Our founder Carolin Barr’s opinion piece on “What if the real recycling problem is in our heads?” was recently published on The Straits Times. Despite growing awareness of environmental issues, recycling rates in Singapore remain low. Carolin’s article sheds light on an important truth: knowledge alone doesn’t always lead to action. Our cognitive biases and...

Closing the Intention-Action Gap: Carolin Barr on the UNBiased Podcast 🎧 We often know what we should do to live more sustainably. Yet, taking action can feel surprisingly difficult. Why is that? On episode 63 of the UNBiased Podcast, our founder Carolin Barr explores this very question with host Dharshi Harindra. Their conversation focuses on...

Celebrating Women in Impact: susGain founder featured by Sustainability Women APAC We’re excited to share that Sustainability Women APAC has featured our founder, Carolin Barr, in their Women in Impact series! This spotlight is a wonderful acknowledgment of Carolin’s journey and dedication to making sustainable living more accessible, engaging, and rewarding. Since founding susGain in...

Our founder, Carolin Barr, took the stage at the TEDxESSECAsiaPacific event to deliver an insightful talk on “Overcoming Cognitive Bias in Sustainability.”   Many of us struggle to adopt sustainable habits because of inertia and cognitive biases, which create a gap between what we intend to do and what we actually do. In her talk,...

We are proud to share that the susGain team has received the prestigious Company of Good recognition from National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC)!   As a 3 Hearts organization, we are recognized as a leading entity dedicated to purposeful impact across five key areas: People, Society, Governance, Environment, and Economy. Our passion for driving...

We are thrilled to announce that susGain has been selected for UOB FinLab’s GreenTech Accelerator Programme 2024!   During the kickoff event on 27th June 2024, our founder Carolin Barr K. shared more about susGain’s sustainability engagement app that drives behavioral change within communities such as corporates, schools and NGOs while measuring collective impact. The...

  Our founder Carolin Barr was interviewed by Megumi from IDEAS FOR GOOD – a Japanese web magazine that covers ideas from around the world that is meant for the social good. Carolin shares in the interview how susGain’s engagement programmes drive sustainable behavioural change within communities through our gamified susGain app. Check out the...

  We are excited to announce that susGain has been awarded for Google Play’s Best of 2023 in two categories!  Best App (Singapore) Best App for Good (Singapore) Thank you so much to our susGain community including all our users and partners that worked together with us, as well as Google Play for nominating us!...

  On EP 5 of OCBC’s ‘Hear from Her’ podcast series, our founder Carolin Barr joined Credit Analyst Ezien Hoo to discuss the following points: 🌎 Embracing Sustainable Lifestyles: Carolin explains how our Gamified Engagement app supports individuals in adopting sustainable habits. 🏢 Corporate & Community Initiatives: susGain designs employee engagement programs, events, and experiences...

On EP 61 of The Social Innovation Podcast, Michael Waitze spoke to our founder Carolin Barr. Here are some of the topics covered: How her work in behavioral science helps her understand how to drive behavioral change The importance of cultural norms and social influence Culture is an important part of her identity What influences...