Author Archives: Katie Ware

EDF Heads to Atlanta for TSC's Spring Member Summit

By | Published: May 13, 2013

This week, Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) Retail Team travels from Bentonville, AR to Atlanta to attend and speak at the The Sustainability Consortium’s (TSC) second Member Summit. EDF is an NGO member of TSC, an independent organization of diverse global participants who collaborate to improve consumer product sustainability through all stages of a product’s life [...]

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EDF Climate Corps: Reflections on 2012, Looking Ahead to 2013

By | Published: January 9, 2013
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2012 was a banner year for EDF Climate Corps. We celebrated five years of energy efficiency success and over $1.2 billion in identified energy savings. Below are a few reflections on 2012 and a couple opportunities on the horizon for 2013. Looking Back on 2012 The Third Annual EDF Climate Corps Network Event We would [...]

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Fighting the Same Fight: EDF Climate Corps Crosses Paths with C40, BBC, Others

By | Published: July 13, 2012

By Katie Ware and Andrew Willens Heat waves. Droughts. A disappointing climate summit. This summer’s headlines have been less than encouraging for the fight against global warming. Nonetheless, the EDF Climate Corps team sees reason for optimism. Rio+20 did not produce the binding international climate commitments many had hoped for, but it did demonstrate "big [...]

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Interested in saving energy and money for your organization? Join an EDF Climate Corps webinar to find out how.

By | Published: January 5, 2012

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) will be hosting two webinars about EDF Climate Corps, EDF’s innovative summer fellowship program that places specially-trained MBA students from top-ranking business schools in leading companies to build the business case for energy efficiency. The webinars will feature company representatives who have hosted EDF Climate Corps fellows from adidas Group, Genzyme [...]

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Caught on Film: Watch how AT&T, QTS and New York City Housing Authority Saved Energy

By | Published: January 3, 2012

It sounds so simple:  saving energy saves money.  McKinsey & Company estimates that the U.S. could reduce its annual energy consumption 23 percent through efficiency measures, cutting greenhouse gas emissions by over a gigaton and saving both companies and consumers over a trillion dollars. So why do we as a nation still waste so much [...]

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Different Backgrounds, One Goal: 2011 Climate Corps fellows sent out to find energy

By | Published: June 1, 2011

Last Thursday in Cambridge, Mass., Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) unleashed its largest ever class of EDF Climate Corps fellows into the wilds of Corporate America to seek out energy efficiency solutions for 49 of the country’s leading corporations. In light of the incredible opportunities for savings unearthed by past Climate Corps fellows, they’ve got big [...]

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Obama's Better Building Initiative Sounds Really Familiar

By | Published: February 4, 2011

During a visit to Penn State University yesterday, President Obama unveiled aggressive plans to increase energy efficiency in commercial buildings through his new Better Building Initiative. Piggybacking on his recent State of the Union, this is the President’s plan to “win the future by making American businesses more energy efficient.” The initiative has three overriding [...]

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EDF's Energy Efficiency Elves Give You the 12 Tips of Energy Efficiency

By | Published: December 21, 2010

“They know when you are sleeping. They know when you’re awake. They know if your lights are on or off, so switch ‘em off for heaven’s sake!” Utilities don’t take time off from monitoring your energy usage during the holidays. You know to switch off your decorative lights and turn down your heater to lower [...]

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They’ve got the Midas Touch

By | Published: September 28, 2010

In the scorching summer of 2010, while American hopes for mild weather and reduced electric bills turned to dust, 51 MBA students discovered that they could turn everyday items into gold. As a part of EDF Climate Corps, these trained business students spent their summer working in leading corporations across the country to accelerate energy [...]

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And Away They Go! First Wave of EDF Climate Corps Fellows Complete Training

By | Published: May 25, 2010

Last Thursday in San Francisco, Environmental Defense Fund set 24 MBA students loose into the wilds of corporate America. This group of students represents half of our popular summer fellowship program known as EDF Climate Corps. Tasked with cutting carbon emissions and energy costs for some of the largest and most innovative corporations in the [...]

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