Dr. Claus-Heinrich Daub is Professor of Sustainable Management and Marketing at FHNW School of Business. He is also Adjunct Professor of Sociology at the University of Basel.

Prior to this, he held a number of management positions in strategy, research, marketing and communications and was a freelance journalist for newspapers and magazines in Germany and Switzerland. Claus is a regular speaker at international conferences and business events and author & editor of various books and publications. He is and has been a visiting professor & invited lecturer at several universities and a guest editor and board member of international scientific journals.

He is president of the Society for Scientific Publishing and a board member & a member of advisory councils covering CSR, cleantech, green marketing, and sustainable entrepreneurship, presently e.g. for oebu, the Swiss Business Council for Sustainable Development (board member), the trade association swisscleantech (member of the scientific advisory committee), Coop Switzerland (external expert of the fund for sustainability), and the Alternative Bank Switzerland (ABS) (member of the advisory board for sustainable investments). He is jury member of Climate Launchpad and of GREEN BRANDS Switzerland.

Claus obtained a BA from the University of Constance and earned an MA and a PhD from the University of Basel. In 2005 he did his post-doc (habilitation) on the responsibility of MNE in the process of sustainable development.

Specialties: Sustainable Management, Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Marketing, Green Marketing, Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship.

• President of the Society for Scientific Publishing
• Member of the Board of oebu, the Swiss Business Council for Sustainable Development
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the trade association swisscleantech
• Member of the Advisory Board for Sustainable Investments of the Alternative Bank Switzerland (ABS)
• Senior Advisor of the Coop (Switzerland) Fund for Sustainability
• Jury member of Climate Launchpad
• Jury member of GREEN BRANDS Switzerland
• Adjunct Professor (Privatdozent) in the Department of Sociology at the University of Basel

Research project «Zero Waste Innovation Lab (ZEWIL)»

Function: Head of the project team
Research consortium: University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Institute of Management, Impact Hub Basel
Duration: 01.01.2020 – ongoing
Funding: Innosuisse

Research project «Panorama et observatoire de l'Agenda 2030 au niveau local»

Function: Co-head of the project team
Research consortium: Haute Ecole d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud HEIG-VD, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Institute of Management, Globalité Management, Pusch, Association Ecoparc, Municipalities
Duration: 01.01.2020 – andauernd
Funding: Innosuisse

Swiss Student Sustainability Challenge

Function: Head of the project team
Duration: 01.01.2017 – ongoing
Funding: Mercator Foundation Switzerland, Pax Insurance Group
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Study “Importance and significance of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Companies in Switzerland” on behalf of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Function: Co-Head of the project team
Research consortium: Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Management and Law; University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Institute of Management, öbu – Swiss Business Council for Sustainable Development
Duration: 01.04.2017 - 31.12.2017
Funding: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Study “Environmental Targets of Companies in Switzerland“ on behalf of the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Economics and Innovation Division

Function: Head of the project team
Research consortium: University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Institute of Management; Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Management and Law
Duration: 01.04.2016 - 31.12.2016
Funding: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)

