Greener by Default @GreenerDefault
Making plant-based the default across institutional foodservice greenerbydefault.com Joined September 2022-
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GBD is excited to welcome Yujia Sun to the team as our new Data Director! 🔢🙌 Driven by a commitment to help organizations make evidence-based decisions for a more sustainable future, Yujia brings extensive experience transforming complex datasets into actionable insights.
Exciting to hear GBD's Ilana Braverman featured on Yale Climate Connections! She talks about GBD’s work with @NYCHealthSystem and the power of simple behavioral nudges to "help make plant-based the easy choice and normalize that option." 🎧 Tune in: yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/want-m…
🗣️ "It’s imperative that corporations integrate food into their sustainability conversations and...make their menus more plant-forward." GBD's Taylor Flores shares 6 strategies to reduce emissions with plant-forward menus, via the @USGBCCalifornia blog: usgbc-ca.org/reducing-opera…
NEW: We teamed up w/ @foe_us and @SodexoGroup to reduce a corporate cafeteria’s carbon emissions by nudging diners towards more sustainable, plant-based meals...and the results of this pilot were even better than we hoped. We break down 3 key takeaways: greenerbydefault.com/blog/choice-ar…
Even MORE great news to celebrate: GBD is excited to welcome Michele Fox to the team as Corporate Engagement Manager! 🥳🌱 Michele brings over 15 years of experience in impactful, values-aligned corporate event project management and expertise as a sustainability consultant.
GBD is thrilled to welcome Adrienne Dunlap to our team as Corporate Engagement Manager! 👏 With nearly a decade working in the food system, from grocery retail to nonprofits—Adrienne has led corporate engagement efforts and secured grant funding to boost access to fresh produce.
GBD is excited to welcome Josh Adlerman as our new Academic Manager 🙌🌱 An operations development and relationship management specialist, Josh proactively identifies challenges and delivers creative solutions to support our goal of transforming higher education foodservice.
🚨 GBD is hiring! 🚨 We're looking for an experienced Data Director 🔢 to create and implement our data strategy, facilitate our growth, and measure our impact as we scale to work with dozens of foodservice institutions. Get more info and apply: greenerbydefault.com/jobs
Great to see our work highlighted by @wef! With simple default nudges, institutions can make climate-friendly, plant-based options accessible and move the needle on sustainability—all while helping their bottom line and preserving freedom of choice. 🌱 weforum.org/stories/2025/0…
“When companies make it easier for us to choose differently, we do. People want healthy and sustainable options.” A must-listen talk from @tiltcollective's Sarah Lake on @TEDRadioHour about the need to make plant-based foods more abundant and accessible: npr.org/2025/05/02/g-s…
🍳 NEW BLOG + VIDEO: 3 strategies to crack the egg crisis—with help from subtle plant-based substitutions Get the takeaways and highlights from our latest webinar about navigating the egg crisis in foodservice, feat. insights from 3 superstar chefs: greenerbydefault.com/blog/navigatin…
🎧 TUNE IN: GBD's Katie Cantrell swung by @Eatfortheplanet to talk with @nilzach about the power of small shifts to bring about big change, and our work to transform institutional foodservice through plant-forward menus—without restricting choice. Listen: eftp.co/greener-by-def…
🏥 Nonprofit organisation @GreenerDefault, which promotes sustainable, #PlantBasedFood, expanded their partnership with @SodexoGroup, bringing plant-based meals to 400 U.S. hospitals. Read more: hubs.ly/Q03kPj8f0
We're thrilled to welcome Dontenia Biggs, GBD's new HR Manager! Dontenia is a seasoned HR professional with over a decade of experience across multiple sectors. As part of our team, she leads initiatives in talent acquisition, employee engagement, and organizational development.
Had a blast at #SFClimateWeek last Tuesday co-hosting a dynamic panel w/ @GoodFoodInst! GBD's Taylor Flores joined other sustainable food experts to talk plant-forward solutions for reducing carbon footprints in institutional foodservice.🌱 Great to see the turnout + enthusiasm!

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