social finance Archives - Ecotrust

Solar roof in Portland, Oregon

Ecotrust joins the Divest-Invest movement

Recognizing that an alignment of capital and public purpose is more important than ever.

Jim Norton
June 17, 2016 18 June 2016

Helping investors navigate new opportunities

Ecotrust Forest Management listed among best fund managers for impact investors for the fourth year in a row by ImpactAssets.

Megan Foucht
October 21, 2015 21 October 2015

Giant homes rise up behind a pond in a forested valley

The nation’s first environmental bank

Spencer Beebe tells the story of the founding of ShoreBank Pacific in Ilwaco, Washington.

Megan Foucht
March 23, 2015 23 March 2015

Divesting from coal, reinvesting in Ecotrust Forests

Moving their money to cool the planet, The Russell Family Foundation reinvests $1 million in Ecotrust Forests.

Oakley Brooks
November 7, 2014 18 June 2016

Empowered to Succeed: How tribes can unlock new capital to grow in Indian Country

By Dave Castillo “How is it that the United States can put a man on the moon but not a bank on an Indian Reservation?” A version of this question was asked by a tribal official in 1999 during the …

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August 29, 2013 01 October 2014