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About Us
Ethical Jobs, and all
associated domains, is owned by IPSP Limited, a private limited
company.
Registered Office: White Rose House, 28a York Place, Leeds LS1 2EZ, United Kingdom.
Company Number:
04104664
Overview
‘There is a massive range of opportunity in the ethical jobs market,
from solar engineering to sustainable development and care work.
Choosing an ethical career does not mean sacrificing a well paid and
exciting position in the corporate sector for an underpaid, under
appreciated one. It means doing something that serves our practical
needs, our personal values and our interests in a way that positively
impacts upon the world.
Until now, there has been no easy way for people who use the internet as
a primary source of job seeking to find a comprehensive selection of
jobs that have an ethical dimension. We aim to provide this by moving
away from the industry-specific niche-market business model.’
Our Mission
Many people in
conventional jobs and following mainstream career paths are getting
increasing concerned about what the end result of their work actually
is. Who really benefits? Who makes most of the money from
their labours? What happens to that money then? What damage
is done on the way, both to people and to the planet?
Our aims are twofold:
- To provide a broad
selection of ethically sound jobs across a wide spectrum of sectors
with hope of enticing those in mainstream career paths into more
sustainable and conscience-driven employment by demonstrating that
their skills and experience can be easily transferred.
- To accumulate a loyal
following of socially, culturally and environmentally aware
jobseekers so employers in the green and ethical sectors will be
able to rely on our ability to fill their vacancies.
Our environmental impact
We are aware that there is
always more we can do but we have taken a start in the following ways
- Our website is hosted
with servers that run on 100% solar energy. (See
www.ecologicalhosting.com for info).
- All office paper,
what little that is, is recycled.
- We only buy fairtrade
tea and coffee!
- The principal
director, Jason
Elliott, does not own a car.
Who can
advertise their vacancies on this site or feature in our directory?
To advertise with us
an organisation should fulfil
the following criteria...
- They must maintain a
responsible position regarding labour rights in their own operations
and through their supply chains, particularly in developing
countries.
- They must not
discriminate in the workplace on the grounds of sex, race,
disability or sexual orientation and should proactively work against
any form of discrimination.
- They must
support fairtrade.
- They must not engage
in irresponsible marketing activities in developing countries.
- They must not be
involved in the manufacture or transfer of arms.
- They must not be
involved in any sort of animal testing of any kind whatsoever.
- They must not use any
kind of intensive farming methods, eg., caged egg production.
- They must have no
links with the fur trade.
- Their core activity
must not contribute to global climate change by the extraction or
production of fossil fuels.
- Their core activity
must not contribute to the unsustainable harvesting of natural
resources such as fish or timber.
- Their core activity
must not be the manufacture of chemicals that are persistent in the
atmosphere and are linked to long term health concerns.
- They must recycle as
much of their waste as practical circumstances permit and not
contribute to unsustainable waste management where reasonable
alternatives exist.
- They must not be
involved in tobacco manufacture, promotion or distribution.
- They must not be
involved in large scale currency speculation.
- They must not be
involved in the manufacture of genetically manufactured organisms.
- Wherever possible
they must use electricity from renewable sources or request its
provision from their energy supplier.
The only
exception to these requirements is when organisations are recruiting
staff in roles that work towards compliance with the above
criteria.
Ethical Jobs reserves
the right to review and actively monitor practices of organisations
recruiting on this site and, if necessary, remove them.
Press releases (Word documents)
May 10th -
Ethical Jobs launches a North American version for
the USA and Canada
March 31st -
Ethical Jobs switches its hosting to an entirely
solar powered provider
March 25th 2006 -
Ethical Jobs launches their green directory of ethical businesses and
organisations
March 3rd 2006 - A new ethical jobs site aims to
bridge the gap between mainstream career paths and the ethical sector
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