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. Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    Overview of the Aggregate Results of the International Corporate Sustainability Barometer

    Hörisch, J. & Windolph, S. E., 2014, Corporate Sustainability in International Comparison: State of Practice, Opportunities and Challenges. Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S. E., Harms, D. & Hörisch, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 21-33 13 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 31).

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  3. Published

    Partnerships for Corporate Sustainability: Capacity Development for SMEs in South-East Asia

    Viere, T. & Herzig, C., 2005, Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen in Umbruchsituationen. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Ott, I. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 71-83 13 p.

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  4. 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).

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  5. 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.

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  6. Published

    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.

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  7. Published

    Software and Web-Based Tools for Sustainability Management in Micro-, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

    Johnson, M., Halberstadt, J., Schaltegger, S. & Viere, T., 2016, Advances and New Trends in Environmental and Energy Informatics: Selected and Extended Contributions from the 28th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection. Gómez, J. M., Sonnenschein, M., Vogel, U., Winter, A., Rapp, B. & Giesen, N. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 259-274 16 p. (Progress in IS).

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    Stakeholder Value: Konzept und Messung

    Figge, F. & Schaltegger, S., 2004, Ökologie und shareholder value - (k)ein Widerspruch?. Schneider, G. (ed.). Zürich: Rüegger Verlag, p. 55-77 23 p.

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  9. 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

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  10. Published

    Sustainability Management Control

    Schaltegger, S., 2011, Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management. Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 337-352 15 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science (ECOE); no. 27).

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  11. 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).

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  12. Published

    Sustainability-Oriented Business Model Assessment—A Conceptual Foundation

    Lüdeke-Freund, F., Freudenreich, B., Schaltegger, S., Saviuc, I. & Stock, M., 2017, Analytics, Innovation, and Excellence-Driven Enterprise Sustainability. Carayannis, E. G. & Sindakis, S. (eds.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 169-206 38 p. (Palgrave studies in democracy, innovation, and entrepreneurship for growth).

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  13. Published

    Sustainability-Oriented Innovation

    Hansen, E. G. & Grosse-Dunker, F., 2013, Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Idowu, S. O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L. & Das Gupta, A. (eds.). Heidelberg, New York: Springer, Vol. Volume 1. p. 2407–2417 11 p.

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  14. Published

    Sustainability-oriented technology exploration: managerial values, ambidextrous design, and separation drift

    Hansen, E. G., Wicki, S. & Schaltegger, S., 31.03.2023, Radical Innovation Challenges: Corporate to Climate. Tidd, J. (ed.). World Scientific Europe, p. 351-377 27 p. (Technology Management; vol. 42).

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  15. Published

    Sustainability Reporting beyond Rhetoric: Linking Strategy, Accounting and Communication

    Schaltegger, S., 2012, Contemporary Issues in Sustainability Accounting, Assurance and Reporting . Jones, S. & Ratnatunga, J. (eds.). Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, p. 183-195 13 p.

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  16. Published

    Sustainable Entrepreneurship

    Schaltegger, S., 2013, Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Idowu, S. O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L. & Das Gupta, A. (eds.). Heidelberg: Springer, p. 2458-2462 5 p.

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  17. Published

    Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Environmental Management Accounting

    Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M., 2011, Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management. Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 3-20 18 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; no. 27).

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  18. Published

    Sustainable Supply Chains im globalen Kontext: Lieferantenmanagement in DAX- und MDAX-Unternehmen

    Harms, D., Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 2011, Supply Management Research: Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse 2011. Bogaschewsky, R., Eßig, M., Lasch, R. & Stölzle, W. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 231-244 14 p. (Advanced studies in supply management; vol. 4).

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  19. Published

    The Case of Corporate Sustainability in the United States of America

    Morelli, J. & Harms, D., 2014, Corporate Sustainability in International Comparison: State of Practice, Opportunities and Challenges. Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S. E., Harms, D. & Hörisch, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 223-237 15 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 31).

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  20. Published

    The Competitive Strategies of Ecopreneurs: Striving for Market Leadership by Promoting Sustainability

    Petersen, H., 2010, Making ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Schaper, M. (ed.). Farnham; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Limited, p. 223-236 14 p. (Corporate Social Responsibility).

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  21. Published

    The Competitive Strategies of Ecopreneurs: Striving for Market Leadership by Promoting Sustainability

    Petersen, H., 2005, Making Ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Schaper, M. (ed.). Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Limited, p. 174-187 14 p.

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