Novex Delivery Solutions
December 2013
Postal & courier activities
Service with Significant Environmental Footprint
Canada
Novex Delivery Solutions is a locally owned and operated company. They have been servicing the Vancouver's same-day delivery needs for over 40 years. Novex is one of the largest local same-day courier and freight providers in Vancouver making over 1800 deliveries per day with nearly 100 delivery vehicles. The Novex team is comprised of an experienced team of dispatchers, customer service representatives and drivers that operates a diverse fleet of vehicles. For over 10 years, they have integrated sustainable business practices into their organization. Over the years, their vision has evolved to reflect changes in the community and in the environment. Sustainability resonates throughout every level of their organization from drivers, office staff, to management. It has become more than their competitive advantage in the marketplace; sustainability has become their identity. They have a number of environmental programs and initiatives that drives their commitment in becoming a leader in the industry. Novex’s Clean Fleet Program is their most ambitious program. With their Clean Fleet they are able to save approximately 88 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year or, in other words, remove 44 vehicles from the local roads.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 14.5
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.
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 20.1
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.
Community 31.2
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.
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 28.0
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.
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.
Customers 1.0
Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.