Full Professor of Sustainability management
(Leuphana University - Lüneburg, Germany)
Prof. Dr. h.c. Stefan Schaltegger is full professor of sustainability management. He founded the Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM) and introduced the world's first MBA programme in Sustainability Management in 2003. From 2006 to 2010, he was Vice President Research of Leuphana University Lüneburg.
According to the Stanford World Scientist Ranking, Prof. Schaltegger is among the 2% most cited researchers worldwide. He is a member of the editorial boards (deputy editor, associate editor or member of the editorial board) of several high-ranked scientific journals, has more than 500 publications and has received various scientific awards.
Professor Schaltegger's research interests include topics of corporate sustainability management, in particular measurement, accounting and management control of corporate sustainability (incl. the sustainability balanced scorecard), sustainability transformation of companies, fundamental concepts and methods of sustainability management (operationalization of corporate sustainability, biodiversity management, etc...), sustainable business models and management of stakeholder relationships.