-1619 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management

    Burritt, R. (ed.), Schaltegger, S. (ed.), Bennett, M. (ed.), Pohjola, T. (ed.) & Csutora, M. (ed.), 2011, 1 ed. Dordrecht: Springer. 376 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; no. 27)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting and the Opportunity Cost of Neglecting Environmental Protection

    Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 2002, Environmental Management Accounting: Informational and Institutional Developments. Bennett, M. & Bouma, J. J. (eds.). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, p. 265-277 13 p.

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

  11. Published

    Environmental management accounting: development, context, contribution and outlook

    Schaltegger, S., Burritt, R. & Christ, K. L., 04.08.2022, Handbook of Accounting and Sustainability. Adams, C. (ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 260-278 19 p. (Research handbooks in accounting).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  12. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting – Developments Over the Last 20 years from a Framework Perspective

    Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S. & Christ, K. L., 2023, In: Australian Accounting Review. 33, 4, p. 336-351 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) as a Support for Cleaner Production

    Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Burritt, R. L. & Jasch, C., 01.01.2008, Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production. Schaltegger, S. (ed.). [Dordrecht]: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 3-26 24 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 24).

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

  14. Published

    Environmental management accounting for cleaner production: The case of a Philippine rice mill

    Burritt, R. L., Herzig, C. & Tadeo, B. D., 03.2009, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 17, 4, p. 431-439 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), Bennett, M. (ed.), Burritt, R. L. (ed.) & Jasch, C. (ed.), 01.01.2008, Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media. 500 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 24)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  16. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production: The Case of a Philippine Rice Mill

    Burritt, R., Herzig, C. & Tadeo, B. D., 03.2009, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 17, 4, p. 431-439 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting for Staff Appraisal: Evidence from Australia, Germany and Japan

    Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Kokubu, K. & Wagner, M., 01.01.2003, Environmental management accounting: Purpose and Progress. Bennett, M., Rikhardsson, P. M. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, p. 151-188 38 p. ( Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science (ECOE); vol. 12).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  18. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting in Japan: Trends and Current Practices of Environmental Accounting Disclosure and Environmental Management Accounting

    Saka, C., Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S. & Hahn, T., 2005, The Natural Advantage of Nations: Business Opportunities, Innovations and Governance in the 21st Century. Hargroves, K. C. & Smith, M. H. (eds.). London [u.a.]: Earthscan Publications Ltd., p. 141-156 16 p.

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

  19. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting: Innovation or Managerial Fad? Introduction

    Rikhardsson, P., Bennett, M., Bouma, J. J. & Schaltegger, S., 2005, Implementing environmental management accounting: Status and Challenges . Rikhardsson, P. M., Bennett, M., Bouma, J. J. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). Springer, p. 1-16 16 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 18).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  20. Published

    Environmental Management Strategies: Britain and Germany Compared

    Wehrmeyer, W., Wagner, M., Pacheco, C. & Schaltegger, S., 2002, London: Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society , 253 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers