Category Archives: Chemicals

Walmart's Sustainability Trilogy: A Close-Up Perspective from EDF's Office in Bentonville

By | Published: May 10, 2013

By: Alisha Staggs, Bentonville-based project manager at Environmental Defense Fund In Marc Gunther’s recent article "Walmart’s index: a real life toy story," he calls the Walmart supplier Sustainability Index, "the biggest environmental initiative in the company's history," and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) agrees. He also questions whether "Walmart is taking this too far”"and "how the [...]

Also posted in Behavior, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Health, Innovation, Partnerships, Supply Chain Management, Walmart | Leave a comment

EDF Bowes Fellow Works to Revolutionize Nitrogen Use in Farms

By | Published: May 30, 2012

When was the last time you enjoyed a chicken sandwich for lunch, chicken wings at a bar, or grilled chicken at a family cookout? If you’re like many Americans – myself included – the answer is recently. We all know poultry is a staple. But what many don’t know is that producing all that chicken [...]

Also posted in About Us, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Health, Innovation, Supply Chain Management | Leave a comment

Crowd-sourcing stirs up fresh ideas for recycling TVs and monitors

By | Bio | Published: February 28, 2012

Can our old TVs and computer monitors, which are filled with toxic substances, be safely and profitably recycled into new products?  We don’t know, but with tens of millions units expected to hit the waste stream over the next few years as households upgrade to newer flat panel models, we need to find out. And [...]

Also posted in Eco-Challenge Series, Health, Innovation, Innovation Exchange, Partnerships, Safe Products | Leave a comment

INVITATION: Forum on Safer Chemicals in Products

By | Published: May 18, 2011

Join leaders from businesses, environmental organizations and governments for a one-day, in-depth forum on safer chemicals in products. Learn how leading businesses are moving to safer chemicals in products and hear NGO perspectives on policies that can support that movement. Register at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1655741367 Invitation to the 2nd Annual Business and NGO Policy Forum Safer Chemicals [...]

Also posted in Events & Activities, Health | Leave a comment

Data and safety requirements for new chemicals: China blows past the US

By | Published: November 19, 2010

By: Richard Denison, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Health Program, EDF In yesterday’s post, I pointed to a number of ways in which China is taking a proactive stance on chemical safety.  I cited China because the U.S. chemical industry, when saber-rattling about what it regards as overly onerous proposals for TSCA reform, loves to chide all [...]

Also posted in Health, Innovation | Leave a comment