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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Sustainable Entrepreneurship as a Research Field? Evidence from a Systematic Literature Review
Johnson, M. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, Academy of Management Proceedings 2016. Academy of Management (Briarcliff Manor, NY) , Vol. 62. 16175. (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2016).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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CSR, Nachhaltigkeit und Controlling - Zwischen Praxislücke und Forschungskonzepten
Schaltegger, S., 2016, CSR und Controlling: Unternehmerische Verantwortung als Gestaltungsaufgabe des Controlling. Günther, E. & Steinke, K.-H. (eds.). Berlin: Gabler Verlag, p. 55-69 15 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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Consumers' purchasing decisions regarding environmentally friendly products: An empirical analysis of German consumers
Moser, A., 01.07.2016, In: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 31, p. 389-397 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrating corporate sustainability assessment, management accounting, control, and reporting
Maas, K., Schaltegger, S. & Crutzen, N., 10.11.2016, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 136, Part A, p. 237-248 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corporate Social Responsibility und Corporate Sustainability - gesellschafts- und zukunftsfähig durch Nachhaltigkeitsmarketing
Petersen, H. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, Die 10 wichtigsten Zukunftsthemen im Marketing. Stumpf, M. (ed.). Freiburg: Haufe Mediengruppe, p. 81-117 37 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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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).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Mainstreaming of Sustainable Cotton in the German Clothing Industry
Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry. Muthu, S. S. & Gardetti, M. A. (eds.). 1 ed. Singapur: Springer Science+Business Media, Vol. 1. p. 39-58 20 p. (Environmental Footprints and Eco-Design of Products and Processes).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Bridging corporate and academic contributions: Proceedings of the first WBCSD and EMAN joint international sustainability accounting symposium, Geneva, 2015
Irwin, R. (Editor) & Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2016, Geneva/Lüneburg: World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). 118 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Business Models for Sustainability: A Co-Evolutionary Analysis of Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Transformation
Schaltegger, S., Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Hansen, E. G., 01.09.2016, In: Organization & Environment. 29, 3, p. 264-289 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Berücksichtigung von Ökosystemleistungen in privatwirtschaftlichen Entscheidungen
Schaltegger, S., Beständig, U. & Wuczkowski, M., 2016, Ökosystemleistungen in ländlichen Räumen: Grundlage für menschliches Wohlergehen und nachhaltige wirtschaftliche Entwicklung. von Haaren, C. & Albert, C. (eds.). Hannover, Leipzig: Naturkapital Deutschland - TEEB DE, p. 308-325 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review