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. Conference proceedings › Research
  2. Published

    Advancing the Profession – From Environmental to Sustainability Management: Proceedings of the 6th Environmental Management Leadership Symposium, 22nd – 23rd March 2010

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2010, Lueneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 52 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

  3. Published

    Bridging corporate and academic contributions: Proceedings of the first WBCSD and EMAN joint international sustainability accounting symposium, Geneva, 2015

    Irwin, R. (ed.) & Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2016, Geneva/Lüneburg: World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). 118 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

  4. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting: Purpose and Progress

    Bennett, M. (ed.), Rikhardsson, P. M. & Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 09.2003, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 418 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 12)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

  5. Published

    Implementing Environmental Management Accounting: Status and Challenges

    Rikhardsson, P. M. (ed.), Bennett, M. (ed.), Bouma, J. J. (ed.) & Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 01.01.2005, Dordrecht: Springer. 374 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 18)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

  6. Compendium/lecture notes › Education
  7. Published

    Ecopreneurship: nachhaltiges Wirtschaften aus der Unternehmerperspektive

    Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 2002, Hagen: FernUniversität in Hagen.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  8. Published

    Kooperatives Umweltmanagement

    Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 2001, Hagen: FernUniversität in Hagen.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  9. Published

    Sustainable Finance

    Figge, F., Schaltegger, S. & Hahn, T., 2002, Hagen: FernUniversität in Hagen.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  10. Collected editions and anthologies › Transfer
  11. Published

    Nachhaltige Unternehmensentwicklung im Mittelstand: Mit Innovationskraft zukunftsfähig wirtschaften

    Petersen, H. (ed.) & Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2015, München: oekom verlag GmbH. 224 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesTransfer

  12. Collected editions and anthologies › Research
  13. Published

    Accounting for Sustainability: Asia Pacific Perspectives

    Lee, K-H. (ed.) & Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2018, Cham: Springer International Publishing AG. 305 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 33)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  14. Published

    Biodiversität im unternehmerischen Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement: Chancen und Ansätze für Einkauf, Marketing und Liegenschaftsmanagement

    Beständig, U. & Wuczkowski, M., 2012, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 76 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  15. Published

    Biokraftstoffe und Biokraftstoffprojekte: Rechtliche, technische und wirtschaftliche Aspekte

    Böttcher, J. (ed.), Hampl, N. (ed.), Kügemann, M. (ed.) & Lüdeke-Freund, F. (ed.), 2014, Berlin & Heidelberg: Gabler Verlag. 417 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  16. Published

    Corporate Social Responsibility: Trend oder Modeerscheinung

    Müller, M. (ed.) & Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2008, München: oekom verlag GmbH. 262 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  17. Published

    Corporate Sustainability in International Comparison: State of Practice, Opportunities and Challenges

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), Windolph, S. E. (ed.), Harms, D. (ed.) & Hörisch, J. (ed.), 2014, Cham: Springer International Publishing AG. 255 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 31)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  18. Published

    Economics Today: Konsens und Kontroverse in der modernen Ökonomie

    Brunetti, A. (ed.), Kugler, P. (ed.), Schaltegger, S. (ed.) & Weder, B. (ed.), 1998, Zürich: Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 256 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  19. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management

    Burritt, R. (ed.), Schaltegger, S. (ed.), Bennett, M. (ed.), Pohjola, T. (ed.) & Csutora, M. (ed.), 2011, 1 ed. Dordrecht: Springer. 376 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; no. 27)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  20. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), Bennett, M. (ed.), Burritt, R. L. (ed.) & Jasch, C. (ed.), 01.01.2008, Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media. 500 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 24)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  21. Published

    Ethics Education: Unternehmens- und Wirtschaftsethik in der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Ausbildung

    Haase, M. (ed.), Mirkovic, S. (ed.) & Schuhmann, O. J. (ed.), 2011, München & Mering: Rainer Hampp Verlag. 184 p. (sfwu-Schriftenreihe für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik; vol. 22)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  22. Published

    Governance und Marktdesign: auf der Suche nach den besten "Spielregeln" ; Perspektiven aus Wissenschaft, Praxis und Politik

    Tschochohei, H. (ed.) & Zimmermann, S. (ed.), 2009, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 454 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  23. Published

    Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Quo Vadis?

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 1996, Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH. 187 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  24. Published

    Managing the Business Case for Sustainability: The Integration of Social, Environmental and Economic Performance

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.) & Wagner, M. (ed.), 2006, Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing. 625 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch