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The CEF Membership
CEF is a by-invitation membership organization comprised of large, global companies that demonstrate a serious commitment at the senior executive level to environment as a business strategy issue. Learn more about membership, and discover how CEF members are helping to forge next practices in sustainability. Learn more
The CK Prahalad Award
The Prahalad Award recognizes exceptional business leadership that exemplifies sustainability as a key driver of innovation and long-term business success. Learn more
CEF Annual Executive Leaders Retreat: June 11-14, 2023
The 2022 CEF Annual Leadership Retreat will be held June11-14 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, CA. The Retreat is by-invitation for executives from CEF Member organizations. Members are invited to contact CEF Chair P.J. Simmons or Executive Director Amy O’Meara for more information.
CEF Member News
20 CEF members
Were recognized by JUST Capital’s 2022 Workforce Equity and Mobility Ranking for having the best performance on key disclosure and performance metrics addressing racial equity and advance opportunity and mobility. Compared to Russell 1000 companies, CEF members in the top 100 include Mastercard (#2), Microsoft (#3), Wells Fargo (#4), Alphabet (#6), JPMorgan Chase (#9), Bank of America (#11), Cisco (#13), PepsiCo (#18), Visa (#26), GM (#28), Ford (#32), Boeing (#38), Ecolab (#41), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (#47), Lockheed Martin (#51), Dow (#59), Amazon (#78), BlackRock (#87), Chevron (#89), 3M (#92). MORE » MORE 2 »
Ford
Will produce all vehicles manufactured in Michigan with renewable electricity by 2025, thanks to a new 650-megawatt solar energy agreement with Michigan utility DTE Energy. The agreement, the largest renewable energy purchase from a utility ever made in the U.S., will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 600,000 tons and increase the state’s solar capacity by nearly 70%. MORE »
Marriott’s brand, The Ritz-Carlton
Collaborated with food waste mgmt company, BioGreen360, and soil and mulch producer, Garick, to create a fully circular food waste solution at its Pentagon City facility. Over the past year, 100% of the hotel’s 27 tons of food waste was digested onsite in BioGreen360’s system, diverting the equivalent of 52 tons of CO2 from landfills. The organic material was then integrated into Garick’s compost product. MORE »