News and Updates

What’s New this Month:

Companies Commit $100 Million to Tackle Superpollutants

Environmental Defense Fund joined the Beyond Alliance and seven leading companies to launch the Superpollutant Action Initiative, a new effort to deliver climate, health and economic benefits by scaling funding for projects that cut these often short-lived but highly potent pollutants.

Through the initiative, companies including Amazon, Autodesk, Figma, Google, JPMorganChase, Salesforce, and Workday, will identify and fund high-impact projects targeting superpollutants around the world. The aim is to deploy $100 million through 2030 to unlock action in areas where progress is critically needed. 

Corporate leadership is critical to accelerating progress on climate. In Industry Dive, Ellen Shenette, director of EDF’s Net Zero Action Accelerator, explains why supply chain leaders should prioritize sustainability now — and how you can move from commitments to execution. Read Ellen’s insights here.

Climate Action That Doesn’t Cost More

You don’t need the resources of a Fortune 100 company to turn climate ambition into action. The key for continued momentum is to integrate climate goals into your governance structures, supplier partnerships and everyday operations. To help put this mindset into action within your own organization, we have identified three practical pathways to help you get started. 

1. Empower Your Team

Sustainability should be built into the entire business, not limited to one team or position. Employees in every role should understand how the climate strategy aligns with their goals and feel empowered to spot opportunities, take action and bring climate thinking into decisions across the business, from frontline teams to executive leadership. 

▶️ Get started: Use our toolkit to engage internal teams on climate, identify strategies that work for your business and accelerate progress toward your goals.

2. Engage Your Suppliers

Supply chains can represent up to 90% of a company’s footprint, making them the greatest challenge and the greatest opportunity for progress. By bringing your suppliers into the equation, your organization can address emissions “hotspots” and focus on high-impact areas. 

▶️ Get started: Don’t demand perfection from suppliers right away. Start with engagement. Working with sustainability partners, we developed seven actionable tips based on real-world lessons from companies on what works when engaging suppliers on climate across the value chain. 

3. Embed Climate Action into Business Value

To move beyond compliance, climate action must be a core business imperative that drives long-term value. Our recent webinar series highlighted how to move from targets to operational execution: 

✅ Prioritize Strategy Over Reporting: Use materiality assessments to identify the top survival and strategic risks for your specific region and sector. 
✅ Execute Beyond the Commitment: Real progress happens through active procurement, such as Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and green tariffs, rather than targets alone. 
✅ Baseline for Savings: Comprehensive energy assessments across buildings and fleets are the fastest path to identifying cost and carbon reduction opportunities.