Ecotrust Forests III, LLC

Climate-smart forestry to sequester carbon, protect biodiversity, water, and endangered species and create vital rural employment.

  • Stage Product In Market
  • Industry Other
  • Location Portland, OR, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded May 2018
  • Employees 11
  • Incorporation Type LLC
  • Website efmi.com

Company Summary

The Ecotrust Forests III, LLC fund offers investors that opportunity to acquire unique forestland and transition properties to climate-smart forestry that aims to generate positive environmental and social impacts, including carbon sequestration, habitat enhancement, and water quality protection while creating investor value. The Fund blends public, private, and philanthropic capital that address multiple-stakeholder objectives.

Team

  • Kim Foley

  • Bettina von Hagen
    Co-Founder, CEO

    Bettina has spent the past 30 years working to promote economic viability, social equity, and environmental health in the Pacific Northwest with a particular focus on forestry. A former vice-president of Ecotrust’s Natural Capital Fund and commercial banker, Bettina has over 30 years of experience in banking, impact investing and fund management.

  • Amrita Vatsal
    Managing Director

    Amrita joined EFM in 2011 and is a member of EFM's management team. In this role, she shapes the company's growth and impact investment strategies managing new product development, fund structuring and investor recruitment. As a member of the investment committee, she contributes to property sourcing, transaction structuring, conservation finance, and carbon project development

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