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EDFbiz Brief: Highlights of our recent work

By | Bio | Published: April 26, 2011

Understandably, hectic schedules and information overflow makes it easy for news to sometimes slip through the cracks. This is why we want to recap some of the exciting things we’ve been working on over the last few months at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). EDF CLIMATE CORPS As we gear up for the summer, we’ve closed [...]

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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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Walmart suppliers have questions, we have answers: Join the Sustainability Index webinar on Wednesday

By | Published: March 30, 2010

In July 2009, Walmart began the development of a sustainable product index called the Sustainability Index.  Like most folks in the corporate sustainability world, I was incredibly impressed and excited about the prospects of this mean, green, sustainability machine. But I was also a bit intimidated by what it entailed. If that sounds like you, [...]

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