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. Published

    Nachhaltiges Unternehmertum: Unterschätzter Nachhaltigkeitstransformator von Märkten und Regionen

    Schaltegger, S., Hansen, E. G. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 01.09.2015, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 30, 3, p. 21-23 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Awareness and Application of Sustainability Management Tools in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

    Johnson, M., 2013, Academy of Management Proceedings: Organizations & The Natural Environment. Academy of Management (Briarcliff Manor, NY) , 1 p. (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2013).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Carbon Management Accounting and Reporting in Practice: A Case Study on Converging Emergent Approaches

    Gibassier, D. & Schaltegger, S., 07.09.2015, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 6, 3, p. 340-365 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Geschäftsmodell für regionale Direktvermarktung von Strom in einer Modellregion am Beispiel von Greenpeace Energy

    Schmidt, J. C., 2015, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 128 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen als unternehmerische Chance: Strategisches Weiterbildungsmarketing und die gesellschaftliche Integration von Migrantinnen und Migranten

    Köthke, T., 2015, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 103 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Sustainability Reporting for Start ups: Recommendations for customized Instruments to promote Sustainability

    Schäfer, B., 2015, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 105 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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  8. Published

    Inside-Out and Outside-In: Twins between Sustainability Strategy, Performance Management, Reporting and Stakeholder Involvement

    Johnson, M. & Schaltegger, S., 09.2015, BAM2015 Conference Proceedings: The Value of Pluralism in Advancing Management Research, Education and Practice. British Academy of Management, 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Comparing the research-practice gap in management accounting: A view from professional accounting bodies in Australia and Germany

    Tucker, B. & Schaltegger, S., 21.03.2016, In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 29, 3, p. 362-400 39 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Kompetenzen impliziter Nachhaltigkeitsmanager stärken

    Schaltegger, S., 2015, Corporate Responsibility 2015: Jubiläumsausgabe - Bestandsaufnahme und Zukunftsperspektiven für Corporate Responsibility. Praum, K. & Wohnhas, N. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: ACC Verlag & Services , p. 20-23 4 p. (Corporate Responsibility; vol. 2015, no. 10).

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