EFM Publication
2023 Impact Report
February 19th, 2025Press Release
Wildfire on EFM Property in Northern California
July 18th, 2024Press Release
EFM partners with L&C Carbon to tackle US forest carbon opportunities
July 14th, 2023INSIGHT
Everything Everywhere, All at Once
November 21st, 2022EFM Publication
2021 Impact Report
November 15th, 2022Press Release
Forestland Sale Permanently Protects Drinking Water for Arch Cape
October 21st, 2022IN THE NEWS
Seeding By Drone
March 28th, 2022EFM's partnership with Droneseed a company seeding the Henry Creek property is featured in this new Wall Street Journal piece.
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Selected as Emeritus Impact Manager
March 15th, 2022We have proud to be selected for the Impact Assets 50 list for the 11th year running.
Press Release
EFM is now a 100% employee-owned firm
January 7th, 2022INSIGHT
EFM’s Reflections on COP26: “Coal, Cars, Cash and Trees”
December 20th, 2021IN THE NEWS
Conserving the Galapagos of Oregon
December 7th, 2021B the Change features how EFM‘s recent transition of forestland has contributed to a unique land-to-sea conservation corridor on the northern Oregon Coast.
IN THE NEWS
Climate-smart forestry practices: the key to restoring biodiversity?
December 2nd, 2021Promote biodiversity and positive climate effects tend to follow. This Environmental Finance feature explores the relationship between biodiversity and climate change within the context of EFM's climate-smart forestry practices.
Press Release
Forestland Sale Establishes Land-to-Sea Conservation Corridor
October 28th, 2021EFM Publication
EFM Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2021
October 13th, 2021INSIGHT
Beaver Renaissance
October 13th, 2021The beaver is being celebrated as natural builders of highly effective firebreaks.
EFM Publication
2020 Impact Report
July 23rd, 2021INSIGHT
EFM Recognized as Best for the World
July 14th, 2021INSIGHT
EFM Celebrates One Decade of Inclusion in the ImpactAssets IA 50 List
February 25th, 2021INSIGHT
Wildfires & Forestland Investing
February 4th, 2021After such a devastating year, do forestland investments now represent a risk or an opportunity?
IN THE NEWS
Canopy & Understory Celebrates the Forgotten Berry of the PNW
February 1st, 2021Seattlerefined delves into EFM's forest products company's featured product, Salal berry fruit spread, and why it is a celebration of the understory plants of the forests around us.
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U.S. Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement
January 27th, 2021The U.S. rejoins the Paris Climate Agreement, with impacts for forests and climate-smart investors.
EFM Publication
EFM Newsletter - December 2020
December 4th, 2020INSIGHT
Salmon Return to Wasson Creek
November 24th, 2020As winter rain begins in earnest, Wasson Creek’s contribution to salmon is magnified.
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Carbon Market Update
August 21st, 2020EFM Publication
2019 Impact Report
July 23rd, 2020Press Release
Nike Purchases Offsets From EFM’s Climate-smart Forestry Projects
July 15th, 2020INSIGHT
Natural Climate Solutions and Forestry
June 16th, 2020Learn more about these strategies gaining popularity as being key to reaching climate targets.
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A More Equitable World
June 12th, 2020Inspired by Black Lives Matter we are strengthening our commitment to equity and action.
IN THE NEWS
EFM Featured on the Poetry of Impact Podcast
June 10th, 2020Bettina von Hagen, Co-Founder & CEO of EFM was interviewed this June by Gino Borges on The Journey to Impact podcast. Their discussion focuses on the deep financial, social, and environmental value of investing in our forests, the impacts of COVID on our forests, and EFM's partnership with Tribes.
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Now a U.N. PRI Signatory
April 6th, 2020EFM is proud to be an official signatory of the world's leading proponent of responsible investment.
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Women on the Impact Forefront
March 13th, 2020An increasing amount of female investment managers are at the forefront of impact investing.
EFM Publication
EFM Newsletter - January 2020
February 5th, 2020IN THE NEWS
EFM CEO Recognized in World Changing Women List
January 6th, 2020Bettina von Hagen EFM CEO, was selected for the Conscious Company/SOCAP Global 2020 third annual World Changing Women List.
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EFM Featured in New ImpactAssets Report
December 6th, 2019We are honored to be featured in ImpactAsset's new report, which speaks to the urgency with which we all must address global challenges and highlights EFM's role in accelerating impact.
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Wild Forest Mushrooms
December 4th, 2019IN THE NEWS
Canopy and Understory Turns Forest Berries into Jam
December 12th, 2018Canopy and Understory's new Salal berry fruit spread is featured in the Willamette Week.
IN THE NEWS
FSC Leadership Award
November 15th, 2018EFM was honored to receive a 2018 Leadership Award from the Forest Stewardship Council, the world’s most trusted forest certification system, in a celebration held in conjunction with the Greenbuild Conference.
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The 30x30 Challenge
November 14th, 2018EFM is participating in an ambitious goal to sequester 1 gigaton of carbon per year in forests
EFM Publication
GIIRS Report
November 5th, 2018EFM Publication
An Alternative Approach
November 5th, 2018EFM Publication
Emerging Markets for Carbon Stored by Northwest Forests
November 5th, 2018EFM Publication
EFM Forest Management Plan Summary
October 16th, 2018INSIGHT
Rebuilding Home: Sek-wet-se Forest
October 15th, 2018EFM's sale of forestland to the Coquille Tribe is significant in restoring their ancestral homeland.