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• Web of Science ResearcherID: H-1825-2019
• Daub, Claus-Heinrich; Hasler, Marina; Verkuil, Arie Hans; Milow, Uta (2020), Universities talk, students walk: promoting innovative sustainability projects, International Journal for Sustainability in Higher Education 21(1), 97-111, DOI: 10.1108/IJSHE-04-2019-0149.
• Elford, Angélique Catharina; Daub, Claus-Heinrich (2019), Solutions for SMEs Challenged by CSR: A Multiple Cases Approach in the Food Industry within the DACH-Region, Sustainability 2019, 11(17), DOI: 10.3390/su11174758.
• Kutzschenbach, Michael; Daub, Claus-Heinrich (2019), Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Innovation Changing the System to the Better, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on New Business Models: New Business Models for Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Transformation, Berlin, 358-362.
• Hagedorn, Gregor; Loew, Thomas; Seneviratne, Sonia I.; Lucht, Wolfgang; Beck, Marie-Luise; Hesse, Janina; Knutti, Reto; Quaschning, Volker; Schleimer, Jan-Hendrik; Mattauch, Linus; Breyer, Christian; Hübener, Heike; Kirchengast, Gottfried; Chodura, Alice; Clausen, Jens; Creutzig, Felix; Darbi, Marianne; Daub, Claus-Heinrich; Ekardt, Felix; Göpel, Maja; Judith N., Hardt; Hertin, Julia; Hickler, Thomas; Köhncke, Arnulf; Köster, Stephan; Krohmer, Julia; Kromp-Kolb, Helga; Leinfelder, Reinhold; Mederake, Linda; Neuhaus, Michael; Rahmstorf, Stefan; Schmidt, Christine; Schneider, Christoph; Schneider, Gerhard; Seppelt, Ralf; Spindler, Uli; Springmann, Marco; Staab, Katharina; Stocker, Thomas F.; Steininger, Karl; Hirschhausen, Eckart von; Winter, Susanne; Wittau, Martin; Zens, Josef (2019), The concerns of the young protesters are justified: A statement by Scientists for Future concerning the protests for more climate protection, GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, Volume 28, Number 2, 2019, pp. 79-87(9), DOI: 10.14512/gaia.28.2.3.
• Mattauch, Linus; Creutzig, Felix; aus dem Moore, Nils; Franks, Max; Funke, Franziska; Jakob, Michael; Sager, Lutz; Schwarz, Moritz; Voß, Achim; Beck, Marie-Luise; Daub, Claus-Heinrich; Drupp, Moritz; Ekardt, Felix; Hagedorn, Gregor; Kirchner, Mathias; Kruse, Tobias; Loew, Thomas; Neuhoff, Karsten; Neuweg, Isabella; Peterson, Sonja; Roesti, Matthias; Schneider, Gerhard; Schmidt, Robert; Schwarze, Reimund; Siegmeier, Jan; Thalmann, Philippe; Wallacher, Johannes (2019), Antworten auf zentrale Fragen zur Einführung von CO2-Preisen: Gestaltungsoptionen und ihre Auswirkungen für den schnellen Übergang in die klimafreundliche Gesellschaft, Diskussionsbeiträge der Scientists for Future, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3371150.
• Winistörfer, H., Daub, C.-H., Thakur, S., Berger, V., Weber, M.-C. (2018): Bedeutung und Stellenwert der OECD-Leitsätze für multinationale Unternehmen in der Schweiz: Studie im Auftrag des Staatssekretariats für Wirtschaft SECO & der Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit DEZA. Bern: Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft SE-CO. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3724.
• Brand, Fridolin; Berger, Verena; Hetze, Katharina; Schmidt, Jörg E.U.; Weber, Marie-Kristin; Winistörfer, Herbert, Daub, Claus-Heinrich (2018), Overcoming current practical challenges in sustainability and integrated reporting: insights from a Swiss field study, Sustainability Management Forum December 2018, Volume 26, Issue 1–4, pp 35–46, DOI: 10.1007/s00550-018-0474-y.
• Daub, C.-H., Winistörfer, H. und M. C. Weber (2016), Umweltziele von Unternehmen in der Schweiz, Studie im Auftrag des Bundesamtes für Umwelt BAFU, Bern.
• Hetze, Katharina; Berger, Verena; Brand, Fridolin; Winistörfer, Herbert, Daub, C.-H. (2016), Overcoming Current Challenges in Sustainability Reporting: Insights from a Swiss Study, Abstract accepted at the 20th EMAN Conference "Two Decades of Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Accounting – What has been achieved?", 22-23 September 2016 in Lüneburg, Germany.
• Bearth, Angela, Miesler, Linda, Daub, C.-H. (2015), A Methodological Framework for Developing Sustainability Nudges, Abstract accepted at The 5th World Sustainability Forum, 7-9 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland.
• Daub, C.-H., Brand, Fridolin S., Berger, Verena, Hetze, Katharina, Winistörfer, Herbert (2015), Developing Guidance for Companies to Master Current Challenges in Sustainability Reporting: Two Case Studies from Banking and Tourism in Switzerland; Abstract accepted at The 5th World Sustainability Forum, 7-9 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland.