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Initiating sustainable behavior: Green nudging in the company

Methods for promoting environmentally friendly behavior among employees and customers

This training is held in German.
More and more companies are putting sustainability on their agenda and formulating ambitious goals. This is actually the perfect time to launch sustainable products and start sustainability initiatives. However, studies regularly reveal a discrepancy between aspiration and reality, the so-called intention-action gap. Get to know the basics of green nudging and find out how you can initiate behavioral changes without bans. You will receive valuable tools and frameworks from behavioral science to promote sustainable practices in your company.

Contents

Module 1: Basics of behavioral science & green nudges

  • Psychological barriers that prevent sustainable behavior.
  • Definition and objectives of green nudging to promote sustainable action.
  • Green nudges in practice: examples from the areas of energy, waste and recycling, nutrition, trade and water.

Trainer: Matthias Höppner

 

Module 2: Promoting behavioral change

  • Focus on behavioral sciences - what are the possible applications?
  • The process of changing key behavior.
  • Presentation of various frameworks that promote sustainable behavior without imposing bans or restrictions.
  • Exercise on the COM-B framework.

Trainer: Dr. Laura Sommer

Learning environment

Once you have registered, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services relating to this training course in your online learning environment.

Your benefit

  • You will learn about the psychological foundations of decisions in the area of sustainability.
  • You will learn how you can influence behavioral change without prohibitions or restrictions. The focus is on how the decision design can be adapted to promote sustainable behavior.
  • You know the concept of green nudging.
  • You will receive numerous examples of green nudges and know how to implement them in your company.

Methods

Trainer input, group and individual exercises, best-practice examples of green nudges, frameworks from behavioral science, exchange of experiences, practical workshop.

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Recommended for

The training is aimed at sustainability officers, change agents, environmental managers or decision-makers in companies as well as anyone who is interested in promoting environmentally friendly behavior and wants to initiate a real change towards more sustainability. No prior knowledge is required.

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