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EDF’s private equity work highlighted in Environmental Finance

By | Published: March 13, 2013

Last week, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) was featured in Environmental Finance. The piece centers on results from our work with the private equity sector on environmental initiatives like EDF Climate Corps and our ESG Management Tool. Below are a couple interesting excerpts from the article: Creating a competitive advantage When it comes to managing environmental, [...]

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Building Energy Efficiency: “Cities are the answer! What was the question?”

By | Bio | Published: April 7, 2010

Doug Foy, prominent Massachusetts-based environmental strategist, caught my attention with this quote at the Harvard Business School Think Tank on Energy, Environment and Business.  Doug’s point was that the 100 major metropolitan areas in the U.S. are a key lever for addressing carbon emission reductions.  He cited that while nationally, 40-50% of carbon emissions come [...]

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Looking through (insulated) glass for energy savings

By | Bio | Published: July 20, 2009

By Katie Schindall, MBA/MEM candidate, Yale University, 2009 Climate Corps fellow at Sodexo, member of Net Impact Window film is cool stuff. Literally. It reflects the sun and insulates buildings. It is used to keep buildings cool on hot, sunny days, and to keep heat from escaping in cold climates. According to an article published [...]

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An Absence of Low Hanging Fruit and the Benefits of My High Climb into Grocery Retail

By | Bio | Published: July 1, 2009

By Christopher Anderson, MBA candidate, Pennsylvania State University, 2009 Climate Corps fellow at Ahold USA, member of Net Impact The fruit is always fresh. The foggy haze retreats. The sun shall shine brightly. My endorphins rage after the ascent. So has gone my climb into the world of grocery retail. With nation-wide profits at around [...]

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Tone from the top – and the bottom – drives energy efficiency

By | Bio | Published: June 18, 2009

By Ryan Whisnant, MBA candidate, University of Michigan, 2009 Climate Corps fellow at SunGard I’ve almost finished my first month working as a sustainability analyst for SunGard in Philadelphia. Thus far, I’ve been impressed by both the support I’ve received from EDF through the Climate Corps program and the receptivity of the people at SunGard. [...]

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You Have a Green Building; Now What?

By | Bio | Published: June 17, 2009

By Greg Buzzell (MBA candidate, University of Michigan), 2009 Climate Corps fellow at Accenture Living and working in the epicenter of the green revolution that is San Francisco, it is easy to believe that everyone in the country thinks and acts ‘green.’ Seemingly everybody recycles, drinks from reusable bottles, rides their bike or takes public [...]

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Five Energy Efficiency Tips Anyone Can Use

By | Bio | Published: June 4, 2009

By Cindy Chen (MBA candidate, Berkeley), 2009 Climate Corps Fellow at eBay This summer, I will be working on energy efficiency projects at eBay as part of the 2009 class of EDF Climate Corps fellows. While I’ve had exposure to energy efficiency through talks at UC Berkeley / LBL, various conferences, and even co-writing a [...]

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