Natural Pod is a Certified B Corporation
At Natural Pod, B Corp Certification is not an achievement we display — it is a standard we hold ourselves to, every day. It reflects our founding belief that business can and should be a force for good: for the students and educators we serve, for the communities we work within, and for the planet we share.
B Corp certification is rigorous by design. To earn it, a company must meet high standards of verified social and environmental performance, make a legal commitment to accountability beyond shareholders, and operate with full transparency. When we earned our first certification in 2024, we scored 92.9 on the B Impact Assessment — nearly double the median score of 50.9 for ordinary businesses. That result gave us a clear picture of where we stood across Governance, Customers, Workers, Environment, and Community — and an honest roadmap for where we needed to go.
In 2026, we achieved recertification with a score of 107.4. That leap reflects the work our team has done to deepen our environmental stewardship, strengthen our policies, and build partnerships with organizations that share our purpose. We are proud of that progress, and we know there is more to do.
As a British Columbia Benefit Corporation, our commitment to people and planet is not aspirational — it is written into our legal structure. It shapes how we source materials, how we treat our team, how we design our educational furniture, and how we show up for the learning communities we are privileged to support.
“Our B Corp recertification and this year’s Impact Report are not milestones to us. Rather, they are tangible proof that business can and should be a force for good. When we choose durable, ethically made educational furniture, we aren’t only outfitting a learning space — we’re modelling the values of stewardship and long-term thinking for the next generation.” – Bridgitte Alomes |CEO + Founder | Natural Pod
This is our starting point, not our stopping point.
What is our B Corporation Impact Score?
Based on the B Impact assessment, Natural Pod earned an overall score of 92.9. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9. Read the detailed report.
What does B Corp Certification mean to you as an educator and learning provider?
B Corp Certification is a designation that a business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials. In order to achieve certification, a company must:
- Demonstrate high social and environmental performance by achieving a B Impact Assessment score of 80 or above and passing our risk review. Multinational corporations must also meet baseline requirement standards.
- Make a legal commitment by changing their corporate governance structure to be accountable to all stakeholders, not just shareholders, and achieve benefit corporation status if available in their jurisdiction.
- Exhibit transparency by allowing information about their performance measured against B Lab’s standards to be publicly available on their B Corp profile on B Lab’s website.
Learn more about B Corp Certification and the movement toward transforming the global economy.
Our Design Process: From Concept to Completion
Vision + Plan
You have a vision for an inspired learning space. Our solutions partners are here to support you. They're skilled listeners, practical, insightful, know our school furniture inside out, and guide you towards what your space needs, and what's in budget.
Complimentary Design
From conceptual design to technical drawings, we are nimble because we examine and learn from each project. Our in-house design team’s passion and expertise in learning space design will inspire creative, integrated solutions for your unique needs.
Collaborative Partnership
Amplifying the voices of educators, learners and your learning community is the Pod ethos. How we work is not just collaborative. Rather, we empower you to stand firmly in your vision, and offer smarter, sustainable and durable solutions, solutions that work.
We’re better learning environments
Our goal is to create and support your vision of a better learning environment by offering quality, modular items that can easily adapt to your teaching and learning goals. As we enter a new era of learning where collaboration and cooperation drive innovation, education environments need to reflect this change.
Thoughtful, well-designed spaces invite new ways of interacting. By working with us to make meaningful choices, community stakeholders at all levels are beginning to create new education paradigms.
Our furniture and classroom designs support students in thriving in their work, play, and the ways they learn best. Our products encourage children to trust and discover their ideas, abilities and creativity by constructing an environment that supports active learning.
We work with educators to create beautiful, inspiring and calming learning environments.
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We acknowledge these lands
At Natural Pod, we are committed to restoring our relationship with the natural world and honouring the diverse peoples and cultures connected to the lands where we operate. We craft our products using sustainably harvested and managed Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified, wood materials.
Our team and business are rooted in the traditional territories of several Indigenous communities: the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh in Burnaby, BC; the lək̓ʷəŋən, Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ in Victoria, BC; the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh in Vancouver, BC; and the Hul’qumi’num and SENĆOŦEN in the Cowichan Valley and Gulf Islands, BC. We deeply respect the historical relationship these communities have with the land and are dedicated to working towards truth and reconciliation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.
Enjoy all our latest education news and stories
At Natural Pod™, our purpose is to ensure every learner and educator has a practical, healthy, sustainable environment in which to learn and be inspired, enabling them to reach their full potential. You can find all our news and stories here, where we share ideas and thinking that inspire our work to help inspire yours.
Learnings from LearningScapes 2024
Natural Pod, represented by myself and Marianne Honnaker-Kelly our President, was at LearningScapes, a conference by the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE), in Portland in October. Attending a conference like LearningScapes helps us at Natural Pod to hear...
Sparking curiosity + creativity through multi-functional furniture
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Real-time classroom design
It was 1998 and I had just landed my first permanent teaching position four days before the start of the new school year. It was a full-time job teaching Kindergarten in a beautiful inner city school built in 1844. The school was led by Principal Judy Gard Puddester...
Why beauty is needed in the classroom
Recently I’ve been re-reading the MDR research report ‘The Impact of Learning Spaces on Student Success’ to further and deepen my understanding of how I can lead Natural Pod to better serve students and educators. This research is such a great resource - it was...
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What do texture, shape, size, color and furniture have in common in a classroom?
In his book ‘Brain Rules’ (2014), John Medina talks about 12 rules that support the needs of the brain. There are three rules that stand out for me: that we learn best through sensory experiences; we don’t learn if we are bored, and we are born natural explorers. As...
Yes! You can order new learning furniture in time: Quick Ship Bundles for the win!
As the dog days of summer linger, many educators find themselves in a race against time to prepare their learning spaces for the upcoming academic year. For those who haven't yet ordered new furniture for updating existing classrooms or creating entirely new learning...
The impact of choice on a learner in their environment
In every aspect of life, choice empowers and personalizes our experience. Consider the flexibility of a modern workspace where people choose between high-energy shared tables, quiet corners for deep thinking, or dynamic meeting rooms for collaborative projects. This...
Repurpose, refresh, or replace — what does your learning environment need?
Transforming your classroom layout should be an exciting opportunity for innovation, not a cause for concern about the durability of your furniture. At Natural Pod, we design durable, multifunctional furniture that facilitates seamless transitions and supports diverse...