EFM Investments & Advisory

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Oregon, United States

Certified Since

September 2011

Industry

Environmental consulting

Sector

Service with Minor Environmental Footprint

Operates In

United States

EFM (Ecotrust Forest Management) is a real asset investment manager that invests in working landscapes, including forests, farms, and ranches across the western United States to create long-term financial value and enduring social and environmental impact.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, EFM Investments & Advisory earned an overall score of 136.2. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
136.2
136.2 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 17.4

Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.

Mission & Engagement2.9
Corporate Accountability1.2
Ethics2.0
Transparency3.6
+ Mission Locked7.5

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Workers 26.9

Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.

Compensation & Wages10.5
Benefits9.4
Training & Education1.3
Worker Ownership1.6
Management & Worker Communication1.9
Job Flexibility/Corporate Culture1.9

Community 46.9

Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.

Job Creation7.4
Diversity & Inclusion5.8
Civic Engagement & Giving6.2
Local Involvement7.5
Suppliers, Distributors & Product6.5
+ Designed to Give13.4

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Environment 44.9

Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.

Land, Office, Plant10.5
Inputs4.2
Outputs1.1
+ Land/wildlife Conservation28.8

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.



Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2019 Overall B Impact Score136.2
2016 Overall B Impact Score152
2013 Overall B Impact Score133.1
2012 Overall B Impact Score141.9

Additional Documentation

EFM Disclosure Report


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