Environmental Defense Fund
Company info
Who we are
We began in 1967, as a scrappy group of scientists and a lawyer on Long Island, New York, fighting to save osprey from the toxic pesticide DDT. Using scientific evidence, our founders got DDT banned in the U.S.
Today, we’re one of the world’s top environmental organizations. We deliver bold solutions that cut harmful pollution and strengthen the ability of people and nature to thrive — even with the changes to the climate we feel right now.
Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) mission is to build a vital Earth, for everyone. We achieve this by leveraging deep expertise in science and economics to deliver bold, game-changing solutions that address the most critical environmental challenges of our time, such as climate change, the loss of oceans and wildlife, and public health issues.