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 Accounting
Schaltegger, S. (Editor) & Burritt, R. (Editor), 2006, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 70 p. (Business Strategy and the Environment; vol. 15, no. 5)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Supply Chain Information in Environmental Management Accounting: the Case of a Vietnamese Coffee Exporter
Viere, T., Schaltegger, S. & Enden, J., 31.12.2007, In: Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting. 1, 2, p. 296-310 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Success Factors of Biofuel Feedstock Investments: An Empirical Analysis Applying Resource-Based Theory
Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Kügemann, M., 2012, Sustainability: Enabling a Transdisciplinary Approach: Abstract band. Heinrichs, H. (ed.). Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 40 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Structural ambidexterity, transition processes, and integration trade‐offs: a longitudinal study of failed exploration
Hansen, E. G., Wicki, S. & Schaltegger, S., 09.2019, In: R&D Management. 49, 4, p. 484-508 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Strategisch fundiertes Nachhaltigkeitscontrolling – Konzeption und Umsetzung in der Praxis
Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 2012, Nachhaltigkeitscontrolling - Konzepte, Instrumente und Fallbeispiele für die Umsetzung. Gleich, R., Bartels, P. & Breisig, V. (eds.). Freiburg: Haufe Mediengruppe, p. 45-66 22 p. (Der Controlling-Berater; no. 21).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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Strategisches Umweltmanagement und Öko-Marketing: Grundlagen des Umweltmanagements
Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 03.2002, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 93 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Strategies in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: An Empirical Investigation of Large German Companies
Harms, D., Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 07.2013, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 20, 4, p. 205–218 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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. 6Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Strategic Management and Measurement of Corporate Pollution: Ecological Accounting: A Strategic Approach for Environmental Assessment
Schaltegger, S., 1993, Minnesota: Strategic Management Research Center, (Study of Strategic Management Research Centre; no. 183).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Strategic Early Options under an Emerging Emissions Trading Scheme: Implications for US Nitric Acid Companies
Debor, S., 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 99 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers