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Ecotrust Forest Management named Best for the World by B Lab

Ecotrust Forest Management was recognized as a top B Corporation for the second year running.

Oakley Brooks
March 20, 2014 01 October 2014

Black and white staff photo from 1977 of the Rough and Ready Lumber Mill Co. Over 100 peope are sitting outside together with the mill in the background. Smiling, sunny, warm.

Rough & Ready teams with Ecotrust to reopen Southern Oregon mill

Local lumber mill reopens, providing needed jobs and services.

Oakley Brooks
March 7, 2014 01 October 2014

E3 Report: Investing in aging infastructure could dwarf Keystone XL’s jobs impact

Is there an alternative to the Keystone XL oil pipeline? Is the new pipeline a national necessity?

Oakley Brooks
November 19, 2013 01 October 2014

Ecotrust Forest Management again named top fund manager

ImpactAssets chooses Ecotrust Forest Management as one of the top 50 impact investment fund managers worldwide.

Oakley Brooks
October 30, 2013 01 October 2014

Meyer Memorial Trust invests at home — in Ecotrust Forests

Meyer Memorial Trust took the exciting step of investing $1 million of its endowment in one of EFM’s forest funds. The funds are for-profit ecosystem investment vehicle that manages Northwest forestland to enhance forest health and productivity while creating reliable …

Oakley Brooks
September 30, 2013 01 October 2014

Canoe Journey: A trip out of the mainstream

Oakley Brooks
August 14, 2013 02 December 2019

Ecotrust Forest Management named to “Best for Environment” list

Today, Ecotrust Forest Management was named “Best for the Environment” as one of the top performers among B Corporations worldwide. Sixty-three companies across 30 industries and 11 countries were recognized by the nonprofit B Lab, with the release of the …

Oakley Brooks
May 29, 2013 01 October 2014

Lanscape picture of rural industry

Ecotrust to put $45 million in New Markets Tax Credits toward jobs, innovation

Just days after the public launch of a successful New Markets Tax Credit-supported project, Ecotrust has learned that its subsidiary, Ecotrust CDE, was awarded $45 million of additional New Markets Tax Credit allocation. Ecotrust will put the new federal financing …

Oakley Brooks
April 26, 2013 01 October 2014

Man and dog on dirt forest logging road surrounded by tall green trees.

Ecotrust Forest Management named a “Best for the World” company

Ecotrust Forest Management has been named one of the top 67 companies in the world for overall social and environmental impact by the nonprofit group B Lab. B Lab chose this “Best for the World” list from over 700 Certified …

Oakley Brooks
April 17, 2013 12 August 2016

Community Fisheries Network raising the bar on accountability

At a recent annual meeting in Portland, Maine, a new work group set to drafting metrics to more clearly measure member performance in meeting the network’s detailed sustainability standards. The standards support three broad goals: improving or sustaining ecosystem and …

Oakley Brooks
March 28, 2013 04 May 2020