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

see projects and MBA Sustainability Management

  1. Published

    Measuring Environmental Sustainability: Concepts, Guidelines & Perspectives

    Hörisch, J., 2011, 1 ed. München: Akademische Verlagsgemeinschaft . 136 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  2. Published

    Measuring and Managing Sustainability Performance of Supply Chains: Review and Sustainability Supply Chain Management Framework

    Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 06.05.2014, In: Supply Chain Management. 19, 3, p. 232-241 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Measuring and Communicating Corporate Sustainability

    Zvezdov, D. (ed.), 2010, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 19 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 1/2010)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  4. Published

    Materials and Energy Accounting

    Burritt, R., Christ, K. & Schaltegger, S., 31.03.2021, Routledge Handbook of Environmental Accounting. Bebbington, J., Larrinaga, C., O'Dwyer, B. & Thomson, I. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 207-223 17 p.

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

  5. Published

    Materialflusskostenrechnung: ein Ansatz fur die Identifizierung und Bewertung von Verbesserungen in der Okobilanzierung

    Möller, A., Prox, M. & Viere, T., 2009, Ökobilanzierung 2009: Ansätze und Weiterentwicklungen zur Operationalisierung von Nachhaltigkeit. Feifel, S. (ed.). Karlsruhe: KIT Scientific Publishing, p. 45-54 10 p.

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

  6. Published

    Material flow analysis between dynamic modelling and life cycle assessment

    Möller, A. & Viere, T., 2005, ITEE 2005 - 2nd International ICSC Symposium on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering, Proceedings: Second International ICSC Symposium on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering. Filho, W. L., Gómez, J. M. & Rautenstrauch, C. (eds.). Shaker Verlag, p. 552-567 16 p. (ITEE 2005 - 2nd International ICSC Symposium on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering, Proceedings).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  7. Published

    Mastering the Energy Transition: A Review on Utilities' Business Models for Renewable Energies

    Richter, M., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 32 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Maßnahmenvorschläge zur Ressourcenpolitik im Bereich unternehmsnaher Instrumente: Meilensteinpapier zu Abschnitt 4.2

    Liedtke, C., Kristof, K., Bienge, K., von Geibler, J., Lemken, T., Meinel, U., Onischka, M., Schmidt, M., Görlach, S., Zvezdov, D. & Knappe, F., 2010, Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie, 49 p. (Materialeffizienz & Ressourcenschonung; no. 4.6).

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

  9. Published

    Marktorientiertes Umweltmanagement

    Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 2000, Hagen: FernUniversität in Hagen.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsEducation

  10. Published

    Marktorientiertes Nachhaltigkeitscontrolling

    Schaltegger, S., 2014, Sustainable Marketing Management: Grundlagen und Cases. Meffert, H., Kenning, P. & Kirchgeorg, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 271-287 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch