Professor für Internationales Management, Nachhaltigkeit und Erneuerbare Energien
Campus: CI10 345
Sigmaringer Str. 25 72622 Nürtingen
Office hours: nach Vereinbarung
CV

2016
Visiting Researcher at Aix-Marseille Université, Faculté d'Economie et de Gestion: Forschungstätigkeit

2015
Visiting Faculty at Portland State University, School of Business Administration: Lehrtätigkeit

since 04/2013

Institute for International Research on Sustainable Management and Renewable Energy: Director

since 03/2012

Nuertingen-Geislingen University: Professor for international management and renewable energy

since 05/2011

Independent management consultant

06/2007 – 04/2011

NAWARO BioEnergie AG (http://www.nawaro.ag/de/): Director, last position: CFO, board member

10/1998 - 05/2007

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (www.rolandberger.com), Munich and Tokyo: Senior Project Manager

10/1991 – 09/1993

Siemens AG, Transportation Systems Division, Braunschweig and Berlin (www.siemens.com): Commercial apprenticeship

 

Education

01/2005 – 09/2006

European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany: Doctoral program in business administration, Dr. rer. pol. (Ph.D.)

10/1993 – 09/1998

Mannheim University and Heidelberg University, Germany: Studies in business administration and Japanese studies, Diplom-Kaufmann (Master’s degree)

04/1997 – 03/1998

Hitotsubashi University, Japan, Graduate School of Commerce: Research Student

 

Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies

Reviewer for Scientific Journals

  • Energy Policy
  • Energy, Sustainability and Society
  • Sustainability
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • GAIA

Reviewer/Expert funding organizations

  • Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V.

 

Publikationen

2024

Herbes, C., Mielinger, E., Krauter, V., Arranz, E., Hurtado, R. M. C., Marcos, B., Poças, F., Maya, S. R., & Weinrich, R. (2024). "Company views of consumers regarding sustainable packaging" , Sustainable Production and Consumption , 52 , 136 — 150.

DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2024.10.018

Weinrich, R., Mielinger, E., Krauter, V., Arranz, E., Camara Hurtado, R. M., Marcos, B., Poças, F., Maya, S. R., & Herbes, C. (2024). "Decision-making processes on sustainable packaging options in the European food sector" , Journal of Cleaner Production , 139918.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139918

Braun, H., Herbes, C., & Rilling, B. (2024). "Den Torfausstieg gut begleiten" , DEGA Grüner Markt , 2024 (05/06), 40 — 43.
Haag, S., Apfel, D., & Herbes, C. (2024). "Do development finance projects facilitate domestic renewable energy transitions? The role of small economic actors in Senegal" , Energy Research & Social Science , 115 , 103598.

DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103598

Braun, H., Apfel, D., Rilling, B., & Herbes, C. (2024). "On the irrelevance of (peat-free) substrates - Qualitative insights into the social practices of hobby gardeners in Germany" , Cleaner and Responsible Consumption , 14 , 100201. Elsevier .

DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100201

Rilling, B., Kurz, P., & Herbes, C. (2024). "Renewable gases in the heating market: Identifying consumer preferences through a Discrete Choice Experiment" , Energy Policy , 113857. Elsevier BV .

DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113857

2023

Weinrich, R., & Herbes, C. (2023). "Consumer research on bioplastics: A systematic review" , Q Open , 3 (1), qoad013.

DOI: 10.1093/qopen/qoad013

Herbes, C. (2023). "International Management and Sustainability" in Sustainable Business Management , Ernst, Dietmar and Gabriel, Robert and Sailer, Ulrich, Eds. Hochschule Nürtingen-Geislingen , 159 — 170.

DOI: 10.24053/9783739882017-0

ISBN 978-3-7398-3201-2:

Braun, H., Apfel, D., Rilling, B., & Herbes, C. (2023). Supplementary material to: On the irrelevance of (peat-free) substrates - Qualitative insights into the social practices of hobby gardeners in Germany.
Apfel, D., & Herbes, C. (2023). Supplementary material to: What drives Senegalese SMEs to adopt renewable energy technologies? Applying an extended UTAUT2 model to a developing economy.

2022

Dörnyei, K. R., Bauer, A., Krauter, V., & Herbes, C. (2022). "(Not) Communicating the Environmental Friendliness of Food Packaging to Consumers" , Foods , 11 (9), 1371.

DOI: 10.3390/foods11091371

Cruz, R. M. S., Krauter, V., Krauter, S., Agriopoulou, S., Weinrich, R., Herbes, C., Scholten, P. B. V., Uysal-Unalan, I., Sogut, E., Kopacic, S., Lahti, J., Rutkaite, R., & Varzakas, T. (2022). "Bioplastics for Food Packaging: Environmental Impact, Trends and Regulatory Aspects" , Foods , 11 , 3087.

DOI: 10.3390/foods11193087

Rilling, B., & Herbes, C. (2022). "Consumer preferences for renewable gas options: Qualitative insights into the German heating market" , Energy Research & Social Science , 2022 (91), 38.

DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2022.102744

File : https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:950-opus4-29724

Rilling, B., & Herbes, C. (2022). "Invisible, intangible, irrelevant, yet inevitable? Qualitative insights into consumer perceptions of heating tariffs and drop-in renewable gases in the German domestic heating market" , Energy Research & Social Science , 2022 (91), 12.

DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2022.102744

2021

Roth, U., Wulf, S., Fechter, M., Herbes, C., & Dahlin, J. (2021). "Gärrestaufbereitung als Beitrag zur Nährstoffentfrachtung von Überschussregionen - Kosten und Treibhausgasemissionen" , Landtechnik , 76 (2), 68 — 95.

DOI: 10.15150/lt.2021.3266

Herbes, C., & Rilling, B. (2021). Green gas providers' marketing strategy is out of step with consumer preferences: A comparative analysis of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK.
Herbes, C. (2021). "Nachhaltiger Konsum" in Handbuch Globale Kompetenz , Hochschule Nürtingen-Geislingen , 1 — 18.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-30684-7_36-1

ISBN 9783658306847:

Herbes, C., Rilling, B., & Ringel, M. (2021). "Policy frameworks and voluntary markets for biomethane - How do different policies influence providers' product strategies?" , Energy Policy , 153 (June), 112292. Elsevier .

DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112292

Herbes, C., Rilling, B., & Holstenkamp, L. (2021). "Ready for new business models? Human and social capital in the management of renewable energy cooperatives in Germany" , Energy Policy , 156 , 112417. Elsevier .

DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112417

Rilling, B., Herbes, C., & Holstenkamp, L. (2021). Renewable Energy Cooperatives: Gaps in qualifications for new business models.
Apfel, D., Haag, S., & Herbes, C. (2021). "Research agendas on renewable energies in the Global South: A systematic literature review" , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews , 148 , 111228. Elsevier BV .

DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111228

Herbes, C. (2021). "The Market for Bio-Based Packaging: Consumers' Perceptions and Preferences Regarding Bio-Based Packaging" in Bio-Based Packaging: Material, Environmental and Economic Aspects , Sapuan, S. M. and Ilyas, R. A., Eds. Hochschule Nürtingen-Geislingen , 453 — 465.

DOI: 10.1002/9781119381228.ch26

ISBN 978-1-119-38107-5:

Apfel, D., & Herbes, C. (2021). "What Drives Senegalese SMEs to Adopt Renewable Energy Technologies?" , Sustainability , 13 (16), 9332.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169332

2020

Blazejewski, S., Dittmer, F., Buhl, A., Barth, A. S., & Herbes, C. (2020). ""That is Not What I Live For": How Lower-Level Green Employees Cope with Identity Tensions at Work" , Sustainability , 12 (14), 5778.

