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    Designing People-centered and Inclusive Climate Actions: Insights from Behavioral Science

    Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 9:30 AM until 12:30 PMMalay Peninsula Standard Time UTC +08:00



    Research suggests that conventional tools (e.g., regulations, incentives, information) can only be effective to a certain degree in the face of environmental challenges. "People-centered" climate actions, designed with insights from behavioral science and through a lens of equity and inclusion, could help us better tackle the barriers to effective behavioral change while facilitating inclusivity and equity.

    This masterclass will contain two parts: 1) Why is it that many people who say they value sustainability do not actually act pro-environmentally? Why do we say one thing but act another? Research in behavioral science provides us with critical insights in explaining the roles of our perception of time, our judgment about risk, our emotions and the barriers that affect the choices we make in a climate crisis. 2) Knowing that climate crisis does not impact everyone equally, what role do businesses play to promote inclusive and equitable climate actions? How might businesses create a new circular use of resources so that new business opportunities are unlocked while at the same time making a positive social impact?

    We will be joined by a special guest. Andres Espinosa Montes, MBA Class of 2023 and the former Corporate Social Responsibility Director at Qualfon will be sharing with us a business example “Mission Cuatro Cienegas” in which a business takes on environmental and societal challenges while at the same time bringing itself new opportunities.
     

    Agenda:

    TimeIn-personHybrid
    9:30 AM - 10:00 AMRegistration
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AMMasterclass by Prof Yi-Ren Wang with Special Guests, Andres Espinosa Montes
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PMCampus & Residential TourChat with Director of Admissions, Stephanie Wong 
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PMMeet-up with Director of Admissions, Stephanie Wong End


    About Yi-Ren Wang: 

    Yi-Ren Wang is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Asia School of Business. She received her Ph.D. in Management from the University of Alabama. She received her master’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York, and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from National Taiwan University. In 2022, she was selected by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology to receive the 2022 S. Rains Wallace Dissertation Award.

    Her research interests include precarious work, workplace inequality, behavioral poverty trap, socioeconomic mobility, work motivation, fairness, work-family dynamics, employee well-being, and workplace trauma. The ultimate goal of her research is to identify ways to reduce social disparities and promote upward mobility, particularly for workers in underprivileged conditions. She has ongoing projects aiming to 1) explain the motivational and behavioral challenges faced by underprivileged workers at work, 2) highlight the importance of organizational justice for promoting a long-term perspective and career investment for workers in precarity, and 3) theorize the transmission of occupational strain across life boundaries and between individuals.

    Registration is no longer available because the registration deadline has passed.