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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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. 6Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Living Labs for Product Circularity: Learnings from the ‘Innovation Network aiming at Sustainable Smartphones’
Revellio, F., Hansen, E. & Schaltegger, S., 2021, PLATE – Product lifetimes and the environment: 3rd PLATE Conference, September 18–20, 2019 Berlin, Germany. Nissen, N. F. & Jaeger-Erben, M. (eds.). Berlin: Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin, p. 669-676 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Toward “hardened” accountability? Analyzing the European Union's hybrid transnational governance in timber and biofuel supply chains
Moser, C. & Leipold, S., 01.2021, In: Regulation & Governance. 15, 1, p. 115-132 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable business models and sustainable supply chain management: Establishing linkages
Norris, S., Zufall, J., Schaltegger, S. & Weissbrod, I., 01.07.2019, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on New Business Models: New Business Models for Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Transformation. Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Froese, T. (eds.). Berlin: ESCP Europe, p. 872-873 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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„Ganzheitliches Management von Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz in Unternehmen“ (MERU): Unternehmensbezogene Rebound-Effekte Einführung und Übersicht
Wüst, S. & Schaltegger, S., 24.06.2019, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 16 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Business, the Natural Environment, and Sustainability: A Stakeholder Theory Perspective
Hörisch, J. & Schaltegger, S., 01.01.2019, The Cambridge Handbook of Stakeholder Theory. Harrison, J. S., Barney, J. B., Freeman, R. E. & Phillips, R. A. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 132-144 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Sustainable entrepreneurship: Composing individual processes and collaborative transformations
Schaltegger, S. & Johnson, M., 2019, Decent Work and Economic Growth: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Leal Filho, W., Azul, A. M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P. & Wall, T. (eds.). Cham: Springer, 11 p. (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Workshop: Die Fleischbranche im Wandel - Wege und Ansätze einer Nachhaltigkeitstransformation: Ergebnisdokumentation
Schaltegger, S., Hübel, C. & Zufall, J., 2019, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 30 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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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).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Diffusion of environmental management accounting for cleaner production: Evidence from some case studies
Burritt, R. L., Herzig, C., Schaltegger, S. & Viere, T., 01.07.2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 224, p. 479-491 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review