Please check out the SMASH Packaging games and video on The Sustainables website! 👉 https://www.emdgroup.com/en/sustainables/?ko=vh Thanks again to Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany for supporting BrainCraft and sponsoring this video. For more, check out this interview with Fabien Thibault on how the SMASH Packaging initiative is done responsibly: https://www.emdgroup.com/en/sustainables/story/smash-packaging/?ko=vh SUBSCRIBE to BrainCraft! 👉 http://ow.ly/rt5IE Good 🌏 = good 🧠? It turns out that going green might benefit more than just the environment – there are psychological benefits for you, too. My Twitter https://twitter.com/nessyhill | Instagram https://instagram.com/nessyhill CHAPTERS: 0:00 Wait, am I ruining the planet? 0:27 An Introduction to Sustainability & Psychology 0:45 The Research 1:28 Sustainable Behaviour and Well-Being 1:54 The Mechanisms 2:37 The Benefits of Sustainable Behaviour 3:06 Sustainability in Industry 3:25 What Merck is Doing 3:49 SMASH Packaging Yourself! REFERENCES 📚 Corral-Verdugo, V., Mireles-Acosta, J., Tapia-Fonllem, C., & Fraijo-Sing, B. (2011). Happiness as Correlate of Sustainable Behavior: A Study of Pro-Ecological, Frugal, Equitable and Altruistic Actions That Promote Subjective Wellbeing. Xiao, J.J., Li, H. Sustainable Consumption and Life Satisfaction. (2011). Social Indicators Research, 104, 323–329. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-010-9746-9 Mock, M., Omann, I., Polzin, C., Spekkink, W., Schuler, J., Pandur, V., Brizi, A. & Panno, Angelo. (2019). ‘Something inside me has been set in motion’: Exploring the psychological wellbeing of people engaged in sustainability initiatives. Ecological Economics, vol. 160(C), pages 1-11. Whitburn, J., Linklater, W. and Abrahamse, W. (2020), Meta‐analysis of human connection to nature and proenvironmental behavior. Conservation Biology, 34: 180-193. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13381 Kasser T. (2017). Living both well and sustainably: a review of the literature, with some reflections on future research, interventions and policy. Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 375(2095), 20160369. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2016.0369 Schmitt, M.T., Aknin, L., Axsen, J., & Shwom, R. (2018). Unpacking the Relationships Between Pro-Environmental Behavior, Life Satisfaction, and Perceived Ecological Threat. Ecological Economics, 143, 130-140. Kaida, N., Kaida, K. Pro-environmental behavior correlates with present and future subjective well-being. Environment, Development, and Sustainability. 18, 111–127 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-015-9629-y Capaldi, C. A., Dopko, R. L., & Zelenski, J. M. (2014). The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: a meta-analysis. Frontiers in psychology, 5, 976. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00976 Martin, L., White, M., Hunt, A., Richardson, M., Pahl, S., & Burt, J. (2020). Nature contact, nature connectedness and associations with health, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviours. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 68. 101389. 10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101389. Chekroud, S. R., Gueorguieva, R., Zheutlin, A. B., Paulus, M., Krumholz, H. M., Krystal, J. H., & Chekroud, A. M. (2018). Association between physical exercise and mental health in 1·2 million individuals in the USA between 2011 and 2015: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet Psychiatry, 5(9), 739–746. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30227-X Vert, C., Sánchez-Benavides, G., Martínez, D., Gotsens, X., Gramunt, N., Cirach, M., Molinuevo, J. L., Sunyer, J., Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J., Crous-Bou, M., & Gascon, M. (2017). Effect of long-term exposure to air pollution on anxiety and depression in adults: A cross-sectional study. International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 220(6), 1074–1080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.06.009 #sustainableliving #sustainability #alwayscurious