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. 2008
  2. Published

    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 anthologiesMonographsResearch

  3. Published

    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/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  4. Published

    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/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  5. Published

    Umsatzsteigerung durch Nachhaltigkeit: Potenziale und Hürden für Hersteller von Nahrungsmitteln

    Steinbach, A., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 112 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Ansätze zur Stärkung unternehmerischer Nachhaltigkeit

    Brugger, F., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 84 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  8. 2007
  9. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    REACh - Erste Erfahrungen in der Anwendung: Editoral

    Tschochohei, H., 17.10.2007, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 15, 4, p. 201-203 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  13. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    The informed society - Final report of SAFECOAST action 2

    Heinrichs, H., Grunenberg, H. & Knolle, M., 09.2007, 80 p.

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

  15. Published

    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/worksChapterpeer-review

  16. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  17. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  18. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  19. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  20. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  21. Published

    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/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  22. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  23. Published
  24. Published

    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/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  25. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  26. Published
  27. Published

    Qualifizierung für unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2007, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 16 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 1/2007)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  28. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  29. Published

    Sustainability Management for the Olympic and Paralymic Games in London 2012

    Berlemann, B., 2007, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 79 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  30. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  31. Published
  32. Published

    "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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  33. Published

    Zukunft der Nachhaltigkeit in Staat und Unternehmen

    Schaltegger, S., 2007, In: swissfuture. 34, 3, p. 4-9 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  34. 2006
  35. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  36. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  39. Published

    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/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  40. Published

    Sustainability Accounting and Reporting

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), Bennett, M. (ed.) & Burritt, R. (ed.), 01.01.2006, Dordrecht: Springer. 715 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  41. Published

    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/worksChapterpeer-review

  42. Published

    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/worksChapterpeer-review

  43. Published
  44. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  45. Published

    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/worksChapterpeer-review

  46. Published

    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/worksChapterpeer-review

  47. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  48. Published

    Creating a Business Case for Sustainability

    Schaltegger, S. (ed.), 2006, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 12 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 1/2006)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  49. Published

    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/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  50. Published

    Die Bedeutung des Flächenverbrauchs für die Halbtagsgesellschaft

    Minx, J. & Tschochohei, H., 2006, Die Halbtagsgesellschaft: konkrete Utopie für eine zukunftsfähige Gesellschaft. Hartard, S., Schaffer, A. & Stahmer, C. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 154-165 12 p.

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

  51. Published

    Ecopreneurship and Competitive Strategies: Striving for Market Leadership by Promoting Sustainability

    Petersen, H., 2006, Managing the Business Case for Sustainability: The Integration of Social, Environmental and Economic Performance. Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M. (eds.). Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, p. 398-411 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  52. Published

    Entscheidungsdefekte als Barrieren bei der Umsetzung von Nachhaltigkeitsinnovationen

    Gerlach, A., 2006, Innovationen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Pfriem, R., Antes, R., Fichter, K., Müller, M., Paech, N., Seuring, S. & Siebenhüner, B. (eds.). Gabler Verlag, p. 201-214 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  53. Published

    How can Environmental Management contribute to Shareholder Value? The Environmental Shareholder Value Approach

    Schaltegger, S., 2006, Managing the Business Case for Sustainability: The Integration of Social, Environmental and Economic Performance. Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M. (eds.). Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, p. 47-61 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch