Carlyle's Annual Report Highlights $7 Million in ESG Savings
By Lee CokerThe Carlyle Group's annual report, released last week, highlights significant savings and environmental impact from the sustainability programs ongoing at Carlyle portfolio companies. In...
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Cutting Water Use – It Starts by Keeping Score
By Guest AuthorBy John Schinter, Executive Director of Energy at AT&T When I was hired in 2009, my task was – and still is – to improve the way AT&T manages energy use. The company understood...
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Caterpillar collaborates internally and externally to cut costs and carbon
By Kate HanleyAll companies – from consumer products to manufacturers to retailers – can find significant cost and carbon emissions savings in their logistics network. The latest example is...
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Did you know that the adidas Group has a sustainability venture capital fund?
By Guest AuthorBy: Elizabeth Turnbull Henry Elizabeth Turnbull Henry was an EDF Climate Corps fellow at the adidas Group in 2010. After completing her EDF fellowship, she was hired on by the adidas...
View ArticleDon't let those water savings go down your company's drain
By Alexandra DeprezThink of all the times you've turned on a faucet and no water came out… I'll be the first to admit I can't remember the last time this possibility even crossed my mind. The truth is...
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Walmart's Sustainability Trilogy: A Close-Up Perspective from EDF's Office in...
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...
View ArticleEDF Heads to Atlanta for TSC's Spring Member Summit
By Katie WareThis week, Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) Retail Team travels from Bentonville, AR to Atlanta to attend and speak at the The Sustainability Consortium’s (TSC) second Member Summit. EDF...
View ArticleMalk Report highlights increasing influence of Institutional Investor on ESG...
By Lee CokerWhen Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) started its partnership with KKR five years ago, it would have been hard to anticipate the dramatic findings from Malk Sustainability Partners' report...
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3 Vital Takeaways for Business from the New 3% Solution Report
By Tom MurrayHat's off to the World Wildlife Fund and CDP for an important new study, released this week, about the potential to drive significant financial benefits, higher return on investment, and...
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Let's Build a 21st Century Transportation Sector
By Jason MathersBy Jason Mathers l Bio l Published: June 26, 2013 President Barack Obama addressed the nation today on his environmental priorities, and I have to say, hearing the President of the...
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Endless opportunities in ESG management for KKR (and other private equity firms)
By Tom MurrayToday, KKR released its 2012 ESG Report, which highlights that the firm faces significant obstacles as it continues to integrate ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) management...
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Generating solutions for energy reduction across the supply chain
By Andrew HutsonHow China can harness the power of supply chains to save costs, energy and ultimately the environment Gearing up for the start of a new school year begins with shopping for new school...
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The benefits of tying executive compensation to sustainability
By Namrita KapurAligning incentives – this is why executive compensation is linked to financial performance. Corporate America wants to promote financial performance, so it compensates its executives...
View ArticleTaking Freight Efficiency to the Next Level: Boise's Success Story
By Kate HanleyWhen it comes to logistics, strategies that reduce carbon emissions also reduce transportation costs. Boise, a leading manufacturer of packaging and paper products in the United States,...
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Your Morning Routine and Industrial Energy Efficiency – Not so Far Apart
By Guest AuthorBy: Hana Kajimura The buzz of your alarm against the bedside table jolts you into consciousness. You rise, shower and dress. Habitually, you squirt some Olay into your palm and Crest...
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EDF and Walmart: Changing the Retail Industry to Protect People and the Planet
By Elizabeth SturckenToday, Walmart broadcast its Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting across the Web, giving audiences everywhere a peek into its journey to achieve its goal of selling “products...
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What's In Your Home? New Walmart Policy Promises Safer Ingredients In...
By: Sarah Vogel This content was originally posted on The Huffington Post. Ever worry about what's in that cleaner you just sprayed all over the house? What about the shampoo your kids use each night?...
View ArticleMcDonald’s new paper coffee cups brewed from 23 years of hard work and NGO...
By Tom MurrayEnvironmental Defense Fund (EDF) is delighted to hear the good news from McDonald’s that it will transition away from polystyrene foam cups and opt for more sustainable fiber-based paper...
View ArticleKKR's Green Portfolio Program Reaps More than $900 Million
By Tom MurrayThis week, KKR announced impressive results from the firm's five-year Green Portfolio Program: more than 1.8 million metric tons of reduced greenhouse gas emissions and $917 million in...
View ArticleAddressing Chemicals of Concern to Human Health and the Environment
By MM HarveyRegrettable substitution. Informed substitution. The first sounds like a problem – and it is. The second is the way you avoid the first. In the world of consumer products made from mixtures...
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