Author Archives: Climate Corps Fellow

Pfizer Cuts GHGs 20%, Employees Follow Suit

By | Bio | Published: October 23, 2012

Fellow: Jason Sekhon, 2012 EDF Climate Corps fellow at Pfizer Inc., MBA/MS candidate at University of Michigan Erb Institute Organization: Pfizer Inc. Opportunity: Over 100,000 employees at the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company Summary: Pfizer is already well on its way to company-wide sustainability, and I'm glad to be contributing by writing employee engagement plan [...]

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Hidden water, growing costs: My summer uncovering potential water savings at AT&T facilities

By | Bio | Published: September 25, 2012

By: Ravindra Bhandari, 2012 EDF Climate Corps fellow at AT&T, MBA candidate at Babson College I distinctly remember watching “An Inconvenient Truth” when the documentary was first released. It struck a deep emotional chord in me. I felt an obligation to do something but did not know where to begin. That changed this summer. As [...]

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Shorenstein Fellow Reflects on Returning to EDF Climate Corps for Year Number Two

By | Bio | Published: July 23, 2012

Fellow: Jaxon Love, 2012 EDF Climate Corps fellow at Shorenstein, MBA/MAcc Graduate at Lundquist School of Business, University of Oregon Organization: Shorenstein Opportunity: Jaxon Love began his 2012 EDF Climate Corps fellowship a year ahead of the pack Summary: Jaxon Love is one of three 2012 EDF Climate Corps fellows participating in the program for [...]

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Eight Ways National Geographic is Engaging Employees to Cut Costs

By | Bio | Published: July 11, 2012

By Katie DeWitt, 2012 EDF Climate Corps fellow at National Geographic Society, MBA candidate at University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business Organization: National Geographic Society (Nat Geo) Opportunity: 1,307 passionate employees Summary: Though the National Geographic Society is best known for inspiring people to care about the planet through educational materials and breathtaking [...]

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QTS 2012: Continuing the Quest for Data Center Energy Efficiency

By | Bio | Published: June 27, 2012

By: Neeraj Mokha, 2012 EDF Climate Corps fellow at QTS, MBA Candidate at Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management Organization: Quality Technology Services (QTS) Opportunity: 3 million square feet of data center space Challenge:Data centers require plenty of energy Quality Technology Services (QTS) announced yesterday it hired Sukrit Sehgal, QTS’s 2011 EDF Climate [...]

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A Hydrating Dose of Energy Efficiency: EDF Climate Corps Fellows at Nestlé Waters

By | Bio | Published: May 1, 2012

By Justin Lindenmayer and Jenny McColloch, MBA Candidates, Yale University's School of Management, EDF Climate Corps Fellows 2011 With the most LEED certified factories (9), most water-efficient production process among all  packaged beverage companies in the US, and well on its way to achieving its goal of a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below [...]

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Dedicated effort, knowledge sharing and other learnings from the Greenbiz Forum

By | Bio | Published: February 27, 2012

By Jake MacArthur, 2011 EDF Climate Corps Fellow at REI, MEM Candidate at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Member of Net Impact A few weeks ago, I attended the GreenBiz.com Forum 2012 in San Francisco. The mix of keynotes, conversations, workshops and opportunities to network with other [...]

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Sometimes it’s all a matter of perspective: EDF Climate Corps fellow finds savings at CA Technologies

By | Bio | Published: February 21, 2012

By Shunsuke Numata, 2011 EDF Climate Corps fellow at CA Technologies, MBA Candidate at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management As an EDF Climate Corps Fellow at CA Technologies, it became readily apparent the company had already implemented many textbook energy management and reduction initiatives (i.e. installation of metering systems and replacement of [...]

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Do You Know How to Read Your Electricity Bill?

By | Bio | Published: February 8, 2012

By: Koji Kitazume, 2011 EDF Climate Corps fellow at REI, MBA/MEM Candidate at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Nicholas School of the Environment Distribution centers get me excited – the massive space with inventory shelves high up to the ceiling, forklifts honking horns and crisscrossing the floor, conveyors and sorters in sync –the [...]

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Navigating Energy at Viawest – An EDF Climate Corps fellow's three commandments

By | Bio | Published: January 10, 2012

By TC Rangarajan,  2011 EDF Climate Corps fellow at Viawest and MBA candidate at Pennsylvania State University's Smeal School of Business This summer, I went for evening drinks with a colleague, and as we strolled through downtown Denver looking for a nice place to relax, my friend pointed to one establishment and said, “Let’s not [...]

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