Prof. Dr. Sabine Joeris

Institution

School of Business

Function

  • Director of Studies Sustainability Management (M.A.)
  • Faculty Academic Advisor Sustainability Management (M.A.)

Room

W 2.15

Degree Programs

Technology Management (M.Eng.)Business Administration (B.A.)International Management (B.A.)Sustainability Management (M.A.)

Phone

+49 821 5586 2922

E-Mail

sabine.joeris(at)tha.de

Office Hours

By appointment via email

  • Supply Chain Controlling
  • Sustainability Reporting
  • Sustainability Controlling
  • Sustainable Supply Chains
  • Sustainable Corporate Governance

Prof. Dr. Sabine Joeris is a professor of Controlling and Sustainability at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences. Since 2024, she has headed the master’s program in Sustainability Management, which she also initiated and designed. Prior to that, she served for many years as Dean of Academic Affairs in the School of Business and was actively involved as the representative for Education for Sustainable Development. Her academic career began with a degree in business administration from the University of Regensburg, followed by a doctorate from the University of the German Armed Forces in Munich in the field of purchasing and supply chain management.

She gained international experience during an assignment abroad as a buyer at Quelle Far East & Co in Hong Kong. Throughout her professional career, she has also held various leadership positions, including Managing Director of servicelogiQ GmbH, Project Manager for Fulfillment at Arcandor, and a role at a logistics consulting firm specializing in strategic procurement and logistics.

Bachelor's Degree Programs

  • Seminar on Sustainable Development and Responsible Business Practices
  • Sustainability Management and Strategic Controlling
  • Sustainable Fashion
  • Various Other Projects

Master’s Programs

  • Fundamentals of Sustainability
  • Sustainable Supply Chain
  • Sustainable Business Management
  • Sustainability Reporting and Certification
  • Financial Controlling
  • SustainLab
  • Major Master’s Project
  • Small Master's Project

Prof. Joeris's research focuses on sustainability reporting for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Publications
2025Joeris (2025). Holistic Risk Management in Procurement—Strategies for Integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance Criteria. In Ludin & Wellbrock (Eds.), Management of Risk, Sustainability, and AI in Procurement (pp. 293–324). Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-47228-3
 Joeris, Schindlbeck (2025). Data-Driven Sustainability Transformation in Augsburg. In: Sustainable Industry, No. 2, pp. 50–53.
 Joeris (2025). Effectively Managing Sustainability in SMEs—Implementing a Measurement and Reporting System in Nine Steps. In: zfo Journal of Leadership + Organization, 6/2025, pp. 394–401.
2024Joeris (2024). Skills for Sustainable Transformation: Practical Instruction at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences. In Dernbach & Klages (Eds.), Interdisciplinary Teaching for Sustainable Development. Nuremberg. doi.org/10.34646/thn/ohmdok-1567
 Gossel & Joeris (2024). University Transformation Now! The New University, 1, 24–27.
 Borchert, Engelien, Joeris, & Weilhofen (2024). Sustainability in SMEs—A 6-Step Guide. White paper by the Green Controlling for Responsible Business expert group at the ICV, Wörthsee.
 Joeris (2024). Sustainability in SMEs: A Practical Guide to Strategic Implementation. Controlling—Journal for Performance-Oriented Corporate Management, 6, 48–49.
2023Joeris, Kämmler-Burrak, & Möhrer (2023). Sustainability Controlling and Reporting in Transition. REthinking Finance, 1, 37–46.
 Joeris et al. (Eds.) (2023). Position Paper: Higher Education Transformation Now. Neudietendorf. hochschultransformation.jetzt
 Joeris, & Rötzel (2023). Trends in Sustainability Controlling—Empirical Findings from the ICV’s 2022 Green Controlling Study. Controlling—Journal for Performance-Oriented Corporate Management, 6, 44–52.
2022Joeris (Ed.) (2022). Corporate Social Responsibility for SMEs. Development of an Online Self-Assessment Tool for an Initial Evaluation of Organizational Sustainability. Augsburg. doi.org/10.23779/0013.
 Brovkov & Joeris (2022). Teaching Sustainability Skills in a Practical and Interdisciplinary Manner. Regensburg. doi.org/10.57825/repo_in-3242
 Joeris (2022). Analysis of Augsburg University of Applied Sciences’ Stakeholders Regarding the Importance of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and the Resulting Implications for the Curriculum. Augsburg. (White Paper)
Poster
Summer Semester 2022CSR Barometer. Click this link to view the poster: Optimization of the CSR Barometer by Regio Augsburg Wirtschaft GmbH.
Summer Semester 2022“Sustain 2030” simulation game. Click this link to view the poster: Sustain2030. The SDG simulation game on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Presentations and Testimonials
February 26, 2025Focus on Sustainability: Drivers, Obstacles, and Action Strategies for Companies in the Region, IHK Schwaben
June 14, 2024Education for Sustainable Development: Skills, Learning Objectives, and Evaluation, BayZiel
January 22, 2024Sustainability Competencies, BayZiel
December 18, 2023“Sustainable Campus” Project, BayZiel
June 15, 2023ESD at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences—interdisciplinary and project-based, Nuremberg
June 7, 2023Sustainability Competencies at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences (Sustainability Network of the Foundation for Innovation in Teaching), Neudietendorf
May 24, 2023ESD at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences – Interdisciplinary and Project-Based, Augsburg
November 10, 2022Teaching Sustainability in an Interdisciplinary and Project-Based Manner, Augsburg
May 4, 2022Sustainability Workshop, Bavarian Universities of Applied Sciences Teaching Forum, Regensburg
 
PodcastsSustainability in Higher Education—The Teaching Concept at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences. Click the link to listen to the podcast: Podcast.
Publications by Sabine Joeris

For her innovative teaching concepts, she was honored as

  • UNICUM Professor of the Year 2025 in the Business/Law category (3rd place),
  • recipient of the “2023 Teaching Award” from Augsburg University of Applied Sciences in the Seminar category,
  • and winner of the 2022 Bavarian Teaching Innovation Award.
  • Network for Higher Education Teaching
  • "Network for Higher Education Teaching in the Context of Sustainability" of the Foundation for Innovation in Higher Education Teaching
  • International Controller Association e.V.
  • Member of the ICV’s Green Controlling Working Group
  • Board of Trustees of the vbw Foundation for the Basic Resources of Bavaria

In addition to her professional expertise, Prof. Joeris holds numerous additional qualifications, including

Sustainability Monitor