Benefit Report

Yulu was one of the first 30 organizations in Canada to register as a Benefit Company, reinforcing our ongoing, company-wide commitment to use business as a force for good, by holding our directors and business practices to higher purpose-driven standards.

Yulu worked with Community Savings Credit Union to launch the 7:01 Movement – a campaign decided to encourage the general public to move beyond clapping their support for long-term care workers during COVID-19, and instead sign a petition calling on provincial government to pay these workers a fair wage.

Yulu worked with Nexii to boost wider awareness of the damaging environmental impacts of the global construction industry, while championing a more sustainable solution to create greener buildings.

Audible and Yulu are building a nationwide mentorship and writing program for emerging Indigenous writers, which will connect participants with well-known and established First Nations, Metis and Inuit writers and creators, learning from them and building their skillset and platform.

Yulu amplified Carbon Engineering's partnership with Oxy Low Carbon Ventures and Rusheen Capital Management to finance and deploy Direct Air Capture tech in the US as a solution to the climate crisis, garnering the attention of Axios, Reuters, & Washington Post.

In close partnership with Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB), Yulu coordinated an external equity, diversity and inclusivity training workshop, which was open to all organizations in the community. The free, external workshop meant that all businesses – regardless of income – had the opportunity to participate in EDI training.

Yulu led a strategic process with the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers and forest sector to unite 80 stakeholders behind a communications platform that educates consumers about the sustainable and innovative forest practices that take place in Canada.

Yulu achieved net-zero carbon emissions for 2020. We offset the emissions of our business activity, and those of our entire team (including their home offices!).

Yulu works with Food for the Hungry to raise awareness for its comprehensive work in community development and disaster-relief across 18 countries worldwide. This year we garnered feature coverage in key media outlets such as NPR, CNN, Devex, and various humanitarian-focused podcasts.

Yulu continued to support the Rick Hansen Foundation increase national awareness of the importance of meaningful accessibility in the built environment.

Yulu leveraged existing relationships to secure coverage in top-tier outlets for Pachama’s marketplace launch, financing rounds, and several high-profile customers, including Microsoft, Amazon, Shopify, and more.

We officially registered the Global Impact Relations Network as a certified nonprofit organization in New York.

Yulu is working with data.org to share the news of the organization's $10m Equitable Growth and Recovery Challenge, to find and fund the most promising inclusive growth data science projects around the world.

In partnership with the BC Women's Health Foundation, Yulu developed a communications campaign called #WeSeeYou to raise awareness of the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women. This campaign was covered by all local TV stations, including Adrian Dix's daily briefing.

Yulu proudly volunteered for the My Vote Project, training the next-gen of comms professionals how to pitch media. This resulted in coverage on NBC, educating U.S. citizens on this nonpartisan education platform for voters to use before heading to the ballot.

Yulu worked with Moleaer to position its nanobubble technology as a solution to protect and restore our water and food supplies. The result: more than 50 media articles, including Forbes and E&E News.

Yulu is working with LEAF to develop LEAF's brand purpose, helping the mobile games company to define how it will make the industry and the world better through a purpose model and supporting LEAF to develop activities, programs and initiatives to support its ambitions.

Yulu developed a new content program for Genus Capital, providing bi-weekly blog posts on topics important to values-led investors. This blog program significantly increased website traffic.

Yulu partnered with Red Bull TV for a flagship segment on Carbon Engineering. This segment reached global audiences and raised awareness of Direct Air Capture as a solution to the climate crisis.

Yulu launched the SilverChef Hospitality Awards program – a national program celebrating hospitality businesses that lead with their values. Businesses that were recognized in this program included organizations that have substantially reduced their environmental impacts, or have created an inclusive and diverse hiring model.

Through initiatives such as the Murals of Gratitude, Patiotown and the Gastown Connect virtual event series, Yulu played a key role in bringing Gastown BIA community members together to find solutions to keep businesses afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Global Impact Relations Network launched a Meetup series to bring impact communicators together to share best practices for purposefully communicating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yulu’s entire team had the opportunity to attend and participate in #ClimateWeekNYC this year – one of the big perks of the world transitioning to a virtual existence (beyond the climate benefits) is that more people have access to important gatherings like this.

We were honored to contribute a piece to Sustainable Brands on how businesses can communicate with purpose during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under the theme of "Innovation for Good," this year’s Fast Company Innovation Festival shone a lens on the innovative companies, leaders, strategies, and trends helping build a truly better tomorrow – we were proud to attend for the 4th year running.