DOI: 10.3390/su12145778

Herbes, C., Rilling, B., MacDonald, S., Boutin, N., & Bigerna, S. (2020). "Are voluntary markets effective in replacing state-led support for the expansion of renewables? - A comparative analysis of voluntary green electricity markets in the UK, Germany, France and Italy" , Energy Policy , 141 , 111473.

DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111473

Publications

2024

Herbes, Carsten; Mielinger, Ellen; Krauter, Victoria; Arranz, Elena; Hurtado, Rosa María Càmara; Marcos, Begonya; Poças, Fàtima; Maya, Salvador Ruiz; Weinrich, Ramona
Company views of consumers regarding sustainable packaging
Sustainable Production and Consumption, 52 :136 — 150
2024
ISSN: 2352-5509

DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2024.10.018

Weinrich, Ramona; Mielinger, Ellen; Krauter, Victoria; Arranz, Elena; Camara Hurtado, Rosa Maria; Marcos, Begonya; Poças, Fàtima; Maya, Salvador Ruiz; Herbes, Carsten
Decision-making processes on sustainable packaging options in the European food sector
Journal of Cleaner Production (434) :139918
2024
ISSN: 0959-6526

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139918

Braun, Holger; Herbes, Carsten; Rilling, Benedikt
Den Torfausstieg gut begleiten
DEGA Grüner Markt, 2024 (05/06) :40 — 43
2024
Haag, Steffen; Apfel, Dorothee; Herbes, Carsten
Do development finance projects facilitate domestic renewable energy transitions? The role of small economic actors in Senegal
Energy Research & Social Science, 115 :103598
2024
ISSN: 2214-6296

DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103598

Braun, Holger; Apfel, Dorothee; Rilling, Benedikt; Herbes, Carsten
On the irrelevance of (peat-free) substrates - Qualitative insights into the social practices of hobby gardeners in Germany
Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 14 :100201
2024
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 2666-7843

DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100201

Rilling, Benedikt; Kurz, Peter; Herbes, Carsten
Renewable gases in the heating market: Identifying consumer preferences through a Discrete Choice Experiment
Energy Policy (184) :113857
2024
Publisher: Elsevier BV
ISSN: 0301-4215

DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113857

2023

Weinrich, Ramona; Herbes, Carsten
Consumer research on bioplastics: A systematic review
Q Open, 3 (1) :qoad013
2023
ISSN: 2633-9048

DOI: 10.1093/qopen/qoad013

Herbes, Carsten
International Management and Sustainability
In Ernst, Dietmar and Gabriel, Robert and Sailer, Ulrich, Editor, Sustainable Business Management from Sustainable Business Management
Page 159 — 170
Publisher: Hochschule Nürtingen-Geislingen
2023
159 — 170

DOI: 10.24053/9783739882017-0

ISBN 978-3-7398-3201-2:

Braun, Holger; Apfel, Dorothee; Rilling, Benedikt; Herbes, Carsten
Supplementary material to: On the irrelevance of (peat-free) substrates - Qualitative insights into the social practices of hobby gardeners in Germany
2023

File : https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:950-opus4-37425

Apfel, Dorothee; Herbes, Carsten
Supplementary material to: What drives Senegalese SMEs to adopt renewable energy technologies? Applying an extended UTAUT2 model to a developing economy
2023

File : https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:950-opus4-39041

2022

Dörnyei, Krisztina Rita; Bauer, Anna-Sophia; Krauter, Victoria; Herbes, Carsten
(Not) Communicating the Environmental Friendliness of Food Packaging to Consumers
Foods, 11 (9) :1371
2022
ISSN: 2304-8158

DOI: 10.3390/foods11091371

Cruz, Rui M. S.; Krauter, Victoria; Krauter, Simon; Agriopoulou, Sofia; Weinrich, Ramona; Herbes, Carsten; Scholten, Philip B. V.; Uysal-Unalan, Ilke; Sogut, Ece; Kopacic, Samir; Lahti, Johanna; Rutkaite, Ramune; Varzakas, Theodoros
Bioplastics for Food Packaging: Environmental Impact, Trends and Regulatory Aspects
Foods, 11 :3087
2022
ISSN: 2304-8158

