[Translate to English:] Institut für Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement

Team

Head of Institute

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a. Prof. Dr. André Martinuzzi
andre.martinuzzi (at) wu.ac.at
Tel.: +43-1-31336-4698

Sustainability Management, CSR, Responsible Innovation, Circular Economy

André Martinuzzi began his professional career as a management consultant in the software sector, completed a doctorate in business administration, and earned his habilitation in environmental management and sustainability policy. Approximately 25 years ago, he founded the Institute for Sustainability Management and has since implemented more than 50 EU-wide research projects in collaboration with partners from academia, industry, politics, and civil society. He has published over 100 journal articles, book chapters, and other scientific publications, and has delivered more than 150 scientific presentations. André has established "Humor and Sustainability" as a learning method, for which he has received several awards, and has taught over 2,000 students at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels about the principles, methods, and opportunities of sustainability management. His distinctive speaking style ensures attention, insights, and excellent feedback at both academic and corporate events.

Research Team

Mag. Andreas Endl
andreas.endl (at) wu.ac.at
Tel.: +43-1-31336-5452

Sustainable Consumption and Production, Minerals Policy, Governance

Andreas Endl's research focuses on sustainable consumption and production, good governance, and mineral policy. During his studies at the University of Vienna (AT) and the Free University of Brussels (BE) in Human Ecology, he delved into approaches to human-environment relationships. His expertise lies in both natural science aspects of the environment and ecosystem disciplines (such as climatology, soil and water cycles) and social science disciplines (such as political science theories related to environmental governance and sustainable development). Through his extensive work in EU-funded research projects like COBALT, MIN-GUIDE, and Minland, he has gained significant experience in policy field analysis within the mineral sector and the design of workshop-based stakeholder and peer-learning processes.

Anja Grüll

Anja Grüll, M.Sc.

anja.gruell (at) wu.ac.at

Tel.: +43-1-31336- 5714

Circular Economy, Innovative Business Models, Social Network Analysis

Anja Grüll studied Socio-Economics and Management at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, specializing her research and teaching in the field of circular economy. In her doctoral thesis, she analyzes EU-wide cooperative relationships between universities, companies, and NGOs, exploring new business models in the circular economy. She teaches at the undergraduate level (circular economy, supply chain management, and CSR) and at the master's level (sustainable development). In the EU project www.LIVING-INNOVATION.net, she developed workshop facilitation tools for blind and visually impaired individuals and contributed to the creation of ten high-quality videos. Additionally, Anja is an active member of the communication team of the Academy of Management's Organizations and the Natural Environment (ONE) division and organizes annual workshops.

Mag. Markus Hametner
markus.hametner (at) wu.ac.at
Tel.: +43-1-31336-5135

Monitoring and evaluation of sustainable development, sustainability indicators

Markus Hametner has studied Ecology and Environmental Economics and has been leading the research area of Sustainability Monitoring and Indicators for approximately 20 years. On behalf of the European Commission and the European Statistical Office (Eurostat), he has developed monitoring systems, analyzed the development of sustainability indicators, and evaluated sustainability programs. Markus possesses extensive experience in the design, application, and management of cooperative research projects and has published the results of his research in international journals.

Svetlana Ivanova

Svetlana Ivanova, M.A.

svetlana.ivanova (at) wu.ac.at

Responsible Innovation and Foresight, EU Reserach Projects

Svetlana Ivanova started her professional career in an organizational strategy consulting company in Moscow, studied public policy at the Central European University in Budapest and worked as a researchers at the University of Bern and at ISINNOVA, an Italian independent research institute. She is currently teaching and research assistant at the Institute for Managing Sustainability and pursues her PhD in the area of Responsible Research and Innovation. She has an academic track record in foresight and scenario technique, discursive institutional theory and currently works on trust in collaborative innovation. She teaches at bachelor level (responsible innovation) and PhD level (academic writing).

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Di-in Ursula Kopp, MSc, MBA

ursula.kopp (at) wu.ac.at

Tel.: +43-664 5027649

Sustainability Innovation, Multi-Stakeholder Processes, Evaluation of Sustainable Development, Sustainability Networks

Ursula Kopp brings over 20 years of experience in facilitating multi-stakeholder processes in the field of sustainable development, such as the development of the Austrian Sustainability Strategy, the Austrian CSR Strategy, and the Austrian Forest Dialogue. Furthermore, she has conducted research on innovation in sustainable development and worked with the method Design Thinking. Systemic evaluation of sustainability programs and projects has also been a part of her professional activities. Currently, she is involved in managing the ESDN – European Sustainable Development Network – Youth Network for UN Delegates and other national representatives for Sustainable Development.

