Institute for a Sustainable Economy | ISE
Profile
The Institute for a Sustainable Economy | ISE at Zeppelin University joins the efforts of the scholars at the Department of Management and Economics who contribute with their research to the Sustainable Development Goals strategy. We address sustainability challenges in an interdisciplinary approach combining knowledge in sustainable finance, energy, mobility, institutional economics, organizational governance, integrity management and transcultural leadership, innovation management and transformation, and sustainability accounting & controlling.
Research Foci
SDGs & EU Taxonomy
- Chair of Finance and ZF-Centre for Sustainability Research
- Chair of Institutional Economics, Organisational Governance, Integrity Management & Transcultural Leadership
- ZEPPELIN Chair of Sustainability Accounting
- Pricing Carbon Risk
- Pricing Electricity under Renewables Input
- Impact of ESG Ratings on the Firm Performance, M&A, Financial Risk Management
- Greenwashing
- Chair of Institutional Economics, Organisational Governance, Integrity Management & Transcultural Leadership
- ZEPPELIN Chair of Innovation Management & Transformation
- Integrity and Compliance Management
- Cultural Complexity and Transcultural Leadership
- Relational Contracting and Stakeholder Governance
- Ethical Decision Making and Behavioral Business Ethics
- Organizational Learning Processes for SDGs Implementation in Business Organizations
- Chair of Institutional Economics, Organisational Governance, Integrity Management & Transcultural Leadership
- ZEPPELIN Chair of Sustainability Accounting
- ZEPPELIN Chair of Innovation Management & Transformation
- Chair of Finance and ZF-Centre for Sustainability Research
- Theory of Sustainability
- Human-Centric Digitalization
- Justice and Fairness in Sustainability
- Managing Stress and Adversity
Professor Dr. Josef Wieland, Professor Dr. Carmen Tanner, Professor Dr. Florentina Paraschiv, Prof Dr. Andreas Ostermeier, and Professor Dr. Matthias Weiss contribute with their research output to the Sustainable Development Goals strategy.
Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv, Prof. Dr. Josef Wieland, and Prof. Dr. Andreas Ostermeier focus on research topics consistent with the EU Taxonomy regulatory framework.
Structure
Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv, Chair of Finance and ZF-Centre for Sustainability Research
Research Overview
Challenges of the EU TAXONOMY for companies
Contribute to climate neutrality by clean and affordable MOBILITY
Embed SUSTAINABILITY in processes and decision making
Integration of RENEWABLE ENERGIES
Exploring factors that explain companies' ranking in ESG indexes
Implications of Environmental, Social, and Governance components for ESG scoring/rating
Prof. Dr. Matthias Weiss, ZEPPELIN Chair of Innovation Management & Transformation
Research Overview
Preserve and enhance RESILIENCE in organizations
Contribute to climate neutrality by sustainable MOBILITY
Drivers of organizational INNOVATION
Dealing with stressors and adverse experiences at the workplace
Entrepreneurship and innovation to combat poverty in developing countries
HUMAN-CENTRIC DIGITALIZATION and ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE use at the workplace
Prof. Dr. Josef Wieland, Chair of Institutional Economics, Organisational Governance, Integrity Management & Transcultural Leadership and LEIZ
Research Overview
Transcultural Caravan Network | TCN
Centre for Leadership and Innovation in Asia (CLIA)
Relational Economics & Organizational Governance
Bodensee Innovation Cluster | BIC
Prof. Dr. Andreas Ostermeier, Chair of Sustainability Accounting (from August 2024)
Teaching:
Current Courses that Include a Sustainability Focus
| Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv | Topics in Green Finance (Master) |
|---|---|
| Sustainable Finance (Bachelor) | |
| Energy Transition Thinking Green (Bachelor) | |
| Prof. Dr. Carmen Tanner | Behavioral Business Ethics (Bachelor) |
| Prof. Dr. Josef Wieland | Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance (Bachelor) |
| Relational Economics (Master) | |
| Prof. Dr. Matthias Weiss | Advanced Methods - Studying the Digital Transformation of Workplaces (Bachelor) |
| Management of Innovation and Transformation (Bachelor) | |
| Prof. Dr. Andreas Ostermeier | Accounting & Reporting (Master) |
| Digital Perspectives to Performance Measurement |
Contact
Head of Institute for a Sustainable Economy | ISE
Director ZF-Centre for Sustainability Research
| Phone: | +49 7541 6009 -1231 |
| Room: | Semi 1.13L |