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).
- 2008
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Regulating Globalization: Critical Approaches to Global Governance, ed. by Pierre de Senarclens ...
Tschochohei, H., 2008, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 1, p. 53 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Ressourcensicherung durch Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement
Schaltegger, S., 2008, In: Die Volkswirtschaft. 81, 9, p. 45 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Schwarz, N. (2008): Umweltinnovationen und Lebensstile.Eine raumbezogene empirisch fundierte Mulit-Agenten-Simulation.
Gerlach, A., 2008, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 22, 4, p. 53 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Sustainability-Related Innovation and Sustainability Management: A Quantitative Analysis
Wagner, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 30 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The Business Case for Corporate Societal Engagement: Development and Evaluation of Value Creating Societal Strategies
Weber, M., 2008, München: oekom verlag GmbH. 304 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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The Emerging Roles of Management for Corporate Sustainability: The Realm of Sustainable Supply Chain Management and the Implications for Sustainability Accounting
Lee, K.-H., 2008, Proceedings of the 7the Australasian Conference for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (A-CSEAR 2008), 7 - 9 December 2008, Adelaide, South Australia. Burritt, R. L. (ed.). Adelaide: University of South Austrialia, p. 336-350 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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The Use of Environmental Management Accounting for Investment in and Control of ‘Clean Development Mechanism’ Projects
Herzig, C., Burritt, R. L. & Bode, S., 2008, Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Accounting - measuring and managing business benefits: EMAN-EU 2008 Conference, Proceedings. Csutora, M. & Szerenyi, Z. M. (eds.). Budapest: Aula Verlag, p. 119-123 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Umsatzsteigerung durch Nachhaltigkeit: Potenziale und Hürden für Hersteller von Nahrungsmitteln
Steinbach, A., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 112 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Ansätze zur Stärkung unternehmerischer Nachhaltigkeit
Brugger, F., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 84 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Zentrale Bedeutung des "Business Case for Sustainability" für nachhaltiges Investment
Schaltegger, S., 2008, Nachhaltige Geldanlagen: Produkte, Strategien und Beratungskonzepte. Faust, M. (ed.). Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt School Verlag, p. 61-79 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- 2007
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Supply Chain Information in Environmental Management Accounting: the Case of a Vietnamese Coffee Exporter
Viere, T., Schaltegger, S. & Enden, J., 31.12.2007, In: Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting. 1, 2, p. 296-310 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Eco-Efficiency: Combining Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costs via Normalization
Kicherer, A., Schaltegger, S., Tschochohei, H. & Pozo, B. F., 11.2007, In: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 12, 7, p. 537-543 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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CO2-neutrales Unternehmen - was ist das?
Bode, S. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 19.10.2007, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 15, 4, p. 265-273 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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REACh - Erste Erfahrungen in der Anwendung: Editoral
Tschochohei, H., 17.10.2007, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 15, 4, p. 201-203 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Do sustainability projects stimulate organizational learning in universities?
Albrecht, P., Burandt, S. & Schaltegger, S., 25.09.2007, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 8, 4, p. 403-415 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The informed society - Final report of SAFECOAST action 2
Heinrichs, H., Grunenberg, H. & Knolle, M., 09.2007, 80 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Environmental Accounting
Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 27.03.2007, The International Handbook on Environmental Technology Management. Marinova, D., Annandale, D. & Phillimore, J. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 308-323 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Die Zukunft der europäischen Chemikalienpolitik: zum Stand und möglichen Entwicklungen der REACh-Verordnung
Heitmann, K. & Tschochohei, H., 06.03.2007, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 15, 1, p. 40-48 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Chemikalien-Governance: Regulierung von KMU in der chemischen Industrie
Tschochohei, H., 2007, Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Unternehmensnachfolge und Innovationspotenzial: Forschungsbeiträge. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 241-262 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Der MBA "Sustainament": das Rüstzeug für den Business Case des Nachhaltigkeitsmanagements
Schaltegger, S., Petersen, H. & Kalisch, C., 2007, Berufsbild CSR-Manager. Lenzen, E. (ed.). Münster, Westf: Macondo Verlag, p. 30-34 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Der Sustainable Economic Value von sozialer Nachhaltigkeit und Umweltmanagement: Konzept und empirische Anwendung
Wagner, M., 2007, Corporate Social Responsibility. Müller, M. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 229-245 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Identifikation der Erfolgsrelevanz sozialer Themen
Dubielzig, F., 2007, Corporate Social Responsibility. Müller, M. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 213-228 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Implementing Environmental Management Accounting in South-East Asian Companies
Herzig, C., Viere, T., Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R. L., 2007, Conference Proceedings of the 10th Annual EMAN-EU Conference on "Environmental Management Accounting and Sustainable Supply Chains”. Helsinki University of Technology, 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Internetgestützte Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung: eine empirische Untersuchung der Unternehmen des DAX30
Blanke, M., Godemann, J. & Herzig, C., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Umweltkommunikation der Universität Lüneburg, 41 p. (INFU-Diskussionsbeiträge; vol. 2007, no. 36).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Kröcher, Uwe (2007): Die Renaissance des Regionalen, zur Kritik der Regionalisierungseuphorie in Ökonomie und Gesellschaft
Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2007, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 3, p. 53-54 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Management des universitären Auftrags mit der Sustainability Balanced Scorecard
Schaltegger, S., 2007, Zukunft Bologna!?: Gender und Nachhaltigkeit als Leitideen für eine neue Hochschulkultur. Dudeck, A. & Jansen-Schulz, B. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main, p. 127-145 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung von Unternehmen
Herzig, C. & Schaltegger, S., 2007, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Grundlagen und Praxis. Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J. (eds.). 2 ed. München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 579-593 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement in Unternehmen: von der Idee zur Praxis: Managementansätze zur Umsetzung von Corporate Social Responsibility und Corporate Sustainability
Schaltegger, S., Herzig, C., Kleiber, O., Klinke, T. & Müller, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 188 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Qualifizierung für unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2007, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 16 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 1/2007)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Transfer
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Soziale und ökologische Verantwortung in der Erlebnisgesellschaft: Chancen und Risiken nachhaltiger Events
Schmidt, S. & Tschochohei, H., 2007, Corporate Social Responsibility. Müller, M. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 175-192 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Sustainability Management for the Olympic and Paralymic Games in London 2012
Berlemann, B., 2007, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 79 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Towards Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A Value Creating Perspective on Corporate Societal Strategies. Discussion Paper
Weber, M., 2007, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 48 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Unternehmerisches Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement: wie "Unternehmensbürger" mit CSR zu einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung beitragen können
Schaltegger, S., 2007, In: Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften. 2, p. 19-23 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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"Werkzeuge" des Nachhaltigkeitsmanagements
Schaltegger, S., Herzig, C. & Klinke, T., 2007, Berufsbild CSR-Manager. Lenzen, E. & Fengler, J. (eds.). Münster, Westf: Macondo Verlag, p. 23-29 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Zukunft der Nachhaltigkeit in Staat und Unternehmen
Schaltegger, S., 2007, In: swissfuture. 34, 3, p. 4-9 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
- 2006
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Corporate Sustainability Accounting: A Nightmare or a Dream Coming True?
Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R. L., 09.2006, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 15, 5, p. 293-295 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Corporate Volunteering in Germany: Survey and Empirical Evidence
Herzig, C., 23.06.2006, In: International Journal of Business Environment. 1, 1, p. 51-69 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrative Management of Sustainability Performance, Measurement and Reporting
Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 19.06.2006, In: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation. 3, 1, p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sprache schafft Wirklichkeiten: Metaphernreflexion in der umweltwissenschaftlichen Bildung
Bösch, N., 10.05.2006, In: Journal of Social Science Education. 2, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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How production-theory can support the analysis of recycling systems in the electronic waste sector
Laurin, L., Möller, A., Prox, M. & Schmidt, M., 01.01.2006, Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment - Conference Record. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 272-275 4 p. 1650075. (IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Sustainability Accounting and Reporting
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), Bennett, M. (Editor) & Burritt, R. (Editor), 01.01.2006, Dordrecht: Springer. 715 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Achieving Environmental-Economic Sustainability Through Corporate Environmental Strategies: Empirical Evidence on Environmental Shareholder Value
Wagner, M., 2006, Sustainability Accounting and Reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 183-206 24 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Computer Support for Environmental Management Accounting
Möller, A., Prox, M. & Viere, T., 2006, Sustainability accounting and reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 605-624 20 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Concepts and Instruments for Facing the Challenges of Corporate Sustainability Management
Herzig, C., Kleiber, O., Müller, J. & Schaltegger, S., 2006, In: Journal of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability. 12, 1, p. 9-12Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Corporate Social Responsibility: ein Ansatz auch für KMU?
Schaltegger, S. & Dubielzig, F., 2006, Corporate Social Responsibility: Erfolgsfaktor für den Mittelstand. München, p. 172-177 6 p. (Münchener Beiträge zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Corporate Sustainability Accounting: A Catchphrase for Compliant Corporations or a Business Decision Support for Sustainability Leaders
Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 2006, Sustainability accounting and reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 37-59 23 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Corporate Sustainability Reporting: An Overview
Herzig, C. & Schaltegger, S., 2006, Sustainability Accounting and Reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 301-324 24 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Corporate Volunteering in der Personalarbeit: ein strategischer Ansatz zur Kombination von Unternehmensinteresse und Gemeinwohl?
Pinter, A., 2006, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 95 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Creating a Business Case for Sustainability
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2006, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 12 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 1/2006)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Transfer
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Der Einfluss von Umweltmanagementsystemen auf Umweltinnovationsaktivitäten in Unternehmen: empirische Evidenz und Schlussfolgerungen für Managementinstrumente
Wagner, M., 2006, Innovationen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Pfriem, R., Antes, R., Fichter, K., Müller, M., Paech, N., Seuring, S. & Siebenhüner, B. (eds.). Gabler Verlag, p. 433-450 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research