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. 2001
  2. Published

    Interessenpolitisches Umweltmanagement

    Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 2001, Hagen: FernUniversität in Hagen.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsEducation

  3. Published

    Kooperatives Umweltmanagement

    Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 2001, Hagen: FernUniversität in Hagen.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  4. Published

    Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement mit einer Sustainability Balanced Scorecard

    Dyllick, T. & Schaltegger, S., 2001, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 9, 4, p. 68-73 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Nur wenig Angaben zu CO2 und Energie

    Hroch, N. & Schaltegger, S., 2001, In: Umwelt-Focus. 4, p. 67-69 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  6. Published

    Ökologisierungsprozesse in Wirtschaft und Verwaltung: eine grundsätzliche Nutzen-Kosten-Betrachtung

    Schaltegger, S. & Frey, R. L., 2001, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 24, 3, p. 341-362 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Solutions Manual. A Resource for Course Leaders: Contemporary Environmental Accounting. Issues, Concepts and Practice

    Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 2001, Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  8. Published

    Sustainable Development Funds: Progress since the 1970s

    Schaltegger, S. & Figge, F., 2001, Sustainable banking: the greening of finance. Bouma, J. J., Jeucken, M. & Klinkers, L. (eds.). Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, p. 203-210 8 p.

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

  9. Published

    Sustainable Value Added: Measuring Corporate Sustainable Performance beyond Eco-Efficiency

    Figge, F. & Hahn, T., 2001, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 14 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    The Forgotten Link between "Green" and Economic Success: Environmental Management as the Crucial Trigger between Environmental and Economic Performance

    Schaltegger, S. & Synnestvedt, T., 2001, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 16 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    Umwelt-Balanced Scorecard und Öko-Controlling

    Schaltegger, S., 2001, Hagen: FernUniversität in Hagen.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsEducation