10 things we learned about making your firm more energy efficient

At the end of our fifth year of giving specially trained graduate students a mandate to uncover energy inefficiency in organizations, we've learned some valuable lessons.

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10 things we learned about making your firm more energy efficient

Climate Corps 2012: How AT&T found 3 ways to reduce its water use

With the help of an EDF fellow, AT&T found some creative solutions on how to lessen the water footprint of its cooling systems.

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Climate Corps 2012: How AT&T found 3 ways to reduce its water use

Boeing, Facebook, Verizon Join New Class of EDF Climate Corps Firms

EDF today announced the first 20 companies slated to take part in the fifth annual energy-efficiency partnership program, which pairs MBA students with companies looking to take a bite out of their energy bills.

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The Energy Behind Facebook’s Many On-Campus Perks

From three square meals per day in its cafeteria to free shuttles to work to on-site fitness centers, working at Facebook has plenty of benefits — but those benefits have significant energy costs.

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One Green Score to Rule Them All: The Next Phase of Green Marketing?

The latest in a long line of green consumer surveys finds that the market for sustainable products is near a tipping point, but that shoppers want a single score to quickly convey the environmental benefits of every product.

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Climate Corps 2011: From Megatron to Low-Hanging Fruit at Mack Trucks

The subsidiary of Volvo North American Trucks has been home to the star of the summer blockbuster, Transformers 3, as well as a number of obvious but overlooked energy efficiency fixes.

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Climate Corps 2011: From Megatron to Low-Hanging Fruit at Mack Trucks

Avon’s 4 Steps to Conducting Business with a Higher Purpose

The competitiveness of global markets and the importance of maintaining low operating costs have made conducting business responsibly all the more challenging, but Avon has found these four steps to be their key to success.

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SunPower Turns to Gamification to Engage with Customers

Companies worried about engaging customers may learn a thing or two from SunPower, whose new online contest has boosted its Facebook community by nearly 70 percent.

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SunPower Turns to Gamification to Engage with Customers

Motorola Seeks a Conflict-Free Electronics Supply Chain in the DRC

Traceability and transparency take center stage as Motorola tests a conflict-free supply chain for minerals from the Congo.

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Motorola Seeks a Conflict-Free Electronics Supply Chain in the DRC

Climate Corps 2011: A Facebook Hackathon Dedicated to Energy Efficiency

As a Climate Corps fellow, part of my job is to dig in to our company’s unique culture. At Facebook, that means a late-night hackathon to plug in new data-logging power meters.

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