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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    Stakeholder Value Matrix: die Verbindung zwischen Shareholder Value und Stakeholder Value

    Figge, F., 05.2002, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 17 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Sustainable Value Added: Measuring Corporate Sustainable Performance Beyond Eco-Efficiency

    Figge, F. & Hahn, T., 04.2002, 2., rev. ed ed., Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 34 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    An Estimation of the Total Benefit Value of the British Countryside for Recreational Activities: Discussion Paper

    Wagner, M., 11.2005, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 19 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Corporate Volunteering in Germany: Survey and Empirical Evidence

    Herzig, C., 01.2004, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 37 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Kriterien der interaktiven Unternehmenskommunikation im Internet

    Kim, K., 06.2003, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 56 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Ecopreneurship - Konzept und Typologie

    Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 2001, Lüneburg / Luzern: Centre for Sustainability Management, 65 p. (R.I.O Management Forum 2000).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    A Review of Empirical Studies Concerning the Relationship Between Environmental and Economic Performance: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?

    Wagner, M., 08.2001, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 52 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Sustainability Management in Business Enterprises: Concepts and Instruments for Sustainable Organisation Development

    Schaltegger, S., Herzig, C., Kleiber, O. & Müller, J., 2002, 1. ed. ed., Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, 123 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Sustainable Value Added: Measuring Corporate Sustainable Performance beyond Eco-Efficiency

    Figge, F. & Hahn, T., 2001, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 14 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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