To celebrate our 10 year anniversary, this February, Buddings Daycare Company is transitioning --> BC Benefit Company, and applying for B Corp. certification!
Happy Birthday, Buddings!
Benefit companies commit to operate in a sustainable and responsible manner, because as much as that seems fair, corporate law has no requirement for fairness. Or responsibility. It can even punish them. 🙁
The B Corp assessment is a 200 pt. scale to measure social and environmental impacts of company policies, set goals, and guide decisions. The entrance level is 80, and we passed with 94, partly due to our ongoing commitment to sustainability, which is my passion, but...
We actually sailed over the mark because of our living wage payscales, employee benefits, and documented HR policies - things I just considered good management. Turns out, they are! 😉
It was baked into our vegetarian, exploitation-free snack program since 2011, and led us to ban microplastics (sparkles) from our crafts in 2017.
Both centres were nearly completely outfitted with second-hand, upcycled furnishings, and in 2019, we diverted more than 5,000 aluminum-lined plastic food pouches away from Vancouver landfills.
In 2021, we're making a commitment to "zero-waste", starting with our Spring Program, ZERO-WASTE SPRING!
Which means the return of...
