Energy savings of private households are a timely topic in industrialized countries – not only to prevent further global climate change coming from the use of fossil resources but also to cope with the current energy crisis caused through rapidly increasing energy prices and foreseeable energy...

This study aims to better understand the direct and indirect (spillover effects) impact of a supermarket chain's sustainability label related to the two dimensions animal welfare and climate friendliness, introduced by a Swiss supermarket chain. By showing that the scale has a positive impact on...

Policy makers worldwide are reaching a consensus about the need to develop policies with a substantial impact on consumer behavior in order to meet the environmental grand challenges of this century: efficient use of scarce natural resources and climate change mitigation. Nonetheless, little...

Many countries have liberalized their residential electricity markets or are considering to do so. Liberalization provides consumers with more freedom of choice but also leads to higher choice complexity as consumers face a much larger number of different electricity contracts to choose from. We...

Feedback interventions are considered a promising instrument to promoteenergy conservation among households and thus, to mitigate climate change. Need. However,it remains unclear whether their effectiveness can be increased by incentivizing thepursuit of energy-savings goals. In this paper, we...