The People & Planet Report

1.

Re-certify as a Benefit Corporation.

Certified B Corporations are a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit. They are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment.

(Mostly) Achieved

Recertification submitted in January 2022 with over 90 points. (The minimum to certify is 80.) We are currenly in the Verification Queue with Benefit Corporation Inc., waiting for an Analyst to verify our application.

2.

Fund scholarships for children and grandchildren of artisans in MX and create a new way to support local women pursuing careers in fashion, business and sustainability.

Achieved

We awarded three scholarships for the children of artisans in Mexico to attend university. We also took on an intern (for academic credit) studying fashion.

4.

Add a Poppy Barley resale market and continue our partnership with Soles4Souls to facilitate second lives for pre-loved, worn footwear.

Partially Achieved

We continued our partnership with Soles for Souls and launched our 'ReBoot' program to take back loved, worn Poppy Barley shoes. We evaluated a couple re-sale market options but did not find a software platform currently availabe in Canada.

5.

Commission a study to determine PB’s carbon footprint and set annual reduction targets. Offset all direct (Scope 1 and 2) greenhouse gas emissions.

Achieved

Our study determined Poppy Barley's total carbon footprint (Scope 1, 2 and 3) and did a Life-cycle Analysis of our 5 best-sellling products. We created annual reduction targets and offset our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by supporting the xxx project.