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).

  1. 2014
  2. Published

    Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung zwischen Transparenzanspruch und Management der Nachhaltigkeitsleistung

    Schaltegger, S., 2014, CSR und Reporting: Nach­haltigkeits- und CSR-Berichterstattung verstehen und erfolgreich umsetzen. Fifka, M. S. (ed.). Berlin: Gabler Verlag, p. 21-34 14 p. (Management-Reihe Corporate Social Responsibility).

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

  3. Published

    Nachhaltigkeitstrends im Management

    Schaltegger, S., 2014, Corporate Resposibility 2014: Unternehmen und Verantwortung- Trends in Corporate Responsibility. A. V. &. S. G. & F.-I. F.M.-,.M. U. M. G. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: F.A.Z.-Institut für Management-, Markt- und Medieninformationen , p. 28-31 4 p.

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

  4. Published

    Nachhaltigkeitszertifizierung von Biokraftstoffen in der EU

    Wreesmann, J. & Moser, C., 2014, Biokraftstoffe und Biokraftstoffprojekte: Rechtliche, technische und wirtschaftliche Aspekte. Böttcher, J., Hampl, N., Kügemann, M. & Lüdeke-Freund, F. (eds.). Berlin & Heidelberg: Gabler Verlag, p. 213-247 35 p.

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

  5. Published

    Normative Innovation for Sustainable Business Models in Value Networks

    Breuer, H. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2014, The Proceedings of XXV ISPIM Conference : Innovation for Sustainable Economy and Society. Huizingh, K., Conn, S., Torkkeli, M. & Bitran, I. (eds.). Lappeenranta University of Technology Press, 17 p.

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

  6. Published

    Overview of the Aggregate Results of the International Corporate Sustainability Barometer

    Hörisch, J. & Windolph, S. E., 2014, Corporate Sustainability in International Comparison: State of Practice, Opportunities and Challenges. Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S. E., Harms, D. & Hörisch, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 21-33 13 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 31).

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

  7. Published

    Sustainability Management for Start-ups and Micro-Enterprises: Development of a Sustainability Quick-Check and Reporting Scheme

    Halberstadt, J. & Johnson, M., 2014, Proceedings of the 28th Conference on Environmental Informatics: Informatics for Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development and Risk Management. Gómez, J. M., Sonnenschein, M., Vogel, U., Winter, A., Rapp, B. & Giesen, N. (eds.). Universität Oldenburg, Bibliotheks- und Informationssystem, p. 17-24 8 p.

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

  8. Published

    Sustainable Development of Biofuels in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Solomon, B. D. (Editor) & Bailis, R. (Editor), 2014, New York: Springer Science+Business Media.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  9. Published

    The Case of Corporate Sustainability in the United States of America

    Morelli, J. & Harms, D., 2014, Corporate Sustainability in International Comparison: State of Practice, Opportunities and Challenges. Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S. E., Harms, D. & Hörisch, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 223-237 15 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 31).

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

  10. Published

    The Environmental Efficacy of Sustainability Management Tools

    Hörisch, J., Schaltegger, S., Alvarez, I. & Ortas, E., 2014, From Sustainability Reporting to Sustainability Management Control: Conference on Sustainability Reporting and Sustainability Management Control. Rotterdam: Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network, 4 p.

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

  11. Published

    Unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit

    Beckmann, M. & Schaltegger, S., 2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 321-367 47 p. (Springer-Lehrbuch).

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