Prof. Dr. Edeltraud Guenther

Edeltraud Guenther received her doctorate in Environmental Accounting from the Universitaet Augsburg and holds the Chair in Environmental Management and Accounting at the Technische Universitaet Dresden since 1996. She has been visiting professor at the University of Virginia (USA) and is currently visiting professor at Kobe University (Japan). Guenther teaches and researches extensively in the fields of sustainability management, environmental performance measurement and analyses the hurdles involved. Most recently, Prof. Günther has initiated PRISMA, the Centre for Performance and Policy Research in Sustainability Measurement and Assessment. PRISMA is an interdisciplinary research centre joining diverse faculties with the aim of developing holistic sustainability assessment methods. Praxis relevant research collaborations, transfer of methodological developments via training and solutions to societal sustainability issues are prioritised.