Blue Bird Corporation.
BLBD.US | Manufacture of motor vehicles
Blue Bird Corporation is a leading independent designer and manufacturer of school buses, with more than 170 years of industry experience. The company sells a broad range of gas, propane, gasoline, diesel, and electric powered school buses through a network of dealers and service facilities. Blue Bi...Show More
Better Health for All
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The provided article indicates that no data is available for analysis related to BLBD.US or the 'Better Health for All' value.
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Consequently, no specific, concrete data points could be extracted for any of the KPIs in the rubric.
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Therefore, all KPIs are omitted from the scoring.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Blue Bird Corporation is a manufacturer of school buses, not a financial institution. The company does not offer lending, deposit, or insurance services to consumers. Therefore, all KPIs related to financial products, pricing, fees, customer financial data, lending compliance, debt burden, and financial literacy initiatives are not applicable to its core business. While the company's Blue Bird School Bus Foundation has contributed over $715,000 to nearly 80 nonprofits in Georgia since its founding in 2015,
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and the company has donated three electric school buses to organizations serving at-risk youth and low-income communities,
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these are community support activities and not direct reinvestment of annual pre-tax profit into community finance or profit-sharing with underserved communities as defined by the 'profit_reinvestment' KPI. The company's involvement in affordable housing projects, such as the Bluebird Village workforce housing development,
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and a project in Portland, Oregon serving families earning no more than 60% of the Area Median Income,
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are housing initiatives, not financial services provided by Blue Bird Corporation to its customers.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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There is insufficient evidence to assess Blue Bird Corporation's alignment with fair pay and worker respect. The provided ESG report contains no quantitative data for BLBD.US regarding living wages, CEO-to-median pay ratio, union coverage, safety incident rates, pay equity, worker engagement, turnover, labor violations, insecure contracts, or health insurance coverage
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. Without this information, a meaningful evaluation cannot be made. As a manufacturer, worker-related issues are material, but no data is available to score the company's performance.
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No evidence available to assess Blue Bird Corporation on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.
Honest & Fair Business
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Blue Bird Corporation maintains a comprehensive whistleblower policy with multiple reporting channels, including anonymous hotlines, email, and online portals, and explicitly prohibits retaliation against those making good faith reports.
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The company adopted a Clawback Policy in May 2023, requiring recovery of incentive-based compensation from executive officers in the event of an accounting restatement, applicable to compensation received during the three fiscal years preceding the restatement date.
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For fiscal years 2024 and 2023, 100% of audit, audit-related, and tax fees billed by the independent registered public accounting firm were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
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The Board has determined that all directors, except one, are independent as defined by Nasdaq listing standards.
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The company's Code of Ethics prohibits illegal payments to government officials and political party representatives and affirms commitment to the UN Global Compact's principle against corruption.
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However, only approximately 25% of ethical claims are verified by third parties, with verification limited to select regions.
Kind to Animals
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The provided articles, including the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the Sustainability Report, do not contain any direct mentions or specific data points related to animal welfare, animal testing, animal agriculture, or the use of animal-derived ingredients.
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Consequently, there is no evidence to assess Blue Bird Corporation against any of the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs, leading to their omission.
No War, No Weapons
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Blue Bird Corporation manufactures school buses and has no stated defense or arms-related activities in its core business, nor does it engage in defense-related lobbying.
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The company participates in the UN Global Compact, but no third-party audits or specific implementation details are provided to confirm alignment with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
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Blue Bird has a conflict minerals policy, but no percentage of its supply chain is certified conflict-free.
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There is no evidence of exposure to controversial weapons, nor are there codified ethical red lines related to weapons, as the company's business model does not involve weapons.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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In 2024, Blue Bird Corporation's total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions were 1,686,024 tCO₂e, with a full public breakdown of Scope 3 categories.
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The company sourced 37% of its electricity consumption from renewable energy in 2024 through Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) purchases, an increase from 0% in 2023.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No evidence available to assess Blue Bird Corporation on Respect for Cultures & Communities.
Safe & Smart Tech
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No evidence available to assess Blue Bird Corporation on Safe & Smart Tech.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Blue Bird Corporation has implemented several waste reduction initiatives, including expanding recycling and waste reduction programs in 2024, introducing a program in 2024 to recycle absorbent shop rags and materials, and utilizing advanced robotic painting technology in its Fort Valley, Georgia paint facility for higher paint transfer efficiency and capturing excess paint waste for use as fuel.
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The company recycles metal scraps and batteries at its facilities.
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Blue Bird's school buses exceed Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and are certified Colorado Rack and Kentucky Pole test compliant, indicating superior durability.
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