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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Nachhaltigkeit in der Lebensmittelindustrie
Bertele, M. & Silva, S. L., 2017, Case Study Training: 40 Fallstudien zur Vorbereitung auf das Bewerbungsgespräch im Consulting. Treml, L. & Hies, M. (eds.). München: e-fellows.net GmbH & Co. KG, p. 118-123 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Innovating Corporate Accounting and Reporting for Sustainability: Attributes and Challenges
Schaltegger, S., Álvarez-Etxeberria, I. & Ortas, E., 01.03.2017, In: Sustainable Development. 25, 2, p. 113-122 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Lohnt sich Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement? Mindsets, "business cases" und Strategie
Schaltegger, S., 2017, CSR und Strategisches Management: Wie man mit Nachhaltigkeit langfristig im Wettbewerb gewinnt. Wunder, T. (ed.). Heidelberg: Gabler Verlag, p. 81-92 12 p. (Management-Reihe Corporate Social Responsibility).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Die Rolle des Nachhaltigkeitsmanagements in der Digitalisierung
Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 2016, Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit: B.A.U.M. e. V. Jahrbuch 2017. B. U. M. E. V. (ed.). München: ALTOP Verlags- und Vertriebsgesellschaft, p. 17-20 4 p. (B.A.U.M. Jahrbuch; vol. 2017).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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20th EMAN Conference: Two Decades of Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Accounting – What has been achieved? Proceedings
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2016, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 299 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Carbon footprinting of large product portfolios. Extending the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems to carbon information management
Zvezdov, D. & Hack, S., 01.11.2016, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 135, p. 1267-1275 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Business model experimentation for sustainability
Bocken, N. M. P., Weissbrod, I. & Tennant, M., 06.04.2016, Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2016. Setchi, R., Howlett, R., Liu, Y. & Theobald, P. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 297-306 10 p. (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; vol. 52).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Social and ethical aspects in sustainability performance measurement and assessment. A systematic literature review
Silva, S. L., Beske-Janssen, P. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, 20th EMAN Conference: Two Decades of Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Accounting - What has been achieved?; Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network (EMAN), Lüneburg, 2016. Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 228-230 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Measuring positive sustainability - A systematic literature review
Silva, S. L., Beske-Janssen, P. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, 20th EMAN Conference: Two Decades of Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Accounting - What has been achieved?; Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network (EMAN), Lüneburg, 2016. Schaltegger, S. (ed.). Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 226-227 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Welche Freiheit brauchen Unternehmer?
Dierksmeier, C. & Petersen, H., 2016, In: Forum Wirtschaftsethik. 24, 2, p. 3-8 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review