Influencing Behaviour and Decision-making in Businesses and other Organisations towards increased Energy Efficiency

Background

This workshop brought together a range of stakeholders to explore how to more effectively influence businesses and other organisations to increase energy efficiency. The workshop aimed at gaining a better understanding of how decisions are made and what types of information or actions influence behaviour and decision-making.  The objective of the workshop was to identify effective and promising approaches to increase the impact of energy efficiency programmes.We discussed programme success factors, triggers and types of information needed to stimulate behaviour change. We explored costs involved in achieving change organisations and how people and organisations interact with new technologies changes – especially controls and metering systems. During the workshop we explored how to effectively link energy efficiency to priorities, how to ensure senior management buy-in, and how to promote a culture of energy efficiency and ultimately embed energy efficiency into business operations. 

Workshop Report: Influencing Business Behaviour and Decision Making to Improve Energy Efficiency

Agenda

SESSION 1: Understanding energy efficiency behaviour and decision- in businesses and organisations; a framework for promoting energy efficiency and improving the effectiveness of energy efficiency programmes

Welcome and Introduction
Kamel Ben Naceur, Director, Sustainable Energy Policy and Technology, IEA

Overview and workshop objectives
Vida Rozite, Energy Efficiency Unit, IEA 

- Perspectives on behaviour in organizations. Discussing different views and adding theories about the firm into the picture
Mats Bladh, Swedish Energy Agency

Research on behaviour and decision-making in organisations
Sarah Darby, University of Oxford

Understanding the behavioural drivers of organisational decision making
Daniel Alford, DECC, UK

SESSION 2: Lessons learned from energy efficiency programmes or interventions targeting organisations  

Stimulating energy efficient behaviour in business – programme results and lessons learned:
John Randles, SEAI, Ireland

Driving energy efficiency in the UK’s large energy users: Findings from the evaluation of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
Laura Edwards, DECC, UK

Increasing energy efficiency in the Netherlands by behavioural insights: randomised controlled trials
Eva van den Broek, Ministry of Economy, Netherlands

Role of policy and regulatory environment in driving investment decision-making
Jonathan Sinton, The World Bank

Investment principles to promote energy efficiency and mobilisation of financial institutions
Annie Degen-Neuville, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

SESSION 3: Decision-making and behaviour in organisations

Industrial CO2 Mitigation and Energy Efficiency- A Driving Force for New Strategic Decision-Making and Cooperation in Process Industries
Thore Berntsson, Chair of IEA IA IETS

Fostering organisational energy management in industry – Efficiency Nova Scotia’s insights and results
Andrea Henwood, Efficiency Nova Scotia

What drives businesses to engage in energy efficiency and connect with energy service companies
Zhao Ming (Lily) 

China Energy Management Companies Association What drives decision making in businesses - Experiences from companies in the US and China
Robert P. Taylor, Energy Pathways LLC (no presentation available)

SESSION 4:  Focus on the use of data to inform decision making including real-time measurement, data analysis, management and control technologies and how they can aid the provision of information and guidance that can influence behaviour/decision-making 

Technology impacts: Energy Performance & Behaviours
Jean-Jacques Marchais, Schneider Electric

Innovative approach to information delivery
Elhay Farkash, Light App

Experiences and opportunities of using ICT to influence decision making and behavioural change
Simon Hill, Opower

Modelling behavioural factors to support policy design, Overview of Australian Experience, video presentation (password CWA001)
‌Amandine Denis and Rob Kelly, ClimateWorksAustralia 

SESSION 5: Explore how to promote the establishment of energy efficiency culture and how to embed energy efficiency in business operations and the work of organisations

Energy efficiency culture
Ulrika Wising, DNV GL

Energy efficiency behaviour change and business models
Ruth Mourik, IEA IA DSM and

Lessons learnt in IEA DSM Tasks 24 and 25
Boukje Huijben, IEA IA DSM

A WICKED approach to energy strategies in retail organisations
Kathryn Janda, University of Oxford

Energy performance contracts and behaviour  
Antonio Ciccarelli, SEA

Increase capacities for actual implementation of energy efficiency measures in Industry and Services in the H2020 Programme of the European Commission
Céline Tougeron, Executive Agency for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (EASME) 

What drives the establishment of an energy efficiency culture - “Steam up” project
Ronald Vermeeren, Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Perspectives on behaviour in organisations
Arash Aazami , Kamangir,  Beyond Boundaries