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ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY

Protecting the Environment with Intelligence

aka EIA; Elephant and Whale Protectors   |   Washington, DC   |  www.eia-global.org

Mission

Protecting the environment with intelligence. EIA works to achieve tangible changes in the global economy that make local and sustainable management of the world’s natural resources possible. Working in London since 1984 and in Washington, D.C. since 1989, EIA has identified and implemented specific solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental problems. Our campaigns to protect endangered wildlife, forests, and the global climate operate at the intersection between increasing global demand and trade and the accelerating loss of natural resources and species. EIA takes advantage of its independence and mobility to produce game-changing primary evidence and analysis of these problems and to build lasting alliances, institutions, and policies to implement solutions.

Ruling year info

1990

President

Allan Thornton

Executive Director

Alexander von Bismarck

Main address

P O Box 53343

Washington, DC 20009 USA

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EIN

52-1654284

NTEE code info

Natural Resource Conservation and Protection (C30)

Wildlife Preservation/Protection (D30)

Forest Conservation (C36)

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Our programs

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Forest Campaign

EIA’s Forest Campaign protects the world’s forests and the people, wildlife, and global climate that depend on them, by exposing illegal timber operations through undercover investigations, campaigning for domestic laws that ban imports of products made from illegally cut timber, partnering with businesses and trade associations to make timber supply legal worldwide through the Forest Legality Alliance, advocating for forest protection and governance safeguards in free trade policies, and strengthening forest governance, which in turn helps communities to thrive and forests to remain standing.

Population(s) Served

EIA’s Climate campaign focuses on international and domestic policies to phase-down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – potent greenhouse gases (GHGs) used primarily in refrigeration, air conditioning, and foam applications. As part of our work, we have undertaken groundbreaking investigations into the illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and have been closely involved in international ozone and climate negotiations for more than a decade.

Population(s) Served

EIA’s wildlife campaign delivers lasting protections for some of the world's most iconic species threatened by illegal trade and habitat degradation. Since its inception in 1984, EIA has been dedicated to protecting our world’s wildlife, relying on the best available scientific and trade data and intelligence from investigations, to support policies and actions that protect threatened and endangered species. EIA’s work focuses on stopping the illegal and unsustainable killing of, and trade in, threatened and endangered species like elephants and rhinos, and protecting the Arctic home of belugas and other whales and the forest habitats of great apes like orangutans.

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Where we work

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Financials

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ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY

Board of directors
as of 02/22/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Allan Thornton

John Fitzgerald

Society for Conservation Biology, Policy Director

Michael Brintnall

Former Executive Director of American Political Science Association

Brian Cox

MFX Solutions, President and CEO

Janine Ferretti

Inter-American Development Bank, Chief, Environmental Safeguards Unit

Kristin Rechberger

Dynamic Planet, CEO

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/26/2022

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male

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