Industry Collaborations

CollaboratorsProject SummaryPublished Reports, if applicable
LululemonConducted literature review, provided behavioural insights analysis, and advised on how to encourage consumers to choose sustainable apparel and accessories.
StarbucksConducted literature review, provided behavioural insights analysis, and created report on key recommendations around reducing consumer usage of disposable coffee cups.
MakeWay (Share, Reuse, Repair Initiative)Created programing and support materials to encourage consumer behaviours that support the circular economy.“SHIFTing Consumer Behaviour Pilot Program”
Brands for Good Collaboratory
(with BBMG, P&G, Heineken, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Johnson & Johnson, National Geographic, and others)
Created a framework for thinking about what encourages consumers to pursue sustainable, healthy, and meaningful lives.“The Pull Factor Project” Report
SitraConducted a literature review, produced a summary report, and created training materials to help entrepreneurs and other practitioners encourage ecological consumer behaviours.“SHIFT: A review and framework for encouraging ecologically sustainable consumer behaviour”
Health CanadaUndertook an analysis and report on the relationship between regulatory changes and variations in tobacco packaging over time.“The package as a weapon of influence: Changes to cigarette packaging design as a function of regulatory changes in Canada”
Celgene Health CareProvided advice on customer engagement and undertook a review of the ways in which people cope with social and clinical dimensions of chronic conditions.“The THRIVE model: A framework and review of internal and external predictors of coping with chronic illness”
The SPCAConducted research on charitable giving behaviours.
The United WayConducted research on charitable giving behaviours.
The City of CalgaryConducted research and provided recommendations on encouraging residential recycling and composting behaviours.“It’s the Mind-Set that Matters: The Role of Construal Level and Message Framing in Influencing Consumer Efficacy and Conservation Behaviors”

“When Do (and Don’t) Normative Appeals Influence Sustainable Consumer Behaviors?
Big Rock BreweryConducted research and made recommendations on consumer reactions to moderation messages.

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