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For 15 years, EDF's Climate Corps program has embedded ambitious graduate students at top-tier companies and organizations. Now they are successful sustainability leaders across the globe.

Qualifications Climate Corps seeks graduate students with analytical and project management backgrounds who are excited to make an impact through smart energy and climate solutions. Fellows are chosen for their ability to perform quantitative analyses, manage projects and help facilitate organizational change. Our core fellowship requirements are: Climate Corps is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In …

Two weeks ago, as the Environmental Defense Fund team entered the conference grounds in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, which would serve as our ‘office’ during the United Nations’ annual climate talks, the theme of COP27 was clear.  The slogan “Together for Implementation” was pasted on walls and signs around the conference — implementation being UN lingo …

In advance of COP27, leaders gathered to pursue high-impact solutions to the climate crisis and the intersection of green business and tech.

Between setting goals and disclosing progress, it is critical that companies develop a CTAP to ensure their targets are achieved. As partners who work to accelerate corporate action on climate change, We Mean Business Coalition, CDP, Ceres and Environmental Defense Fund have come together to help companies address their climate impacts by defining what should be in a CTAP.

A new report published today by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping looks at how investors can engage with portfolio companies around shipping emissions, including commitments that companies should make on the pathway to decarbonization and disclosures that investors need to monitor progress.

Maritime shipping is a cornerstone of global supply chains and a major source of GHG emissions. The industry can move faster toward zero-carbon fuels.

For companies that own and operate medium and heavy duty trucks, the path to fleet electrification provides a high impact opportunity to intrinsically reshape the environmental impact of their operations.

Environmental Defense Fund today released the Fleet Electrification Solutions Center, a free online resource that cuts through the complexity of truck electrification to connect fleet professionals with the solutions they need, all in one easy-to-navigate clearinghouse.

GM and EDF Announce Recommended Principles on EPA Emissions Standards for Model Year 2027 and Beyond

Collaboration aims to strengthen regional cooperation to lower air pollution levels in the region, bringing them closer to World Health Organization’s newly updated Air Quality Guidelines

About 35% of America's food supply goes to waste. If all of that food was grown in one place, the farm would cover three-quarters of California. 

About 35% of America's food supply goes to waste. If all of that food was grown in one place, the farm would cover three-quarters of California.

Last week, Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF) released a report investigating heavy metals levels in rice, cereals,  juices, and other common foods. It found no evidence that homemade baby food has lower heavy metal levels than store-bought brands. In fact, heavy metal levels varied widely by food type, not by how it was made. And,

By Neaaz Mozumder, Investment Stewardship Analyst, LGIM America and Andrew Howell, Director of Investor Influence, Environmental Defense Fund A year ago, LGIM America (LGIMA) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced a partnership to help “turbocharge investor leadership on climate change” and reduce emissions across high-emitting industries. Our shared plan focused on encouraging business leaders to …

A new EDF study published in the journal Atmospheric Environment finds that long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution is associated with higher health care costs for older adults.

Exploring research findings of interviews and surveys with companies navigating internal and external obstacles on their path to net zero.

EPA’s comment period saw broad support for federal methane regulation, but opportunities remain for leading companies to raise ambition in public comments later this year.

Pinterest is the first major social media platform to ban content that denies the scientific consensus that climate change is happening and influenced by human activity, raising the bar for other social media giants to curb disinformation. The Climate Disinformation Coalition, of which EDF is a founding member, is keeping up the pressure.

Companies will not be able to meet their net zero goals at the speed and scale required without advocating for climate policy. And professionals within those companies have come to the same realization – the most powerful tool that a company – and an individual– has to fight the climate crisis is their political advocacy.  …

EDF and CCSI’s collaboration builds momentum to inform and engage global investors in sustainable development.

Food packaging performs a lot of functions. It keeps food fresh for longer, provides protection during transportation and allows for tracking, labeling and marketing. A variety of materials and their underlying chemicals make this possible, but there are potential adverse impacts.  Toxic chemicals used to make everyday food packaging are putting consumer health at risk,

This post was co-authored by Michael Khoo of Friends of the Earth Climate disinformation on digital platforms is a serious threat to the public support needed to solve the climate crisis. It has been so effective at delaying climate action, it was called out for the first time by the UN’s climate report and highlighted …

The voluntary carbon market is booming. But do companies know what to look out for? A new guide from leading environmental NGOs including EDF aims to help businesses check if a carbon offset is actually saving rainforests.

Companies are designing strategies that will drive immediate and meaningful progress on their climate and net zero commitments. The pressure points – from investors, employees and customers – on companies to take accountability for their climate impacts is mounting, putting business leaders under pressure to find immediate ways to slash their emissions.   Many are turning …