IN THE NEWS
How Forests Grow Solid Returns
September 20th, 2018EFM CEO Bettina von Hagen discusses climate-smart forestry and how she came to EFM in this full-length profile.
IN THE NEWS
A Walk in The Woods: How Forests Grow Solid Returns
September 20th, 2018Bettina von Hagen, EFM’s CEO, details the firm’s unique vision, value and purpose and how, specifically, impact investors can benefit.
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Catalytic Financing to Accelerate Climate Change
August 29th, 2018IMPACTALPHA | EFM funds are featured in this article on The Packard and MacArthur Foundation's most successful climate-smart investments.
EFM Publication
An Ecosystem-based Forestry Investment Strategy
August 16th, 2018EFM Publication
Intentional Systems Management: Managing Forests for Biodiversity
July 16th, 2018EFM Publication
Unexplored Potential of Northwest Forests
June 16th, 2018IN THE NEWS
New Ecological Forest Management Textbook
March 31st, 2018EFM's work has been featured in a new textbook called Ecological Forest Management authored by Jerry Franklin, Norman Johnson, and Debora Johnson. The book addresses the fundamental elements of ecological forest management and how it can be used to resolve major 21st century issues.
IN THE NEWS
Blending Capital and Worldviews
March 20th, 2018Next Economy Now's podcast interview with CEO Bettina von Hagen on EFM's blended capital approach to addressing complex ecological challenges.
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ImpactAssets Giving Fund
March 15th, 2018CSRWIRE | EFM's third fund is one of the new funds featured in ImpactAssets Giving Fund.
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EFM Among Top 10% of BCorps
September 12th, 2017IN THE NEWS
EFM Contributes to New Impact Investment Benchmark Report
May 3rd, 2017The Global Impact Investing Network and Cambridge Associates present the first comprehensive analysis of the financial performance of private real assets impact investment funds. EFM is honored to have contributed to the Cambridge Associates and GIIN partnership that created real-asset impact investing benchmarks, which will help investors measure their performance in timber, infrastructure, and real estate against the rest of the sector.
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Oregon Lands at Work
February 17th, 2016OREGON LANDS AT WORK | A case study featuring wildlife habitat and water quality on the EFM-managed Desolation Creek property.
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EFM Featured in Oregon Lands at Work Initiative
February 8th, 2016EFM’s integrated model for restoration of working forestland is featured in this profile of wildlife habitat and water quality work on the EFM managed Desolation Creek forest.
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Making the Math Work for Sustainable Timber in the Northwest
June 8th, 2015ImpactAlpha's in-depth look at EFM's strategy that both benefits local communities, the environment and deliver market-rate returns for investors.
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EFM Registers First Forest Carbon Project in OR and WA
February 20th, 2015IN THE NEWS
Report Highlights Fund Managers With Social Impact
October 21st, 2014ImpactAssets has released its fourth annual online guide highlighting fund managers that deliver social or environmental impact benefits in addition to financial returns.
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EFM Honored as ‘Best for Workers’
September 8th, 2014EFM is included in this list of 80 companies worldwide that were recognized for creating the highest quality jobs by the nonprofit B Lab with the release of the third annual ‘B Corp Best for Workers’ list.
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Global Impact Investing Network Profile
May 8th, 2013A profile of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation's investment in Ecotrust Forests, LLC.
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The Nature Conservancy Q&A with Edward Norton
May 6th, 2013Edward Norton discusses EFM Funds and why he is excited about climate-smart forestry in this Q&A session with The Nature Conservancy.
IN THE NEWS
Finding the world’s best social entrepreneurs
April 17th, 2013EFM is featured in this Bloomberg article on companies trying to balance social missions with profits.
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Best for the World: the ranking companies are queuing up to earn
April 17th, 2013The Guardian's profiles BCorps and their Best for the World program.
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67 businesses honored for “Best for the World”
April 17th, 2013EFM is honored to be one of 67 companies worldwide recognized for creating the most positive overall social and environmental impact by the nonprofit B Lab, with the release of the second annual ‘Best for the World’ list.
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B Corp "Best for the World" honorees
April 8th, 2013EFM has been awarded the Best for the World award by BCorp.
IN THE NEWS
EFM – Seeing the Forest for the Trees
August 22nd, 2012The David and Lucille Packard Foundation shares their reasons for a $1 million equity investment in Ecotrust Forests.
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To Advance Their Cause, Foundations Buy Stocks
November 8th, 2011The New York Times profiles program-related investment's or P.R.I's and their growing impact.
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Evolutions in Sustainable Investing
October 8th, 2011EFM's Amrita (Kumar) Vatsal is a contributor to this collection of over 15 case studies of leading global investors and companies demonstrating how they successfully apply sustainability aspects to their core strategies.
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Go Hug A Forest
September 2nd, 2011Sustainable Forestry investments explained, including the reason they have become a favorite alternative investment vehicle for top-performing endowments like Harvard and Yale.
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Oregon woodland owners consider selling carbon credits
April 8th, 2009THE OREGONIAN | Peter Hayes stands in a small woodland plot that he owns in the foothills of the Coast Range near Manning. Hayes is among Oregon forest owners considering selling carbon credits to generate extra revenue from their land.