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).
- 2019
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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 Verlag, 11 p. (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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The sustainability balanced scorecard: An introduction to the SBSC and its links to accounting and reporting
Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Schaltegger, S., 2019, Measuring and controlling sustainability: Spanning Theory and Practice. Lindgreen, A., Vallaster, C., Yousafzai, S. & Hirsch, B. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 33-53 21 p. (A Gower book).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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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 paper › Project reports › Research
- 2018
- Published
Business cases and corporate engagement with sustainability: Differentiating ethical motivations
Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 06.11.2018, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 147, 2, p. 241-259 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Slowing resource loops in the clothing industry through Circular Business Model Experimentation
Bocken, N. M. P., Miller, K., Weissbrod, I., Holgado, M. & Evans, S., 11.2018, Sustainable Fashion in a Circular Economy. Niinimäki, K. (ed.). 1 ed. Espoo: Aalto ARTS Books, p. 152-169 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Assessing the Sustainability Performance of Sustainability Management Software
Kern, E., Silva, S. L. & Guldner, A., 19.09.2018, In: Technologies. 6, 3, 15 p., 88.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Setting the research agenda for measuring sustainability performance: systematic application of the world café method
Silva, S. L. & Günther, E., 18.09.2018, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 9, 4, p. 455-469 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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The business case for sustainability in retrospect: A Scandinavian institutionalism perspective on the role of expert conferences in shaping the emerging ‘CSR and corporate sustainability space’
Breitbarth, T., Schaltegger, S. & Mahon, J., 29.08.2018, In: Journal of Public Affairs. 18, 3, 17 p., e1855.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Journal of Public Affairs, Special issue: “The marketing and public affairs of sustainability”
Breitbarth, T. (Editor), Schaltegger, S. (Editor) & Mahon, J. (Editor), 08.2018, John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Journal of Public Affairs: an International Journal; vol. 18, no. 3)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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The marketing and public affairs of sustainability
Breitbarth, T., Schaltegger, S. & Mahon, J., 08.2018, In: Journal of Public Affairs. 18, 3, 3 p., e1854.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research