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

Spin-offs

see projects and MBA Sustainability Management

  1. Working papers › Research
  2. Published

    Sustainable Energy: Risks and Opportunities of Biomass for Biofuel: The Case of Jatropha Cultivation in India

    Latschan, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 182 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Sustainable Public Procurement: Mainstreaming Sustainability Criteria in Public Procurement in Developing Countries

    Roos, R., 2012, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 95 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Sustainable Seed Supply Chain Management: A case study on Syngenta´s Indian hybrid vegetable seed supply chain

    Stiller, S., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 117 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Praxisstand in deutschen Unternehmen

    Schaltegger, S. & Harms, D., 2010, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 48 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Sustainable Use of Water in the Food and Beverage Sector through Product Water Footprint Labeling: With Empirical Evidence from Thailand

    Supesuntorn, K., 2012, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 259 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Sustainable Value Added: Measuring Corporate Sustainable Performance beyond Eco-Efficiency

    Figge, F. & Hahn, T., 2001, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 14 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Sustainable Value Added: Measuring Corporate Sustainable Performance Beyond Eco-Efficiency

    Figge, F. & Hahn, T., 04.2002, 2., rev. ed ed., Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 34 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Technological Innovation System des Schwungmassenspeichers: Analyse der Strukturen und Funktionen sowie Bewertung von Anwendungsfeldern

    Czernin, F., 2015, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 1-95, 96 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    The “Business Case for Sustainability” Concept: A Short Introduction

    Schaltegger, S. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2012, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 12 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    The Forgotten Link between "Green" and Economic Success: Environmental Management as the Crucial Trigger between Environmental and Economic Performance

    Schaltegger, S. & Synnestvedt, T., 2001, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 16 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  12. Published

    The Porter Hypothesis Revisited: A Literature Review of Theoretical Models and Empirical Tests

    Wagner, M., 12.2003, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 44 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  13. Published
  14. Published

    Towards Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A Value Creating Perspective on Corporate Societal Strategies. Discussion Paper

    Weber, M., 2007, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 48 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  15. Published

    Transdisziplinäre Fallstudien in Lüneburg: Beschreibung eines Entwicklungskonzepts hin zur angewandten Erweiterung des Curriculums an der Universität Lüneburg

    Burandt, S., Döscher, K., Fuisz, S-K., Helgenberger, S. & Maly, L., 2003, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 30 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  16. Published

    Umsatzsteigerung durch Nachhaltigkeit: Potenziale und Hürden für Hersteller von Nahrungsmitteln

    Steinbach, A., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 112 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  17. Published

    Umweltkennzahlen in Umwelterklärungen von B.A.U.M. e.V. - Mitgliedsunternehmen aus der Perspektive der Umweltkommunikation: Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung von 62 Umwelterklärungen

    Michelsen, G., Herzig, C. & Hoppe, J., 2000, Lüneburg: Institut für Umweltkommunikation der Universität Lüneburg, 47 p. (INFU-Diskussionsbeiträge).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  18. Published

    Umweltmanagement ausgewählter Großveranstaltungen: Effektiver Umweltschutz oder Greenwashing?

    Fitschen, U., 2006, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 118 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  19. Published

    Umweltmanagement in deutschen Unternehmen: Der aktuelle Stand der Praxis

    Wagner, M. & Schaltegger, S., 10.2002, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 28 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  20. Published

    Umweltmanagementsysteme in europäischen Häfen: Diskussion der Einführung eines Umweltmanagementsystems am Beispiel der Hamburg Port Authority

    Staritz, E., 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 132 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  21. Published

    Unternehmensnahe Instrumente: Systematisierung unternehmensnaher Instrumente bzw. von Instrumentenclustern sowie Grobrasterung und Instrumentenauswahl zur Vorbereitung auf die Phase der Feinanalyse. Arbeitspapier zu Arbeitspaket 4 des Projekts Materialeffizienz und Ressourcenschonung (MaRess)

    Görlach, S., Lemken, T., Liedtke, C., Onischka, M., Schmidt, M. & Viere, T., 29.05.2009, Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie, 75 p. (Materialeffizienz & Ressourcenschonung; vol. 4, no. 1).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers