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

see projects and MBA Sustainability Management

  1. 2008
  2. Published

    Meeting the Future: Zehnjahrestagung des Doktoranden-Netzwerks Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften

    Müller, M. & Schaltegger, S., 2008, Corporate Social Responsibility: Trend oder Modeerscheinung?. Müller, M. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 13-16 4 p.

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

  3. Published

    Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung

    Herzig, C. & Pianowski, M., 2008, Betriebliches Umweltmanagement: nachhaltiges Wirtschaften in Unternehmen. Baumast, A. (ed.). 3 ed. Stuttgart: Eugen-Ulmer-Verlag, p. 217-232 16 p.

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

  4. Published

    Nachhaltigkeitsrechnungswesen als Bindeglied zwischen Sustainability Balanced Scorecard und Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung

    Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 2008, Internetbasierte Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung: maßgeschneiderte Stakeholder-Kommunikation mit IT. Isenmann, R., Marx Gömez, J. & Amelung, M. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 157-172 16 p.

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

  5. Published

    Organisationalen Wandel fördern: Interventionen zur Verankerung nachhaltiger Entwicklung in der Hochschule

    Albrecht, P., Burandt, S. & Schaltegger, S., 2008, "Sustainable University": Nachhaltige Entwicklung als Strategie und Ziel von Hochschulentwicklung. Michelsen, G., Adomßent, M. & Godemann, J. (eds.). Frankfurt a.M.: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 95-109 15 p.

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

  6. Published

    Préserver les ressources par une gestion durable

    Schaltegger, S., 2008, In: La Vie économique. 81, 9, p. 45 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Reducing Energy by a Factor of 10: Promoting Energy Efficient Sustainable Housing in the Western World.

    Steinmüller, B., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 162 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    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 contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  9. Published

    Ressourcensicherung durch Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement

    Schaltegger, S., 2008, In: Die Volkswirtschaft. 81, 9, p. 45 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  10. Published
  11. Published

    Sustainability-Related Innovation and Sustainability Management: A Quantitative Analysis

    Wagner, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 30 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Published

    Unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Ansätze zur Stärkung unternehmerischer Nachhaltigkeit

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

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  17. 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

  18. 2007
  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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