DOI: 10.3390/foods11193087

Rilling, Benedikt; Herbes, Carsten
Consumer preferences for renewable gas options: Qualitative insights into the German heating market
Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 (91) :38
2022
ISSN: 2214-6296

DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2022.102744

File : https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:950-opus4-29724

Rilling, Benedikt; Herbes, Carsten
Invisible, intangible, irrelevant, yet inevitable? Qualitative insights into consumer perceptions of heating tariffs and drop-in renewable gases in the German domestic heating market
Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 (91) :12
2022
ISSN: 2214-6296

DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2022.102744

2021

Roth, Ursula; Wulf, Sebastian; Fechter, Maximilian; Herbes, Carsten; Dahlin, Johannes
Gärrestaufbereitung als Beitrag zur Nährstoffentfrachtung von Überschussregionen - Kosten und Treibhausgasemissionen
Landtechnik, 76 (2) :68 — 95
2021

DOI: 10.15150/lt.2021.3266

Herbes, Carsten; Rilling, Benedikt
Green gas providers' marketing strategy is out of step with consumer preferences: A comparative analysis of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK
2021
Herbes, Carsten
Nachhaltiger Konsum
Handbuch Globale Kompetenz from Handbuch Globale Kompetenz
Page 1 — 18
Publisher: Hochschule Nürtingen-Geislingen
2021
1 — 18

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-30684-7_36-1

ISBN 9783658306847:

Herbes, Carsten; Rilling, Benedikt; Ringel, Marc
Policy frameworks and voluntary markets for biomethane - How do different policies influence providers' product strategies?
Energy Policy, 153 (June) :112292
2021
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0301-4215

DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112292

Herbes, Carsten; Rilling, Benedikt; Holstenkamp, Lars
Ready for new business models? Human and social capital in the management of renewable energy cooperatives in Germany
Energy Policy, 156 :112417
2021
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0301-4215

DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112417

Rilling, Benedikt; Herbes, Carsten; Holstenkamp, Lars
Renewable Energy Cooperatives: Gaps in qualifications for new business models
2021
Apfel, Dorothee; Haag, Steffen; Herbes, Carsten
Research agendas on renewable energies in the Global South: A systematic literature review
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 148 :111228
2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
ISSN: 1364-0321

DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111228

Herbes, Carsten
The Market for Bio-Based Packaging: Consumers' Perceptions and Preferences Regarding Bio-Based Packaging
In Sapuan, S. M. and Ilyas, R. A., Editor, Bio-Based Packaging: Material, Environmental and Economic Aspects from Bio-Based Packaging: Material, Environmental and Economic Aspects
Page 453 — 465
Publisher: Hochschule Nürtingen-Geislingen
2021
453 — 465

DOI: 10.1002/9781119381228.ch26

ISBN 978-1-119-38107-5:

Apfel, Dorothee; Herbes, Carsten
What Drives Senegalese SMEs to Adopt Renewable Energy Technologies?
Sustainability, 13 (16) :9332
2021
ISSN: 2071-1050

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169332

2020

Blazejewski, Susanne; Dittmer, Franziska; Buhl, Anke; Barth, Andrea Simone; Herbes, Carsten
"That is Not What I Live For": How Lower-Level Green Employees Cope with Identity Tensions at Work
Sustainability, 12 (14) :5778
2020
ISSN: 2071-1050

DOI: 10.3390/su12145778

Herbes, Carsten; Rilling, Benedikt; MacDonald, Scott; Boutin, Nathalie; Bigerna, Simona
Are voluntary markets effective in replacing state-led support for the expansion of renewables? - A comparative analysis of voluntary green electricity markets in the UK, Germany, France and Italy
Energy Policy, 141 :111473
2020
ISSN: 0301-4215

DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111473