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. Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › Peer-reviewed
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    Sustainability-Oriented Innovation

    Hansen, E. G. & Grosse-Dunker, F., 2013, Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Idowu, S. O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L. & Das Gupta, A. (eds.). Heidelberg, New York: Springer, Vol. Volume 1. p. 2407–2417 11 p.

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    Sustainability-oriented technology exploration: managerial values, ambidextrous design, and separation drift

    Hansen, E. G., Wicki, S. & Schaltegger, S., 31.03.2023, Radical Innovation Challenges: Corporate to Climate. Tidd, J. (ed.). World Scientific Europe, p. 351-377 27 p. (Technology Management; vol. 42).

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    Sustainability Reporting beyond Rhetoric: Linking Strategy, Accounting and Communication

    Schaltegger, S., 2012, Contemporary Issues in Sustainability Accounting, Assurance and Reporting . Jones, S. & Ratnatunga, J. (eds.). Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, p. 183-195 13 p.

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    Sustainable Entrepreneurship

    Schaltegger, S., 2013, Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Idowu, S. O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L. & Das Gupta, A. (eds.). Heidelberg: Springer, p. 2458-2462 5 p.

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    Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Environmental Management Accounting

    Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M., 2011, Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management. Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 3-20 18 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; no. 27).

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    Sustainable Supply Chains im globalen Kontext: Lieferantenmanagement in DAX- und MDAX-Unternehmen

    Harms, D., Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 2011, Supply Management Research: Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse 2011. Bogaschewsky, R., Eßig, M., Lasch, R. & Stölzle, W. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 231-244 14 p. (Advanced studies in supply management; vol. 4).

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    The Case of Corporate Sustainability in the United States of America

    Morelli, J. & Harms, D., 2014, Corporate Sustainability in International Comparison: State of Practice, Opportunities and Challenges. Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S. E., Harms, D. & Hörisch, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 223-237 15 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 31).

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    The Competitive Strategies of Ecopreneurs: Striving for Market Leadership by Promoting Sustainability

    Petersen, H., 2010, Making ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Schaper, M. (ed.). Farnham; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Limited, p. 223-236 14 p. (Corporate Social Responsibility).

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    The Competitive Strategies of Ecopreneurs: Striving for Market Leadership by Promoting Sustainability

    Petersen, H., 2005, Making Ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Schaper, M. (ed.). Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Limited, p. 174-187 14 p.

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    Unternehmerische Freiheit endogen verwirklichen

    Petersen, H., 2017, Unternehmen der Gesellschaft : Interdisziplinäre Beiträge zu einer kritischen Theorie des Unternehmens . F. U. U. G. O. (ed.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag, p. 205-230 26 p. (Theorie der Unternehmung; vol. 65).

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    Unternehmerische Verantwortungsübernahme für gesellschaftlichen Nutzen: Business Case for Sustainability als Mittel nachhaltiger Entwicklung

    Schaltegger, S., 2018, Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung von Unternehmen in Deutschland: Ein Kompendium zur Erschließung eines sich entwickelnden Themenfeldes. Backhaus-Maul, H., Kunze, M. & Nährlich, S. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer, p. 351-364 14 p.

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    Von sozialer Verantwortung zu unternehmerischer Nachhaltigkeit: Bedeutung und Ausgestaltung von „Business Cases for Sustainability“

    Schaltegger, S. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2013, Sustainability Management: Nachhaltige und Stakeholder-orientierte Wertsteigerung . Keuper, F. & Neumann, F. (eds.). Berlin: Logos Verlag, p. 51-68 17 p.

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    Wann ersetzen Stakeholder Marktprozesse durch Macht?

    Schaltegger, S., 2004, Unternehmensethik in turbulenten Zeiten: Wirtschaftsführer über Ethik im Management . Brink, A. & Karitzki, O. (eds.). Bern: Haupt Verlag, p. 169-184 16 p.

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    Wertorientiertes Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement mit der Sustainability Balanced Scorecard

    Schaltegger, S., 2004, Betriebliche Instrumente für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften: Konzepte für die Praxis. Mahammadzadeh, M. (ed.). Köln: Deutscher Instituts-Verlag , p. 165-174 10 p.

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    What Kinds of Photovoltaic Projects Do Lenders Prefer to Finance?

    Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Loock, M., 2011, Cross-Sector Leadership for the Green Economy: Integrating Research and Practice on Sustainable Enterprise. Marcus, A., Shrivastava, P., Sharma, S. & Pogutz, S. (eds.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 107-124 18 p.

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    Wie werden Nachhaltigkeitsinformationen gemanagt? Eine Exploration in führenden deutschen und britischen Unternehmen

    Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 2012, Nachhaltigkeit: Unternehmerisches Handeln in globaler Verantwortung. Corsten, H. & Roth, S. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 275-285 11 p.

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  18. Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › Not peer-reviewed
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    Corporate Sustainability Management

    Schaltegger, S., Hansen, E. G. & Spitzeck, H., 2016, Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Heinrichs, H., Martens, P., Michelsen, G. & Wiek, A. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 85-97 13 p.

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    Nachhaltigkeit in der Lebensmittelindustrie

    Bertele, M. & Silva, S. L., 2017, Case Study Training: 40 Fallstudien zur Vorbereitung auf das Bewerbungsgespräch im Consulting. Treml, L. & Hies, M. (eds.). München: e-fellows.net GmbH & Co. KG, p. 118-123 6 p.

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    Energie

    Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Opel, O., 2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 429-453 25 p. (Springer-Lehrbuch).

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    Unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit

    Beckmann, M. & Schaltegger, S., 2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 321-367 47 p. (Springer-Lehrbuch).

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