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Elizabeth Sturcken

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Elizabeth Sturcken directs the work of the EDF+Business team, which develops and implements joint projects with leading companies to create environmental change.

Elizabeth Sturcken directs the work of the EDF+Business team, which develops and implements joint projects with leading companies to create environmental change.
She led corporate partnerships with other major companies such as FedEx, to develop the next generation delivery vehicle and UPS, to create more sustainable overnight shipping packaging. Elizabeth’s team includes three people based in Bentonville, AR, three in Washington, DC, two in San Francisco, and one in Raleigh, NC, and one in New York. Background Environmental Consultant for the EPA, through Harvard University, on global climate change (1996); Systems Consultant, Bank of Boston (1993-1994); Policy Analyst, Office of Management and Budget (1995); Computer Consultant, Alliance Computer Group (1989-1992). Board of Directors, The Sustainability Consortium (2014 to present); Surfrider Foundation Board of Directors (1998-2001), President (2000); Founder and former Chair, Surfrider Foundation Massachusetts' chapter; Board of Directors, Environmental League of Massachusetts (1999-2002). Degrees Masters in Public Policy, Environment and Natural Resources Policy, Harvard Kennedy School (1996). Bachelor’s in Political Science and Communication, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Minnesota.

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The Walmart Chronicles

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Why Walmart's Project Gigaton gives us hope

April 15, 2019

By Elizabeth Sturcken and Sheila Bonini
Four best practices gleaned from the retail giant's sustainability progress.
  • Retail
  • Supply Chain
  • Leadership
  • Energy & Climate
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Why Walmart’s Project Gigaton is corporate America’s ‘moonshot’

April 19, 2017

By Elizabeth Sturcken
The lack of climate leadership from Washington makes the launch of Walmart’s Project Gigaton a cause for celebration.
  • Energy & Climate
  • Leadership
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3 takeaways on Walmart's 2025 sustainability aims

November 4, 2016

By Elizabeth Sturcken
For a decade, EDF has worked with the retail colossus. Here's the take on the latest targets from the NGO's director of corporate partnerships.
  • Supply Chain
  • Renewable Energy
  • Retail
  • Chemicals & Toxics
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EDF, Walmart, Cargill target 3 supply chain hot spots

September 3, 2015

By Elizabeth Sturcken
The challenges associated with sustainable supply chains are big and complex, but collaboration can help.
  • Supply Chain
  • Agriculture
  • Corporate Strategy

NGOs share corporate partnership success

NGOs share corporate partnership success

April 11, 2014

WithElizabeth Sturcken, vascuionel and ANTHONY

Leaders from Greenpeace, EDF and Green America see a promising future in working closely with Walmart, McDonald's, Hershey and other major companies to create change. 

The science behind The Sustainability Consortium

The science behind The Sustainability Consortium

April 4, 2014

WithKara Hurst, Charlene Wall-Warren and Elizabeth Sturcken

How does the consortium drive greener consumer product development? The organization's CEO, the managing director of EDF and the sustainability director of the BASF Corporation weigh in.

  • Consumer Products
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Walmart steps in right direction to cut chemicals, fertilizer

September 12, 2013

By Elizabeth Sturcken

At Walmart's Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting today, the retailer vowed to target chemical and fertilizer use in its mammoth supply chain.

  • Commitments & Goals
  • Agriculture
  • Chemicals & Toxics
  • Retail
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The Walmart Chronicles: Inside the Belly of the Beast

November 8, 2010

By Elizabeth Sturcken

In the first of an ongoing series of articles, we give voice to EDF's sustainability work with Walmart, and offer inside perspectives on what it's like to work with the world's largest retailer on its environmental impacts.

  • Consumer Products
  • Retail
  • Supply Chain
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Walmart Releases Its Roadmap to GHG Accounting

August 5, 2010

By Elizabeth Sturcken

Walmart released a guidance document this week that details how it will count the emissions reductions toward the retailers goal of squeezing 20 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from its supply chain by 2015.

  • Commitments & Goals
  • Emissions Reduction
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What's Working and What's Not in Walmart's Sustainability Efforts

May 12, 2010

By Elizabeth Sturcken

This is EDF's fifth year working with Walmart, and throughout we’ve pushed the company hard to take aggressive goals and be transparent about its results. With the company's third sustainability report, it is evident that the message is starting to sink in.

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