Christopher A. Cole

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization, which works to forge practical solutions that help nature and people prosper sustainably. It launched the Smart Boat Initiative (SBI) which focuses on leveraging the technological advances and plummeting costs in sensors, artificial intelligence, broadband communication and data analytics to equip and surround fishing vessels of all sizes with digital tools and infrastructure that can increase sustainability, accountability, profitability and transparency in fishing. The company was founded by Arthur P. Cooley, Charles F. Wurster and Dennis Puleston in 1967 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Environmental Defense Fund Europe is an organization that has been using science, economics, law, advocacy, and innovative private-sector partnerships to find practical environmental solutions since 1967. The organization was established in 2016 and is based in Europe. The British company is focused on driving change in the energy sector by taking advantage of falling costs, increasing concerns about climate change and air quality, and the development of markets for clean solutions. The CEO of the non-profit company is Anna Bonderenko.