1. Working on the environment
Angela Ruepert, Kees Keizer, & Linda Steg

2. Organizations

3. Pro-environmental behaviour? ? ? ?

4. Key factors
Contextual factors
Biospheric values

5. Energy use at work

6. Energy use at work – What we did
Personal norms at work
Biospheric values
Pro-environmental behaviour at work

7. Energy use at work - Findings
Transport
Recycling
Waste prevention
Personal norms at work
Biospheric values
Energy use

8. Energy use at work - Findings
Transport
Recycling
Waste prevention
Personal norms at work
Biospheric values
Energy use

9. Energy use at work - Findings
Transport
Recycling
Waste prevention
Personal norms at work
Biospheric values
Energy use

10. Energy saving in the Harmonie building
Stuurgroep Duurzaamheid
How can we reduce energy use at work among employees of the University of Groningen?
Behavioural research
What is the influence of feedback and energysaving tips on energy use among employees?

11. Harmonie – What we did (1)

12. Harmonie – What we did (2)

13. Harmonie – Findings Room for energy savings (e.g., at the weekend)
Employees were interested in saving energy at work, but had difficulties to do so
No clear effect of the feedback on energy use

14. Contextual factors need to facilitate pro-environmental behaviour at work

15. Facilitating
Supporting

16. Corporate environmental responsibility (CER) – What we did

17. CER in the lab – What we did
Investment decisions

18. CER in the lab – Findings

19. CER at the municipality of Groningen

20. Contextual factors can support pro-environmental behaviour at work

21. Implications Create a facilitating context Create a supporting context
Encourage people with different value strength
Create a facilitating context
Create a supporting context

22. Thank you!