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Impact Reporting

EFM Impact Report cover showing trees and titleDOWNLOAD OUR LATEST IMPACT REPORT HERE

EFM’s climate-smart management of commercial forestland properties generates a wide range of positive financial, social, and environmental outcomes. To quantify, track, and benchmark these outcomes, EFM uses the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the IRIS+ framework as guides for creating a comprehensive measurement framework. Integration of the UN SDGs and

IRIS+ ensures our impact tracking is consistent with globally recognized standards.

Note unless otherwise noted, all metrics current as of 12/31/23

EFM AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS

EFM has been recognized as a leader in the field of natural resource management and impact investing through voluntary certifications and industry awards. We will continue to adapt and evolve as measurement frameworks continue to change and improve.

We are a 100% employee owned, majority women-owned, and minority-owned business – one of the only real asset investment management companies in the U.S. with this status.

SDGs

Seventeen UN SDGs were adopted in 2015 by all UN Member States to provide a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. These SDGs recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth — all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests. EFM’s activities in commercial forests positively contribute to 15 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. The company focuses on four specific SDGs:

Forests, particularly those in the Pacific Northwest, have the potential to store more carbon per acre than any other terrestrial ecosystem.* They also play an integral role in filtering drinking water, supporting wildlife, and improving the quality of life across the region.

* Potential Upper Bounds of Carbon Stores in Forests of the Pacific Northwest Erica A. H. Smithwick Mark E. Harmon Suzanne M. Remillard Steven A. Acker Jerry F. Franklin First published: 01 October 2002

2023 METRICS

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION

9.13 million above ground metric tons stored in EFM forests

ACCESS TO RESOURCES

ACCESS TO RESOURCES

over 125,000 acres open to the public for non-motorized hunting and recreation

EQUITY

EQUITY

10,910 acres transitioned to long-term owners, including tribes, land trusts, and agencies

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

44 jobs supported through forest management activities this year (direct, indirect and imputed)

CONSERVATION

CONSERVATION

41,374 acres permanently protected through easements

RESTORATION

RESTORATION

over $20M of funding invested for ecosystems and habitat since inception

WATER

WATER

7,000+ acres in watersheds and 800 miles of streams managed with enhanced riparian buffers

STEWARDSHIP

STEWARDSHIP

125,000 acres of FSC Certified commercial forests in WA, OR, CA & NV

SDG 13 - Climate Action

EFM positively contributes to SDG 13 by both increasing the amount of carbon sequestered by our forests through climate-smart forest management practices and by reducing emissions as compared to conventional harvesting methods. We believe our approach can enable forests to absorb at least 30% more carbon.

SDG 15 - Life on Land

EFM manages forests to produce a full range of goods and environmental services – such as logs for mills, clean water for communities, carbon sequestration and biodiversity. Our forests protect habitat for over 35 rare, threatened, and endangered species including Chinook, coho, and chum salmon, and the Marbled Murrelet.

SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption

EFM’s goal is to transition management from short-term intensive fiber maximization strategies to an FSC-certified management approach that produces high-quality logs, alongside environmental services, for sale into local and regional markets. EFM maintains FSC certification on 100% of acres under management.

SDG 6 - Clean Water

EFM contributes to improving water quality by enhancing riparian reserves, implementing watershed restoration plans on forestland properties and acquiring select properties with the goal of selling to water districts or other partners that will protect watersheds permanently. We also engage in the restoration of aquatic/upland habitats.

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