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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Upsides and downsides of the sharing economy: Collaborative consumption business models’ stakeholder value impacts and their relationship to context
Dreyer, B., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Hamann, R. & Faccer, K., 12.2017, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 125, p. 87-104 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Grazing, exploring and networking for sustainability-oriented innovations in learning-action networks: an SME perspective
Klewitz, J., 02.10.2017, In: Innovation - The European Journal of Social Science Research. 30, 4, p. 476 - 503 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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In Search of the Dominant Rationale in Sustainability Management: Legitimacy- or Profit-Seeking?
Schaltegger, S. & Hörisch, J., 01.10.2017, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 145, 2, p. 259-276 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Clean energy storage technology in the making: An innovation systems perspective on flywheel energy storage
Wicki, S. & Hansen, E., 20.09.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 162, p. 1118-1134 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Managing and Measuring the Business Case for Sustainability: Capturing the Relationship between Sustainability Performance, Business Competitiveness and Economic Performance
Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 08.09.2017, Managing the Business Case for Sustainability: The Integration of Social, Environmental and Economic Performance. Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M. (eds.). Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, p. 1-27 27 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Mapping the Links of Corporate Sustainability: Sustainability Balanced Scorecards as a Tool for Sustainability Performance Measurement and Management
Wagner, M. & Schaltegger, S., 08.09.2017, Managing the Business Case for Sustainability: The Integration of Social, Environmental and Economic Performance. Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M. (eds.). Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, p. 108-126 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Quantitative and qualitative insights into consumers’ sustainable purchasing behaviour: A segmentation approach based on motives and heuristic cues
Eberhart, A. K. & Naderer, G., 02.09.2017, In: Journal of Marketing Management. 33, 13-14, p. 1149-1169 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability as a Fundamental Challenge for Management Accountants
Schaltegger, S., 01.09.2017, The Role of the Management Accountant: Local Variations and Global Influences. Goretzki, L. & Strauss, E. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 274-291 18 p. (Routledge studies in accounting; vol. 26).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Revisiting Carbon Disclosure and Performance: Legitimacy and Management Views
Qian, W. & Schaltegger, S., 07.2017, In: The British Accounting Review. 49, 4, p. 365–379 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An economic perspective on land use decisions in agricultural landscapes: Insights from the TEEB Germany Study
Albert, C., Schröter-Schlaack, C., Hansjürgens, B., Dehnhardt, A., Döring, R., Job, H., Köppel, J., Krätzig, S., Matzdorf, B., Reutter, M., Schaltegger, S., Scholz, M., Siegmund-Schultze, M., Wiggering, H., Woltering, M. & von Haaren, C., 01.06.2017, In: Ecosystem Services. 25, p. 69-78 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Innovating Corporate Accounting and Reporting for Sustainability: Attributes and Challenges
Schaltegger, S., Álvarez-Etxeberria, I. & Ortas, E., 01.03.2017, In: Sustainable Development. 25, 2, p. 113-122 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Innovative Measurement for Corporate Sustainability: Editorial
Álvarez-Etxeberria, I., Ortas, E. & Schaltegger, S., 01.03.2017, In: Sustainable Development. 25 , 2, p. 111-112 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Sustainability and management control. Exploring and theorizing control patterns in large European firms
Crutzen, N., Zvezdov, D. & Schaltegger, S., 01.02.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 143, p. 1291-1301 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Developing sustainable business experimentation capability – A case study
Weissbrod, I. & Bocken, N. M. P., 20.01.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 142, 4, p. 2663-2676 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Knowledge acquisition and development in sustainability-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises: Exploring the practices, capabilities and cooperation
Johnson, M., 20.01.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 142, 4, p. 3769-3781 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Relational leadership for strategic sustainability: practices and capabilities to advance the design and assessment of sustainable business models
Kurucz, E. C., Colbert, B. A., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Upward, A. & Willard, B., 01.01.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 140, p. 189-204 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Der Handabdruck: Ein Ansatz zur Messung positiver Nachhaltigkeitswirkung von Produkten. Stand und Ausblick: Arbeitspapier Nr. 2 im Rahmen des Projekts "Der Handabdruck: ein komplementäres Maß positiver Nachhaltigkeitswirkung von Produkten"
Beckmann, J., Eberle, U., Eisenhauer, P., Hahn, R., Hermann, C., Kühnen, M., Schaltegger, S., Schmid, M. & Silva, S. L., 2017, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 28 p. (Arbeitspapier Handabdruck; no. 2).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Erneuerbare Energien und Elektromobilität in KMU: Eine Business Case-Analyse im mobilen Pflegebetrieb
Hansen, E. G. & Revellio, F., 2017, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 58 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Transfer
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Innovation durch Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften: Handlungsempfehlungen
Thieme, M., von Braun, J., Fischer, H., Günther, E., Hanagarth, H., Hesse, H. J., Jugel, C., Klein, A., Kratz, D., Putz, M., Schaltegger, S., Schauerte, O., Schell, U., Tschimpke, O., Wagner, B. & Werner, G., 2017, Berlin: Hightech-Forum, 16 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Transfer
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Innovationsverbund Nachhaltige Smartphones: Ergebnisdokumentation Workshop II "Vom Gerät zur Lösung: Produkt-Service Systeme als Basis nachhaltiger Nutzungssysteme"
Hansen, E. G., Weber, U., Schaltegger, S. & Zufall, J., 2017, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 34 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research