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Start Me Up: The first Climate Corps fellow takes his knowledge to a startup

By | Bio | Published: March 31, 2011

By: Jeff Crystal, COO of Voltaic Systems In 2007, EDF Climate Corps helped launch me into my career at the intersection of business and the environment. When the opportunity came to work with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on an innovative new program called Climate Corps, I jumped at the chance. The team at the time [...]

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Hunting for environmental hotspots in Walmart products

By | Bio | Published: July 12, 2010

At Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), our work with Walmart focuses on leveraging the company’s buying power to reduce the environmental impacts of consumer goods. One of the clearest points of leverage is Walmart’s own store brands—Great Value, Sam’s Choice, Equate, and others that account for a sizable and growing percentage of the company’s sales. An [...]

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EDFix Call #10 Afterthoughts: Developing a Vision for Greener Fleets

By | Published: May 2, 2010

EDFix Call #10 – Summary (11 min.) Download MP3 | Subscribe in iTunes EDFix Call #10 – Full (52 min.) Download MP3 | Subscribe in iTunes Get Call Updates by Email We hit the road April 12 with a series of open conference calls regarding a pressing matter in greening business – truck fleets and [...]

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What Should the Innovation Exchange Do?

By | Bio | Published: March 27, 2009

No, really, we're asking you – what should the EDF Innovation Exchange do? We're going through a strategy and planning exercise that will guide our work for the next few years and we'd like your input. The objective of this effort is to"grow and strengthen a 'problem solving' network that can generate rapid and widespread [...]

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And We're Off: Launch of the EDF Innovation Exchange

By | Bio | Published: February 11, 2009

I confess, it was the title in the job posting that caught my eye first – Director, Innovation Exchange for Environmental Defense Fund. I wanted a business card that said that. Reading the actual job description didn't hurt either. I'm a "big thinker with a solid track record" who can "build a new initiative that [...]

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