Category Archives: Safe Products

Three Tools for Consumer Engagement

By | Published: September 26, 2012

In an age full of advertising and media overload, it is often difficult to weed through the bad to get to the trustworthy. Showcasing the effort your company put into your sustainable products is probably a big goal for you, but what can you do to stand out on a shelf amidst the sea of [...]

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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 [...]

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On Last Night's State of the Union Address

By | Published: January 25, 2012

By Fred Krupp, President of Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) President Obama delivered his State of the Union Address last night, and energy issues played a starring role in the speech. Here are some of the comments that caught my attention: The President drew some firm lines in the sand. The address was a strong defense [...]

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We have a problem. Can you solve it?

By | Published: July 14, 2011

Nitrogen pollution is a significant issue facing the environment: Across the U.S. and many parts of the world, large scale farming operations are applying excessive amounts of fertilizers and the unprecedented excess of nitrogen resulting from these farming practices contributes to coastal dead zones, impaired drinking water supplies, degraded fisheries and recreational areas, and risks [...]

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What Do Showerheads, Eggs and Clothing Labels Have in Common? Walmart.

By | Published: June 22, 2011
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When working with the world’s largest retailer, you come to expect the unexpected. But what’s truly exciting is to help drive the unexpected. Last year, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) worked with Walmart on a goal to reduce 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its supply chain and product lifecycles over the [...]

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Greening Santa's Supply Chain – The Search for Energy Efficiency Opportunities at the North Pole

By | Published: December 22, 2010

By Terry Foecke, managing partner of Materials Productivity LLC, a consulting firm that helps companies integrate environmental excellence with manufacturing improvement. The challenge of “greening” supply chains begins with an overview of products, processes and energy use. Some products like office furniture, rugs and kitchen goods are manufactured in a steady pull throughout the year. [...]

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From Heresy to Dogma: How Uncommon Bedfellows Changed the Environmental Movement

By | Bio | Published: November 15, 2010

By Gwen Ruta, VP of Corporate Partnerships, Environmental Defense Fund and Bob Langert, VP of Corporate Social Responsibility, McDonald's Corporation Twenty years ago this month, Corporate America experienced a paradigm shift. McDonald's announced that it would phase out its iconic Styrofoam clamshell containers, switching to paper products to reduce its environmental impact. While this was [...]

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Harvesting a Sustainable Future? Walmart's new food sourcing commitment

By | Bio | Published: November 2, 2010

Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is also the world’s largest grocer. When the world’s largest grocer announces that it is going to change the way that it sources the food it sells, it’s a big deal. At least it could be. Time and implementation strategies will tell. But I think things are starting in a [...]

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What Do iPhones, Coca-Cola and SunChips Have in Common?

By | Bio | Published: October 7, 2010

The ruckus over Frito-Lay’s recent decision to pull some of the compostable bags it uses for SunChips snacks is missing the point.  The point is not whether compostable bags are too noisy – that was the complaint that precipitated the bag redesign – but whether they really are better for the environment.  And the answer [...]

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Business and NGO Forum on Safer Chemicals Reform

By | Published: May 13, 2010

This is a guest post by Richard Denison, Ph.D., Senior Scientist for Environmental Defense Fund's Health program. I thought you may be interested in this forum on the Toxic Substances Control ACT (TSCA) reform which features a keynote by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. Business and NGO Forum on Safer Chemicals Reform June 3, 2010- Washington, [...]

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