Option® is mindful of its responsibility to behave in an ethical manner in the course of pursuing its business goals, and the company, including all its subsidiaries, affiliates and/or consolidated holdings, is committed to the following practices:
Investment
We will not invest in any of the following areas:
- marketing, development or production of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons
- marketing, development or production of weapons of war or other armaments
- marketing, development or production of products involving animal fur or animal testing
- production of strategic parts of weapon systems of any kind
- marketing, development or production of pornography or products from the sex, hard drugs or tobacco industry
Employment
We will not engage in any of the following activities:
- use of children under the legal age for employment
- use of forced, bonded or compulsory labour
Discrimination
We will not discriminate against our employees in any of the following areas:
- on the grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, political opinion, age or nationality
- on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity leave
Purchasing
We will put into place checks, controls and procedures to ensure all our suppliers and sub-contractors:
- have ethical standards that do not compromise any of the above
- have checks, controls and procedures that ensure their suppliers or sub-contractors do not compromise any of the above
Prevention of Corruption
We will include in our distribution and supply agreements anti-bribery standard clauses. Our employment policies outline measures that can and will be taken in order to prevent corruption. Option®, as a public company and a member of the ETHIBEL Sustainability index, respects the Corporate Governance rules.