Etifor is a spin-off of the University of Padua. It provides international consulting services to public and private organizations to help them grasp the full value of the products and services provided by nature. Etifor improves the economic, environmental and social benefits of policies, projects and investments through applied science, innovation and good governance. BUSINESS AREAS: Responsible management by applying policy and market solutions for the sustainable management of ecosystem products and services. • Water, biodiversity and climate change • Responsible trade and supply chains • Wild forest products • Zero deforestation Sustainable investments by connecting impact investors to innovative nature-based projects and start-ups. • Nature conservation • Timber and forest products • Business acceleration Local development by linking natural beauty and cultural landscapes using participatory and good governance approaches. • Sustainable tourism • Rural development Find out more on our website www.etifor.com

We are a consultancy and R&D company. We work through serveral business models: i) on demand service; ii) through local and international tenders for public authorieties; iii) through EU and regional funding for R&D. We use a blog to disseminate our corporate culture and services www.wownature.eu The turnover is equally distributed among: private corporations (30%), public administrations (30%), international institutions (30%), others (10%).

We tend to be at the front of the innovation in forestry, rural development and rural tourism. We are a spin-off of Padova University, so we bring the freshest scientific innovation available to the private and public sector. Our company uses a blue ocean strategy.