Mariia Kostetckaia, M.A.
mariia.kostetckaia (at) wu.ac.at
Tel.: +43-1-31336-5453

Monitoring Nachhaltige Entwicklung

Mariia Kostetckaia hat sich auf das Monitoring Nachhaltiger Entwicklung spezialisiert. Sie arbeitet an Eurostat Monitoring Berichten zur nachhaltige Entwicklung und der Implementierung der Europa 2020 Strategie. Mariia hat Internationale Beziehungen an der staatliche Universität Sankt Petersburg (RU) studiert und ihre Ausbildung durch ein Masterstudium in Global Studies an der Universität Leipzig (DE) und der Universität Wien (AT) vertieft, wobei ihr Fokus auf internationalem Recht und Menschenrechten lag.

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Mariana Kovacic-Lukic, B.A. M.Sc.

mariana.kovacic-lukic (at) wu.ac.at

Tel.: +43-1-31336- 6853

Servitization and Sustainability in Supply Chain Management

Mariana Lukic beschäftigt sich mit Nachhaltigkeit in Lieferketten und vertieft dieses Thema in ihrer Dissertation. Die Umsetzung von gesetzlichen Regulatorien in Unternehmen, proaktives unternehmerisches Handeln und die Auswirkungen auf das Wertschöpfungsnetzwerk sind für sie besonders von Interesse. Sie arbeitet in den Horizon-2020 Projekten RE-SOURCING http://re-sourcing.eu/ und SUMEX https://www.sumexproject.eu/, die sich mit verantwortlicher Beschaffung in Rohstofflieferketten auseinandersetzen. Gemeinsam mit Andre Martinuzzi erstellt sie derzeit eine Analyse österreichischer Erfolgsbeispiele für Lieferkettenverantwortung. Nach ihrem Bachelorstudium der Internationalen Betriebswirtschaft an der Universität Wien hat Mariana ihren Master in Supply Chain Management an der WU mit Auszeichnung bestanden. Neben ihrem Interesse an Lieferketten, beschäftigt sie sich auch mit Sprachwissenschaft und absolviert einen Master in Angewandter Linguistik.

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Pooja Patki

pooja.patki (at) wu.ac.at

Die Arbeit von Pooja Patki konzentriert sich auf die Überwachung nachhaltiger Entwicklung. Sie arbeitet an Eurostat-Überwachungsberichten zur Umsetzung der Agenda 2030 für nachhaltige Entwicklung im EU-Kontext. Für ihren Bachelor hat Pooja Wirtschaft und Statistik studiert und später einen Master-Abschluss in Wirtschaft von der Universität Mumbai, Indien, erworben. Derzeit verfolgt sie ihren zweiten Master-Abschluss in Sozio-Ökologischer Ökonomie und Politik an der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, wo sie sich auf räumliche Ungleichheiten spezialisiert.

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Dr. Doris Schober
doris.schober (at) wu.ac.at
Tel.: +43-1-31336-4268

Non-Profit-Organisationen, Personal- und Freiwilligenmanagement

Die Expertise von Doris Schober zeichnet sich durch langjährige Erfahrung in Evaluierungen und Auswirkungsmessungen sowie zahlreiche Forschungsprojekte im Bereich gemeinnütziger Organisationen (NPO) aus. In ihrem Studium der Betriebswirtschaftslehre an der WU Wien hat sie ihren Fokus auf Marketing, Wirtschaftsinformatik und Ökologie und Gesellschaft gelegt. Ihre Dissertation verfasste sie zum Thema Personalmanagement, Arbeitszufriedenheit und Motivation in Pflege- und Betreuungsorganisationen. Als zertifizierte Resilienz-Trainerin beschäftigt sie sich auch insbesondere mit Belastungen, Konflikten, Krisen, Arbeitszufriedenheit und Motivation in Organisationen. Darüber hinaus ist sie Geschäftsführerin des NPO-Instituts, einem Verein, der Wissen praxisrelevant an gemeinnützige Organisationen weitergeben möchte und somit eine Brücke zwischen Forschung und Praxis schafft.

Angelo Spörk, LL.B. (WU)
angelo.spoerk (at) wu.ac.at
Tel.: +43-1-31336-5454

Storytelling, Video Production

Angelo Spörk, as part of the communication efforts for the Living Innovation Project, focuses on storytelling. He specializes in conveying complex scientific content. Additionally, he is involved in shooting and producing videos. Prior to this, Angelo spent over five years working as a radio host, editor, and program designer in Austria and Germany. Furthermore, he worked in the creative department of a FinTech startup in Vienna. Currently, he is studying business law at WU.