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

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  1. Published

    Interoperability of mineral sustainability initiatives: A case study of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) and the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)

    Junior, R. M., Sturman, K. & Imbrogiano, J. P., 28.05.2019, Sustainability Certification Schemes in the Agricultural and Natural Resource Sectors: Outcomes for Society and the Environment. Vogt, M. (ed.). London: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 215-229 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  2. Published

    Developing sufficiency-oriented offerings for clothing users: Business approaches to support consumption reduction

    Freudenreich, B. & Schaltegger, S., 20.02.2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 247, 10 p., 119589.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Es geht auch anders! Nachhaltigkeitspioniere krempeln die Smartphone-Branche um

    Revellio, F. & Norris, S., 01.12.2019, In: Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften. 4, p. 102-104 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  4. Published

    Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development: A Review and Multilevel Causal Mechanism Framework

    Johnson, M. P. & Schaltegger, S., 01.11.2020, In: Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. 44, 6, p. 1141-1173 33 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  5. Published

    The influence of feedback and awareness of consequences on the development of corporate sustainability action over time

    Hörisch, J., Wulfsberg, I. M. & Schaltegger, S., 01.02.2020, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 29, 2, p. 638 - 650 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Foundational Aspects of Polycentric Governance: Overarching Rules, Social-Problem Characteristics, and Heterogeneity

    Thiel, A. & Moser, C., 13.09.2019, Governing Complexity: Analyzing and Applying Polycentricity. Thiel, A., Blomquist, W. A. & Garrick, D. E. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 65-90 26 p. 3. (Cambridge studies in economics, choice, and society).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Guest editorial: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Vol. 10 No. 4

    Crutzen, N. (ed.), Van Bockhaven, J. (ed.), Schaltegger, S. (ed.) & Giffinger, R. (ed.), 18.09.2019, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 10, 4, p. 646-653 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  8. Published

    Strategies and drivers of sustainable business model innovation

    Lüdeke-Freund, F., Schaltegger, S. & Dembek, K., 2019, Handbook of Sustainable Innovation. Boons, F. & McMeekin, A. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 101-123 23 p. 6

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

  9. Published

    Living Labs for Product Circularity: Learnings from the ‘Innovation Network aiming at Sustainable Smartphones’

    Revellio, F., Hansen, E. & Schaltegger, S., 2021, PLATE – Product lifetimes and the environment: 3rd PLATE Conference, September 18–20, 2019 Berlin, Germany. Nissen, N. F. & Jaeger-Erben, M. (eds.). Berlin: Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin, p. 669-676 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Toward “hardened” accountability? Analyzing the European Union's hybrid transnational governance in timber and biofuel supply chains

    Moser, C. & Leipold, S., 01.2021, In: Regulation & Governance. 15, 1, p. 115-132 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Sustainable business models and sustainable supply chain management: Establishing linkages

    Norris, S., Zufall, J., Schaltegger, S. & Weissbrod, I., 01.07.2019, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on New Business Models: New Business Models for Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Transformation. Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Froese, T. (eds.). Berlin: ESCP Europe, p. 872-873 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    „Ganzheitliches Management von Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz in Unternehmen“ (MERU): Unternehmensbezogene Rebound-Effekte Einführung und Übersicht

    Wüst, S. & Schaltegger, S., 24.06.2019, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 16 p.

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

  13. Published

    Business, the Natural Environment, and Sustainability: A Stakeholder Theory Perspective

    Hörisch, J. & Schaltegger, S., 01.01.2019, The Cambridge Handbook of Stakeholder Theory. Harrison, J. S., Barney, J. B., Freeman, R. E. & Phillips, R. A. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 132-144 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  14. Published

    Sustainable entrepreneurship: Composing individual processes and collaborative transformations

    Schaltegger, S. & Johnson, M., 2019, Decent Work and Economic Growth: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Leal Filho, W., Azul, A. M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P. & Wall, T. (eds.). Cham: Springer, 11 p. (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  15. Published

    Workshop: Die Fleischbranche im Wandel - Wege und Ansätze einer Nachhaltigkeitstransformation: Ergebnisdokumentation

    Schaltegger, S., Hübel, C. & Zufall, J., 2019, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 30 p.

