Reducing Water Demand through Behavioural Incentivisation

Reducing Water Demand through Behavioural Incentivisation

Breakthrough 4: Catalyst
Protecting & enhancing the environment Responding and adapting to climate change

Reducing Water Demand through Behavioural Incentivisation

Amount awarded: £1,874,010 

Led by: Severn Trent Water 

Partners: Consumer Council for Water, Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig, Nectar 360 Ltd, Portsmouth Water, South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water, Spring Innovation Ltd 

We have partnered with Nectar, the UK’s largest loyalty scheme and customer behaviour experts to develop a utility-sector first: using smart meter gamification to incentivise customers to reduce their consumption by awarding points for water-efficient behaviour. This can also drive lower water and energy bills for customers.  

“This funding enables us to partner with Nectar to trial at scale and pace behavioural incentivisation to drive change in deep-set customer behaviours. This will support sector commitments to reduce water consumption to 110 litres per person per day by 2050, helping to protect the environment and ensure resilient supplies.” – Tanvir Razvi, Business Strategy and Development Manager, Severn Trent Water Ltd