SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
At Cormain, we not only do the right thing by our customers, but we also believe we are responsible, and need to answer to, other stakeholders. They include the rest of the society, and our natural environment.
We establish this charter, which we follow, and develop continually.
Legal
Taxation
The Tax Reform had significant impact on the cash economy. The computer hardware industry had also been associated with non-compliant of GST and annual reports. We refuse and will never participate in the cash economy. All our sales will include GST. All GST received and paid will be accounted for and reported to the Australian Taxation Office.
Consumer protection
Consumers (non business) have certain rights under both state and Commonwealth legislations. We will not make statements which may mislead or contradict rights our customers maybe entitled to.
For statutory rights you have when purchasing from a business in New South Wales, contact Office of Fair Trading NSW.
Environment
Paper consumption
All office papers we consume in Australia are 100% recycled paper.
Transport
Our subscription with GreenFleet, which utilizes carbon sinks along Murray Darling River, allows us to offset 10 tonnes of greenhouse gases per year, generated from deliveries of products in Australia. This equals to taking 3 cars off the road. We will increase our greenhouse gas offset as volume of our transport volume increases.
Electricity
Air conditioning : only switched on when temperature is over 30C.
Energy saving light bulbs : are fitted throughout and only used when there is insufficient sunlight.
Solar electricity : generation system is installed on roof, which generates electricity for us to use.
100% government accredited GreenPower : is used when we require extra electricity.
Electricity statement showing solar electricity and GreenPower is available.
Community
St James Ethics Centre
Is it acceptable for a company to profit from postage and handling, when it is called postage and handling? Is it acceptable to have a long hot shower, now that some Australian cities no longer have water restrictions, while others are still in drought? How much extra should company managers and executives be paid extra, comparing with other staffs?
St James Ethics Centre is a non profit organization which promotos the consideration of ethical dimension in our daily lives. Visit the web site of St James Ethics Centre to start the thinking.
We are a corporate and financial member.
The Big Issue
The Big Issue is a non profit organization which seeks to address the problem of homelessness, using methods which aim to help those in need to avoid homelessness in the long term, not just a short term fix.
The most well known activity of this organization is The Big Issue magazine, which is sold fortnightly by street vendors in all major Australian cities. Street vendors come from the most disadvantaged of our population, suffering from situations like mental illness, homelessness, long-term unemployment, intellectual and physical disability, drug and alcohol dependency, family breakdown. Selling the magazine allows them to not only earn an income, but to connect with the wider community, improve self-esteem and confidence.
We are proud to provide financial assistant to this organization.
FBI radio
We are a supporter of radio station FBI 94.5, a community radio station in Sydney. FBI is a non profit, community station which "plays 50% Australian music, with half of that from Sydney", with majority of musicians unsigned. FBI also heavily involves with local music, art, and culture events. Visit their web site or listen online at http://www.fbi.org.au/.
We are a support of FBI radio.
