Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals are a collection of seventeen interlinked objectives designed to serve as a “shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future“. Developed by the United Nations and Celebrated YOY to inspire, unite and help spread the word across the globe.

POVERTY

ØRN’s code of ethical trading is shared and adopted by our Supply Chain partners and audited externally to ensure that all workers in the process are paid at least the minimum wage.

HUNGER

We pay no less than the real living wage to all our employees in the UK, and ensure that our partner factories commit to paying all their employees no less than the legal minimum wage.

HEALTH

We ensure health and wellbeing measures are in place, to provide clear guidance and direction and to underpin our commitment to provide a great place to work.

EDUCATION

ØRN delivers a robust induction and mandatory training program for all employees and role specific training for roles within the organisation. Employees have two check-in reviews

EQUALITY

We have policies on equality, diversity and inclusion established and cascaded annually to our employees. All job vacancies are advertised internally as well as externally.

SANITATION

We ensure that our Supply partners are all certified to Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX and use efficient dye processes and water treatment operations which are verified by local independent auditors.

ENERGY

We have implemented a range of reduction actions to reduce our Scope 1&2 output by using a variety of initiatives; for example switching company vehicles over to electric vehicles.

WORK

ØRN are committed to providing a safe and secure working environment for our employees. We review our pay, conditions, and reward annually to ensure it is reflective of the job carried out.

PRODUCTION

We work with our Supply Chain partners to ensure that they, like us, embrace a waste reduction programme. We have a very active recycling programme which covers Cardboard, Plastic, Paper etc.

CLIMATE

We are now certified as Carbon Neutral and report on our annual Carbon Footprint and Sustainability / Environmental goals. We are working with our Supply Chain partners on a circular approach.

WATER

Our EarthPro® collection of workwear uses fabric made from recycled plastic that has been collected from seas and rivers, reducing the mass of disposable plastic that harms the environment.

LIFE ON LAND

We use FSC certified cardboard and are committed to reducing single use plastic packaging. We also now include a minimum 30% recycled plastic in our general workwear packaging.

PARTNERSHIPS

ØRN is proud to work with both local business organisations, Buckingham Business First, Carbon Footprint UK.

UNITED NATIONS

Proud to work internationally with United Nations Global Compact and QMS for the delivery of ISO’s.

SUSTAINABLE GOALS

SDGs help to shape our decision making to put Sustainability at the heart of every decision we undertake as a business.