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Advertise a Vacancy Advertise a Banner Advertise in Market Place Advertise an Event Advertising Rates Card Advertising FAQ Reasons to Advertise Ethical Policy	We are committed to a fair and just society, and that includes offering advertising and sponsorship opportunities only to businesses and organisations that meets our and the clients’ ethical code. We are only prepared to endorse companies, organisations, services and products that provide value for money, and honestly meet the needs of customers and clients. Our reputation for integrity working for the interest of the older working age population is such that any advertiser gains considerably from having a presence on our site and we wish to ensure this continues. Consequently our first commitment is to the clients and site visitors. Anyone wishing to complain about our own services or information can use our complaints procedure and can also use it in relation to any organisation or individual advertising on our site or can raise any issues of customer service or ethics on our site by contacting customerservice@wiseowls.co.uk We will give an advertiser, sponsor or partner the right of reply to any such complaints. If necessary we will appoint our legal arbitrator on the Wise Owls board to decide on appropriate action - including removing the advertising of any organisation, service or product found to be in breach of the law, consumer or equalities legislation or of breaching our code of ethics – with the return of any outstanding money paid for such an advertisement. However we must state that the responsibility for all advertising and all information provided by independent bodies and advertisers remains their responsibility and we cannot be held responsible for any externally provided advertising or information – but will try to ensure that this does not take place and will act promptly to respond to any relevant complaints. We wish to promote ethical companies and organisations and in particular will not support organisations who we become aware are in breach of the following code of ethics. Human Rights "We will not promote any organisation that advocates discrimination and incitement to hatred." "We will not promote companies who manufacture or transfer indiscriminate weapons, eg cluster bombs and depleted uranium munitions." International Development "We will not promote organisations that fail to implement basic labour rights as set out in the Fundamental ILO Conventions, eg avoidance of child labour, or that actively oppose the rights of workers to freedom of association, eg in a trade union." "We will not finance organisations that take an irresponsible approach to the payment of tax in the least developed countries or are found to be actively avoiding legitimate taxation in this country or the E.U.." "We will not promote organisations that impede access to basic human necessities, eg safe drinking water or vital medicines." "We will support organisations offering fair trade opportunities to the working poor in developing countries, via microfinance." Ecological Impact "We will not promote any business whose core activity contributes to global climate change, via the extraction or production of fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas), with an extension to the distribution of those fuels that have a higher global warming impact (eg tar sands and certain biofuels)." "We will not promote any business whose core activity contributes to the development of nanotechnology in circumstances that risk damaging the environment or compromising human health." Animal Welfare "We will not promote any organisation involved in the exploitation of great apes, e.g. in experimentation or general commercial use, not who use animal experimentation in the development of non medial products Grundtvig and there could be an option of focusing on the Spanish 'professionals supporting entrepreneurs' network under Grundtvig - as a Network. Under their first priority promotion of lifelong learning strategies, including pathways between the different education and training sectors(see page 37 of Strategic Priorities document in previous email) which includes: "accessible services providing good quality lifelong guidance and counselling" and "partnership between the formal and non-formal education and training sectors, business, voluntary and community actors at the regional and local levels linked to employment and social inclusion initiatives".

We are committed to a fair and just society, and that includes offering advertising and sponsorship opportunities only to businesses and organisations that meets our and the clients’ ethical code. We are only prepared to endorse companies, organisations, services and products that provide value for money, and honestly meet the needs of customers and clients. Our reputation for integrity working for the interest of the older working age population is such that any advertiser gains considerably from having a presence on our site and we wish to ensure this continues.

Consequently our first commitment is to the clients and site visitors. Anyone wishing to complain about our own services or information can use our complaints procedure and can also use it in relation to any organisation or individual advertising on our site or can raise any issues of customer service or ethics on our site by contacting customerservice@wiseowls.co.uk

We will give an advertiser, sponsor or partner the right of reply to any such complaints. If necessary we will appoint our legal arbitrator on the Wise Owls board to decide on appropriate action - including removing the advertising of any organisation, service or product found to be in breach of the law, consumer or equalities legislation or of breaching our code of ethics – with the return of any outstanding money paid for such an advertisement.

However we must state that the responsibility for all advertising and all information provided by independent bodies and advertisers remains their responsibility and we cannot be held responsible for any externally provided advertising or information – but will try to ensure that this does not take place and will act promptly to respond to any relevant complaints.

We wish to promote ethical companies and organisations and in particular will not support organisations who we become aware are in breach of the following code of ethics.

Human Rights
"We will not promote any organisation that advocates discrimination and incitement to hatred."
"We will not promote companies who manufacture or transfer indiscriminate weapons, eg cluster bombs and depleted uranium munitions."

International Development
"We will not promote organisations that fail to implement basic labour rights as set out in the Fundamental ILO Conventions, eg avoidance of child labour, or that actively oppose the rights of workers to freedom of association, eg in a trade union."

"We will not finance organisations that take an irresponsible approach to the payment of tax in the least developed countries or are found to be actively avoiding legitimate taxation in this country or the E.U.."

"We will not promote organisations that impede access to basic human necessities, eg safe drinking water or vital medicines."

"We will support organisations offering fair trade opportunities to the working poor in developing countries, via microfinance."

Ecological Impact
"We will not promote any business whose core activity contributes to global climate change, via the extraction or production of fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas), with an extension to the distribution of those fuels that have a higher global warming impact (eg tar sands and certain biofuels)."

"We will not promote any business whose core activity contributes to the development of nanotechnology in circumstances that risk damaging the environment or compromising human health."
Animal Welfare

"We will not promote any organisation involved in the exploitation of great apes, e.g. in experimentation or general commercial use, not who use animal experimentation in the development of non medial products Grundtvig and there could be an option of focusing on the Spanish 'professionals supporting entrepreneurs' network under Grundtvig - as a Network.

Under their first priority promotion of lifelong learning strategies, including pathways between the different education and training sectors(see page 37 of Strategic Priorities document in previous email) which includes: "accessible services providing good quality lifelong guidance and counselling" and "partnership between the formal and non-formal education and training sectors, business, voluntary and community actors at the regional and local levels linked to employment and social inclusion initiatives".