S&O Lunch Seminar on November 19th 2024 on Sustainable Consumption Behaviours

The S&O Institute is delighted to invite you to a lunch seminar on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024. at 12:00 PM in Room T001 at the HEC Paris campus.

The seminar will focus on sustainable consumer behavior, exploring insights from research and practice
 

For this session, we have the privilege of hosting two distinguished guests:

Stefano Lovo As our Academic Speaker Professor of Finance, HEC Paris, will present his research on "Carbon Information, Pricing, and Bans: Evidence from a Field Experiment" (Abstract below).	Garrette Clark As our Practitioner guest Programme Officer for Sustainable Lifestyles, United Nations Environment Programme, will discuss how to address household demand and enhance entrepreneurship education in light of new business models required to manage global resource scarcity.

This seminar offers a valuable opportunity to engage in discussions on these important topics. A lunch will be provided for all participants.
 

Abstract
 

Title: Carbon information, pricing, and bans. Evidence from a field experiment
 

Speaker: Stefano Lovo

Abstract (Preliminary): How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions due to individual consumption patterns? Our findings from a large-scale field experiment at a university canteen suggest that providing information on dishes' carbon footprint alone has no significant impact on users' habits. Instead, consumers voluntarily shift toward low-carbon footprint dishes only when carbon footprint information is coupled with a pricing system where dish prices and the carbon footprint of the dishes are positively correlated. Our work also suggests that a simple and effective way to reduce the carbon footprint of consumption is to regulate the supply by replacing high-carbon dishes with equally nourishing low-carbon dishes.

 

To participate

For organizational purposes, kindly confirm your attendance by November 12th by contacting Iiris Sacchet : sacchet@hec.fr

We look forward to reconnecting with you all!