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).
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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/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Sustainability Education and Accounting Experience. What Motivates Higher Valuation of Environmental Performance: A Commentary on "Rhetoric or Reality? Do Accounting Education and Experience Increase Weighting on Environmental Performance in a Balanced Scorecard?"
Schaltegger, S., 08.2013, In: Accounting Education: an international journal. 22, 4, p. 385-387 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Unternehmerische Steuerung von Nachhaltigkeitsaspekten
Schaltegger, S., 2004, In: Controlling. 16, 8/9, p. 511-516 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: von der Theorie zur Umsetzung
Hahn, T. & Wagner, M., 09.2001, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 18 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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 paper › Working papers
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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/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Sustainability as a Driver for Corporate Economic Success: Consequences for the Development of Sustainability Management Control
Schaltegger, S., 03.2010, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 15 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers