Research

Research at Leuphana's School of Sustainability analyzes the causes of pressing sustainability problems and develops solutions to achieve sustainable development.

• Research areas, projects, professorships, institutes & centers

Sustainability scientists and their stakeholders from research and practice work on concepts and strategies for sustainable development. Using interdisciplinary approaches, researchers examine socio-ecological transformation processes from a natural and social science perspective. In collaborations at the local, regional, and international levels, they investigate sustainable systems and develop solutions to sustainability issues.

Research topics

• Companies as Drivers of Sustainability Transformations
• Sustainability in Chemistry, Materials and Energy Flows
• Sustainability in Ecosystems and Society
• Sustainability Management
• Toward a Regenerative Society

Research institutions

• Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
• Science Space Sustainability Governance of Global Value Chains

Current crises such as wars, climate change, and pandemics have global implications for political and legal systems.

Research topics sustainability

• Democratic Resilience: Democracy's Sustainability in the Global Polycrisis Era
• Sustainability in Governance, Law & Institutions
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How can we establish more sustainable (digital) practices in business and society? Leuphana researchers view entrepreneurship as a key competence to initiate and promote economic, social, and ecological change.

Research topics sustainability

• Product Development Process
• Sustainability in Management, Entrepreneurship and Psychology
• more

Digital technology is permeating the world.

Research topic sustainability

• Climate Futures in Digital Cultures
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