Business Ethics Policy
Business integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. A business that holds itself to consistent moral and ethical standards earns the respect of its peers and the trust of its clients. Reinforced by a robust code of ethics, business integrity can be achieved in the application and enforcement of a set of guiding principles governing the actions of the company, its staff and business partners.
Our products are TGA registered
AusMed Health is listed on the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) register. The Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods is a register of therapeutic goods that can be lawfully supplied in Australia. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is part of the Australian Government Department of Health, and is responsible for regulating therapeutic goods including prescription medicines, vaccines, sunscreens, vitamins and minerals, medical devices, blood and blood products. We ensure that all of our products meet the strict regulation and standards of the TGA to certify that the products we supply to our customers are of the best standards.
AusMed Health is a registered member of the Sedex International Ethical Registry and Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA)
AusMed Health is proud to be a participating member of the Sedex registry. Sedex is a membership organisation that provides one of the world’s leading online platforms for companies to manage and improve working conditions in global supply chains, they provide practical tools, services and a community network to help companies improve their responsible and sustainable business practices, and source responsibly. Members of the Sedex are businesses that believe every person working in the supply chain should have equality, a safe place to work, and the means to support themselves and their families, free of bribery and corruption, using sustainable methods that keep the environment intact for future generations. Sedex members are accelerating a global culture shift to redefine success in business and build a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
AusMed Health is also proudly accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA). Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA) is an accreditation body that works collaboratively with local textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) businesses to protect and uphold the rights of Australian garment workers. To be ECA accredited, a business’s manufacturing operations are audited from design to dispatch to ensure that local TCF workers, including outworkers, are being paid appropriately, receiving all their legal entitlements and working in safe conditions. By supporting an ECA accredited business AusMed Health is helping to strengthen the Australian TCF industry and valuing the rights of our local garment workers.
We are a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact
The Global Compact is the world’s largest Corporate Sustainability initiative. As a signatory to the Compact, AusMed Health commits to:
- doing business responsibly by aligning our strategies and operations with the Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption
- take strategic action to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.