Representative of the chair
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Represantative of the chair
NameMr Prof. Dr. Remmer Sassen
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Chair of Business Administration, esp. Sustainability Management and Environmental Accounting
Chair of Business Administration, esp. Sustainability Management and Environmental Accounting
Visiting address:
Hülße-Bau, HÜL 190 (Südflügel) Helmholtzstraße 10
01069 Dresden
Office hours:
appointment by arrangement
Academic Career
- 10/2020 – to date: Professor of the Chair of Business Administration, esp. Environmental Management at TU Dresden
- 10/2019 – to date: Representative of the Chair of Business Management, esp. Sustainability Management and Environmental Accounting at TU Dresden
- 04/2019 – 09/2019: Representative of the Chair of Accounting and Corporate Governance at Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg
- 11/2018: Research stay at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (Johns Hopkins Carey Business School), USA
- 11/2017: Research stay at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (Johns Hopkins Carey Business School), USA
- 06/2017 – 03/2019: Research associate at the Chair of Capital Markets and Management, University of Hamburg (Prof. Dr. Alexander Bassen)
- 06/2017: Postdoctoral qualification in the field of Business Management issued by the Faculty of Business Administration, University of Hamburg
- 11/2016 – to 04/2021: Operational Leadership of the joint project „Sustainability at Higher Education Institutions: develop - network - report (HOCH-N)”
- 02/2011 – 05/2017: Research associate (and Habilitation candidate) at the Institute of Auditing and Taxation, Chair of Audit and Fiduciary Services, University of Hamburg (Prof. Dr. Carl-Christian Freidank); Habilitation with the topic “Influence of corporate governance on the further development of management and reporting of companies” (Original German title: „Einfluss der Corporate Governance auf die Weiterentwicklung der Steuerung und Berichterstattung von Unternehmen”
- 11/2016 – 12/2016: Research stay at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (Johns Hopkins Carey Business School), USA
- 02/2016 – 04/2016: Research stay at Macquarie University Sydney (Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance), Australia
- 03/2014: Research stay at Macquarie University Sydney (Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance), Australia
- 08/2012 – 10/2012: Research stay at University of California in Berkeley (Haas School of Business), USA
- 05/2007 – 01/2011: Research associate and doctoral student at the Institut of Auditing and Taxation, Chair of Audit and Fiduciary Services, University of Hamburg (Prof. Dr. Carl-Christian Freidank); Doctorate in Dr. rer. pol at the University of Hamburg ("with honours”)
Education
- 04/2008 – 10/2010: Study of Higher Education at University of Hamburg (Abschluss: Master of Higher Education)
- 04/2002 – 05/2006: Study of Political and Business Science at Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg (Degree: Magister Artium)
- 10/2000 – 07/2005: Study of Business Management and Law at Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg (Degree: Diplom-Kaufmann)
Publications
2023
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Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung im Kontext einer gesamtinstitutionellen Nachhaltigen Entwicklung von Hochschulen , 2023, Wie gelingt eine gesamt-institutionelle Nachhaltige Entwicklung von Hochschulen? Stand und Forschungsperspektiven. Rieckmann, M., Giesenbauer, B., Nölting, B., Potthast, T. & Schmitt, C. T. (eds.). Leverkusen, p. 1-16, 16 p.Research output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/anthology/report
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Sustainability reporting of German healthcare companies: A comparison , 2023, In: International Journal of Comparative ManagementResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
2022
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What are the motivations for and obstacles to disclosing voluntary sustainability information by U.S. universities in STARS reports? , 20 Jul 2022, In: Journal of cleaner production. 359, 15 p., 131912Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Editorial to special issue on: Assessing the contribution of higher education institutions to sustainable development , 21 Feb 2022, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 23, 2, p. 213-217, 5 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Editorial (Lead article)
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Which internal corporate governance mechanisms drive corporate sustainability? , 1 Jan 2022, In: Journal of environmental management. 301, 113780Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Einflüsse von Corporate Governance- und nachhaltigkeitsorientierten Normen auf das Controlling , 2022, Handbuch ControllingResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/anthology/report
2021
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Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting of Pharmaceutical Companies , 2021, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 2021, p. 447-481Research output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Lobbying im Kontext des Merkblatts zum Umgang mit Nachhaltigkeitsrisiken der Bun-desanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) , 2021, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. p. 52-86Research output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Prioritizing cross-disciplinary competencies for thesis transferability: Piloting a research-based incubator for exploring transformative solutions , 2021, Gemeinschaften in Neuen Medien. Digitale Partizipation in hybriden Realitäten und Gemeinschaften. : 24. Workshop GeNeMe‘21 Gemeinschaften in Neuen Medien. Köhler, T., Schoop, E., Kahnwald, N. & Sonntag, R. (eds.). TUDpress - Verlag der Wissenschaften, Dresden, p. 400-407, 8 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
2020
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The relationship between environmental performance and environmental disclosure: A meta-analysis , Oct 2020, In: Journal of industrial ecology / School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University. 24, 5, p. 1140-1157Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Editorial Boards
- Assistant Editor; International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (IJSHE)
Professional Activities Beyond Academia
- 08/2005 – 05/2007: Audit Assistant (Prüfungsassistent) at Arbitax AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft/Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, Oldenburg
- 08/2000 – 07/2005: Working Student (Werkstudent) at Volksbank Jever eG
- 08/1997 – 07/2000: Professional Training (Berufsausbildung): Bank Clerk at Volksbank Jever eG
Memberships
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PRISMA - Centre for Sustainability Assessment and Policy
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Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft e.V.
- Working Group “Corporate Governance Reporting” of the Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft e.V.
- The German Academic Association of Business Research e.V. (VHB)
- Scientific Commission Sustainability Management (WK NAMA)
- Scientific Commission Accounting (WK RECH)