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

  16. Published

    Performance measurement in sustainable supply chain management: linking research and practice

    Beske-Janssen, P., Schaltegger, S. & Liedke, S., 2019, Handbook on the Sustainable Supply Chain. Sarkis, J. (ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 331-356 26 p. (Research handbooks in business and management series).

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

  17. Published

    Diffusion of environmental management accounting for cleaner production: Evidence from some case studies

    Burritt, R. L., Herzig, C., Schaltegger, S. & Viere, T., 01.07.2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 224, p. 479-491 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Green technology innovation: Anatomy of exploration processes from a learning perspective

    Wicki, S. & Hansen, E. G., 01.09.2019, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 28, 6, p. 970-988 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    A stakeholder theory perspective on business models: Value creation for sustainability

    Freudenreich, B., Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Schaltegger, S., 01.09.2020, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 166, 1, p. 3-18 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Contributions to the sustainable development goals in life cycle sustainability assessment: Insights from the Handprint research project

    Kühnen, M., Silva, S. L., Beckmann, J., Eberle, U., Hahn, R., Hermann, C., Schaltegger, S. & Schmid, M., 03.2019, In: NachhaltigkeitsManagementForum. 27, 1, p. 65-82 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Stakeholder expectations on sustainability performance measurement and assessment: A systematic literature review

    Silva, S. L., Nuzum, A-K. & Schaltegger, S., 20.04.2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 217, p. 204-215 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  22. Published

    Geschäftsmodelle für unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2014, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 23 p. (CSM-Impulse; vol. 02/2014)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  23. Published

    Werkstattbericht: 10 Jahre Sustainability Leadership Forum

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2014, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 19 p. (CSM-Impulse; vol. 01/2014)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  24. Published

    Nachhaltiger Mittelstand KMU: Praxis und Forschung

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2013, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 18 p. (CSM-Impulse; vol. 01/2013)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  25. Published

    Leadership and Goal setting for Sustainable Innovation Projects in Large Businesses

    Weissbrod, I., 2019, Innovation for sustainability: Business transformations towards a better world. Bocken, N. M. P., Ritala, P., Albareda, L. & Verburg, R. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 135-155 21 p. (Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business in Association with Future Earth).

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

  26. Published

    Social assessment and management of conflict minerals: A systematic literature review

    Silva, S. L. & Schaltegger, S., 08.03.2019, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 10, 1, p. 157-182 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Experimentation for Sustainable Innovation

    Weissbrod, I., 2019, Innovation for Sustainability: Business transformations towards a better world. Bocken, N., Ritala, P., Albareda, L. & Verburg, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 335-352 18 p. (Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business in Association with Future Earth).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  28. Published

    Barriers to a sustainability transformation of meat production practices - An industry actor perspective

    Huebel, C. & Schaltegger, S., 01.01.2022, In: Sustainable Production and Consumption. 29, p. 128-140 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Blockchain for the Circular Economy: Analysis of the Research-Practice Gap

    Böckel, A., Nuzum, A-K. & Weissbrod, I., 01.01.2021, In: Sustainable Production and Consumption. 25, p. 525-539 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  30. Published

    Business experimentation for sustainability: Emerging perspectives

    Bocken, N. M. P., Weissbrod, I. & Antikainen, M., 25.01.2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 281, 6 p., 124904.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  31. Published

    Unsustainability as a key source of epi- and pandemics: conclusions for sustainability and ecosystems accounting

    Schaltegger, S., 15.12.2020, In: Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change. 16, 4, p. 613-619 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Integration von Nachhaltigkeit in das Controlling: Praxisleitfaden für Unternehmen 2020

    Nuzum, A-K., Petersen, H., Lühn, M., Wenzig, J. & Schaltegger, S., 2020, 19 p.

