A LOAD OF BS ON SPORT

055: David Thomson on behavioural science for sustainability


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I welcome David Thomson, VP and Head of the Sustainability Practice at BEworks. Dave is a cognitive experimental psychologist working with large multinational corporations and governments on behaviour change challenges such as electricity consumption reduction, adoption of energy efficient technology and food waste reduction; all of which we touch on in the podcast.

Show notes

  • How do we bridge the values-action gap in sustainability?
  • Who’s responsibility is it – companies’ or consumers’?
  • The Tesla status symbol
  • Giving immediate benefits to solve a long-term problem
  • How prevalent is corporate greenwashing?
  • How to help people reduce domestic electricity consumption
  • Moving from small, isolated experiments to impact at scale
  • What makes great experimental design?
  • What mistakes has Dave made?

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