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Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council named in top 25 innovations in government

Carolyn Holland
May 4, 2013 02 December 2019

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

Billy Frank Jr. Conference Center full of people, at the Natural Capital Center

At the Natural Capital Center: Collaborations for Cause

On April 26th and 27th, Ecotrust and Blue Earth Alliance will co-sponsor Collaborations for Cause, a national gathering of photographers, NGOs, activists, and communications professionals, to discuss the collaborative future of storytelling. Panelists include experts from top-notch firms like Wieden+Kennedy …

Emma Deans
April 11, 2013 29 July 2016

Reflection on glass building with multicolor painting behind

A quantum leap in green building

By Dennis Hayes Sometimes, incremental innovations can’t produce quantum change. You can tinker with carbon paper forever without producing a photocopier. The quill pen did not lead to a typewriter, and not a single typewriter company evolved to personal computers. …

guest
January 18, 2013 29 July 2016

Past Indigenous Leadership Awards honorees

A rich sense of honor: Learning from tribal leaders

In this world of broken economies, climates, and institutions, it’s an opportune time to ask: what if Native people were in charge?

Spencer B. Beebe
December 6, 2012 02 December 2019

Large crowd watching a speaker indoors

At PNCA: Gregory Dees, social entrepreneurship guru

Gregory Dees is widely recognized as the "father of social entrepreneurship."

Emma Deans
November 5, 2012 12 August 2016

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Ecodistricts Summit will work on smarter, more resilient cities

The Portland Sustainability Institute will host the 2012 Ecodistricts Summit October 23- 26, as part of the ongoing effort to build smarter, more resilient, and more livable urban districts across the world. Policymakers, planners, developers, business leaders, and financers from around …

Emma Deans
October 11, 2012 07 May 2020

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FoodHub infographic captures local food/tech landscape

The team behind FoodHub, Ecotrust’s online marketplace that helps local food buyers and sellers connect, has just released Local Food/Tech Landscape, an interactive guide to innovation at the intersection of local food and technology. As Amanda Oborne, FoodHub’s director put …

Oakley Brooks
September 26, 2012 01 October 2014