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

  33. Published

    Circular value creation architectures: Make, ally, buy, or laissez-faire

    Hansen, E. G. & Revellio, F., 12.2020, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 24, 6, p. 1250-1273 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Sustainability learnings from the COVID-19 crisis: Opportunities for resilient industry and business development

    Schaltegger, S., 26.08.2021, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 12, 5, p. 889-897 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Nachhaltige Gewerbegebiete: Gut für die Biodiversität, attraktiv für Unternehmen

    Beständig, U., 2015, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 29 p.

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

  36. Published

    The Emerging Research Field of Experimentation for Circular Business Model Innovation

    Bocken, N. M. P., Weissbrod, I. & Antikainen, M., 02.07.2020, 5th International Online Conference on New Business Models: Sustainable. Circular. Inclusive. 1-2 July 2020. Conference Proceedings: Book of Abstracts. Jonker, J. & Faber, N. (eds.). Nijmegen: Radboud University Nijmegen, p. 106-110 5 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Integrating stakeholder theory and sustainability accounting: A conceptual synthesis

    Hörisch, J., Schaltegger, S. & Freeman, R. E., 01.12.2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 275, 12 p., 124097.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Accounting for work conditions from modern slavery to decent work

    Christ, K. L., Burritt, R. & Schaltegger, S., 20.10.2020, In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 33, 7, p. 1481-1504 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Zahlen statt nur Worte: Was nachhaltiges Controlling bewirken kann

    Schaltegger, S. & Michalski, A. M., 2020, In: IM+io. 02, p. 70-73 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  40. Published

    Nachhaltigkeit als Treiber des Unternehmenserfolgs: Ein mehrperspektivischer Controllingansatz

    Schaltegger, S., 2020, In: REthinking: Finance. 2, 2, p. 34-39 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  41. Published

    Impulsierung einer nachhaltigeren Ernährungsweise: Abschlussbericht

    Schaltegger, S., Wüst, S. & Petersen, H., 15.05.2020, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 114 p.

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

  42. Published

    Responsible Management Learning and Education in Need of Inter- and Transdisciplinarity

    Beckmann, M. & Schaltegger, S., 2020, The SAGE Handbook of Responsible Management Learning and Education. Moosmeyer, D. C., Laasch, O., Parkes, C. & Brown, K. G. (eds.). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications Inc., p. 561-577 17 p.

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

  43. Published

    Special issue on Responsible Management Learning: Change and Innovation for Sustainability, Responsibility, Ethics

    Laasch, O. (ed.), Moosmayer, D. C. (ed.), Schaltegger, S. (ed.) & Antonacopoulou, E. (ed.), 04.2020, Dordrecht: Springer. (Journal of Business Ethics; vol. 162, no. 4)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  44. Published

    Sustainability management from a responsible management perspective

    Beckmann, M., Schaltegger, S. & Landrum, N. E., 2020, Research handbook of responsible management. Laasch, O., Suddaby, R., Freeman, R. E. & Jamali, D. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 122-137 16 p. (Research Handbooks in Business and Management series).

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

  45. Published
  46. Published

    Constellations of Transdisciplinary Practices: A Map and Research Agenda for the Responsible Management Learning Field

    Laasch, O., Moosmayer, D., Antonacopoulou, E. & Schaltegger, S., 01.04.2020, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 162, 4, p. 735-757 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    Corporate and entrepreneurial contributions to sustainability transitions

    Schaltegger, S., Hörisch, J. & Loorbach, D., 01.03.2020, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 29, 3, p. 1617-1618 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  48. Published

    Business model patterns of sustainability pioneers - Analyzing cases across the smartphone life cycle

    Zufall, J., Norris, S., Schaltegger, S., Revellio, F. & Hansen, E. G., 20.01.2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 244, 15 p., 118651.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Active First Movers vs. Late Free-Riders? An Empirical Analysis of UN PRI Signatories' Commitment

    Bauckloh, T., Schaltegger, S., Utz, S., Zeile, S. & Zwergel, B., 01.2023, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 182, 3, p. 747-781 35 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    The dark triad and corporate sustainability: An empirical analysis of personality traits of sustainability managers

    Pelster, M. & Schaltegger, S., 01.01.2022, In: Business Ethics, Environment and Responsibility. 31, 1, p. 80-99 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review