This policy outlines our approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
People & Governance
OE Cam is proud to be an employee-owned company and we encourage financial participation. Every employee is given the opportunity to own shares in the firm. We value respect and openness and our staff are involved in all major decisions. Team meetings are a forum for learning and debate; any employee may raise an item for discussion and their voice is heard.
Our business governance conforms to the Wates principles for companies. Our Partnership team has a clear understanding of accountabilities and our policies and procedures support effective decision-making and independent challenge.
Our business is all about maximising human capability and we strive to ensure that all our people have the opportunity to grow and develop. We actively support colleagues doing post-graduate study or professional qualifications, for example through mentoring and study leave. As well as monthly operational meetings, we organise developmental team sessions to share best practice and continuously develop our capability. As members of a European network of consultants, we provide professional development opportunities beyond the UK too.
Community
We strongly believe in encouraging the next wave of business psychologists and actively contribute to local student lectures as well as supporting work experience placements.
We support colleagues who wish to undertake pro bono consulting work, most recently supporting Parkinson’s UK, a regional schools academy trust and a local charity leading global research on inter-faith relations.
The firm makes an annual charitable donation and every Christmas our Admin team organises a team raffle for a local charity of their choosing.
Environment
OE Cam recognises that it has a general duty of care for the environment in which it operates. It aims, therefore, to provide services and develop its commercial interests in such ways as to limit or avoid adverse impact on the environment and to minimize the consumption of non-renewable resources.
OE Cam aims to practise sustainable management of all natural resources and intends to continue to participate fully in the promotion of the environmental consciousness of its employees. We continue to seek ways to reduce energy consumption and minimise environmental damage. Long-life, recycled, Fairtrade and reusable products are used wherever possible.
Responsible and Ethical Trading
OE Cam is committed to working ethically, considering human rights as well as the social, economic and environmental impacts of the way we do business.
Our employees act professionally, fairly and with integrity in all business dealings and relationships, in whichever geographical location we operate. This is supported by our employee on-boarding and development programme.
Relationships with clients and suppliers are reviewed regularly, including adherence to ethical practices as part of discussions around business operations at monthly Partner meetings.
As Business Psychologists, OE Cam adheres to a Code of Ethics and Conduct as set out by the British Psychological Society (BPS). Under the terms of their Royal Charter, the BPS’s Member Conduct Rules require that all members act in accordance with this code.
“This code, which has been produced by the Ethics Committee of the British Psychological Society, focusses on four primary ethical principles:
- respect
- competence
- responsibility
- integrity
Each of these principles is described by a statement of key values and accompanied by a set of standards which lay out the precise forms of ethical conduct and behaviour which The British Psychological Society expects of its members”. For more information, please visit https://www.bps.org.uk/guideline/code-ethics-and-conduct
For more information about OE Cam policies, please contact our Managing Partner, Martyn Sakol.