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).

  1. Published

    Sustainability as a Fundamental Challenge for Management Accountants

    Schaltegger, S., 01.09.2017, The Role of the Management Accountant: Local Variations and Global Influences. Goretzki, L. & Strauss, E. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 274-291 18 p. (Routledge studies in accounting; vol. 26).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  2. Published

    Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Unternehmerische Steuerung von Nachhaltigkeitsaspekten

    Schaltegger, S., 2004, In: Controlling. 16, 8/9, p. 511-516 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: von der Theorie zur Umsetzung

    Hahn, T. & Wagner, M., 09.2001, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 18 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Wertorientiertes Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement mit der Balanced Scorecard

    Figge, F., Hahn, T., Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 04.2001, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 67 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Concept and the Case of Hamburg Airport

    Schaltegger, S. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 33 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Sustainability Balanced Scorecards and their Architectures: Irrelevant or Misunderstood?

    Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 01.07.2018, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 150, 4, p. 937-952 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Sustainability Business Cases or Low Hanging Fruit? Environmental Management Accounting Applications in South-East Asia

    Viere, T., Schaltegger, S., Herzig, C. & Burritt, R. L., 2006, Environmental management accounting and cleaner production; abstracts: Environmental Management Accounting Network 9th annual conference ; Graz Austria, 2006. Schnitzer, H. & Jasch, C. (eds.). Verlag Technische Universität Graz, p. 47 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearch

  8. Published
  9. Published

    Sustainability Entrepreneurship in the Context of Emissions Trading

    Gerlach, A., 2006, Emissions Trading and Business. Antes, R. & Hansjürgens, B. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Physica-Verlag, p. 73-87 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Sustainability impact assessment of new ventures: An emerging field of research

    Fichter, K., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Schaltegger, S. & Schillebeeckx, S. J. D., 15.01.2023, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 384, 12 p., 135452.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review