Spud

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

British Columbia, Canada

Certified Since

November 2013

Industry

Food products

Sector

Wholesale/Retail

Operates In

Canada

Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery (SPUD) offers all the amenities of a traditional grocery store with the added convenience of online shopping. All of SPUDÕs products are either certified organic, natural, or locally and sustainably made. SPUD believes that getting local, organic food delivered to your door is one of the easiest and most powerful ways to improve health, protect the environment, and support the local community. Since its start in 1997, SPUD has been committed to providing simple access to real, healthy, local food. SPUD brings positive change to peopleÕs lives by supporting sustainable food systems that grow communities, care for the earthÕs natural harvest, and reduces impact on the environment. The idea of Òchanging the world, one bite at a timeÓ guides every SPUD decision. SPUD partners with vendors who care deeply about producing food and natural products that keep both consumer health and the planetÕs well-being in mind. Every product SPUD chooses to offer must align with its core values:Practice or actively support organic and sustainable growing methods that respect crop diversity and soil health, avoiding the use of pesticides.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Spud earned an overall score of 96.0. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
96
96 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 17.1

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 & Engagement2.2
Ethics & Transparency4.8
+ Mission Locked10

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 22.4

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.

Financial Security5.6
Health, Wellness, & Safety8.7
Career Development2.3
Engagement & Satisfaction4.9

Community 35.1

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.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion4.7
Economic Impact3.1
Civic Engagement & Giving2.2
Supply Chain Management6.6
+ Local Economic Development16.6

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 18.9

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.

Environmental Management3.2
Air & Climate3.0
Water0.0
Land & Life5.7
+ Toxin Reduction / Remediation6.8

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.


Customers 2.4

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.

Customer Stewardship2.4


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2023 Overall B Impact Score96
2017 Overall B Impact Score99.3
2013 Overall B Impact Score82.7

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