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Sustainability Management Forward looking company management and sustainable development

Sustainability is both a global challenge and a social responsibility. Sustainability Management seeks to integrate the economic, environmental and social dimensions in corporate decision-making.  It is the management’s responsibility to embed sustainability in business operations and to systematically integrate the topic in internal structures, cultures and processes. It is the only way to create a sustainable economy.

The aim of this field of research is to better understand sustainability in a corporate context and to explore ways to discover and create paths towards a more sustainable corporate organisation. The thematic area encompasses concepts such as corporate (social) responsibility (CR/CSR), corporate sustainability, shared value, good governance, sustainable leadership and sustainable/social entrepreneurship. It is about more than mere compliance with legal regulations and industry standards. We have developed the Lucerne model of Sustainable Management to reduce the danger of eco-mimicry, greenwashing and pseudo initiatives, and to facilitate effective developments towards corporate sustainability. Our insights allow us to support responsible companies and/or senior managers and employees in the development of their company towards becoming sustainable while retaining its competitive edge. 

EDUCATION AND CONTINUING AND EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES ON THE SUBJECT

Ausgewählte Forschungsprojekte

  • Motive nachhaltiger Handlungen in Schweizer KMU (Markus Zemp)
  • The enactment of collective sustainable entrepreneurship in family firms (Sylvie Scherrer)
  • Nachhaltigkeit in Schweizer KMU – Eine Fallstudiensammlung
  • KMU Tool: Self Assessement für nachhaltige Unternehmensentwicklung
  • Nachhaltigkeit in Unternehmensstrategien 

Aktuelle Publikationen

  • Kraner, Jan; Hohmann, Christian & Zemp, Markus (1.11.2017). Ingenieure für Führungsaufgaben fit machen. Swiss Engineering: Schweizerische technische Zeitschrift STZ, 2017(114), 22-23.
  • Scherrer, Sylvie & Astrachan, Claudia (2018). Scherrer, S. & Astrachan Binz, C. (2018). Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Familienunternehmen als Nachhaltigkeitspioniere. In: Altenburger, R. (2018). CSR und Familienunternehmen. Springer Gabler
  • Scherrer, Sylvie & Wyss, Sabrina (2016). Mehr als Fairtrade und Bio-Gurken. Blickpunkt KMU: das unabhängige Schweizer Wirtschaftsmagazin, 2016(5), 32-34.
  • Zemp, Markus (2016). Diktat der Ökonomie: Managementverständnis unter der Lupe. Organisator: Das Magazin für KMU, (10), 32-33. 

Other Experts

Stolz Ingo, Brasser Martin, Waser Bruno, Kocher Pierre-Yves, Kossmann Katharina (CC RO), Gallati Justus (CC RO), Bruni Stefan (CC RO)