Obsessive Climbing Designs

Ethical Business Policy

Obsessive Climbing Designs (OCD) recognises the importance of operating in accordance with a set of core values in the way that we carry out our business with customers, suppliers, competitors and the local community.

OCD will:

• Apply high ethical standards in our relationships with customers, suppliers, competitors and the local community at all times;
• Maintain and protect the confidentiality of information provided by customers and suppliers, as if it were our own information;
• Ensure that all advertising, marketing and promotional documentation issued avoids false statements, concealment and exaggeration;
• Maintain a fair and neutral business relationship with competitors;
• Not malign the competition through misrepresentation, false statements or inuendo;
• Ensure that fair working practices are employed with regard to suppliers and that payments are made promptly;
• Comply with all relevant UK laws and regulations.

Ethical Environmental Policy

"Good environmental practice is at the very heart of how we run our business".- Drew (eco-warrior)

OCD recognises that there are important environmental issues associated with the manfacture, distribution and retailing of climbing products.

OCD will:

• Take the OCD company vehicle (the Silver Dream Racer with basket on the handlebars) to the Post Office for deliveries whenever possible.
• Provide a safe and healthy working environment.
• Use resources efficiently and minimising their consumption by, where practicable, use materials that are renewable, recycled or reusable.
• Prevent pollution.
• Minimise waste generated by our business, promoting recycling and to reuse materials where applicable.
• Work with our suppliers to improve the environmental performance of the entire supply chain.
• Give special regard to environmental considerations in design, site and management of our facilities.

  

To support these aims OCD will endeavour to:

• Make this statement available to the public;
• Review and update this policy regularly.

Please direct any queries relating to our ethical policy to Drew Haigh