Not long ago, many companies viewed business ethics only in terms of administrative compliance with legal standards and adherence to internal rules and regulations. Today the situation is different. Attention to business ethics is on the rise across the world because many companies now realize that in order to succeed, they must earn the respect and confidence of their customers not just have lofty sounding statements displayed in the outer office. Like never before, corporations are being asked, encouraged and prodded to improve their business practices through ethical behavior. Companies are being held increasingly accountable for their actions, as demand grows for higher standards of corporate social responsibility.

At GLI Systems, we go further. Defining our principles and values helps us to accomplish what we believe in. All decisions are guided by our core principles.

Our values are also the values that we desire in our customers and employees. We believe that defining what is fundamentally important to our business, making it known and behaving accordingly attracts both desirable customers and the high-quality employees we need to bring our company vision to life. We believe that our customers enjoy doing business with us because we share their values. We earn trust by putting these principles to work with every interaction. Companies may state intentions but people must carry them out. So by building our values into our systems and making them as visible as possible they become a part of our culture…not just a statement. Our values and how they work together gives us insight as to why we really exist. Knowing why we exist, instead of just what we produce means we can take a long term view, spot risks and seize opportunities to achieve our larger vision. Here are the key values we aspire to:

Clarity, Frugality, Honesty, Integrity, Generosity, Commitment, Humor, Enthusiasm, and Compassion

Here are the principles we live and work towards:

Create wealth
Resources are necessary to provide good service, quality products and achieve our goals. Our decisions and actions must create value, jobs and profits.

Improve our world
Our decisions and actions need to be such that their affect will not impose hardships on the earth. We desire to do our part to improve the future lives of our children and the following generations.

Respect people
We are humans. Relationships that are polite and where we protect the weak, assist the poor, listen well, tell the truth and keep commitments create the working environment and safety we need to give our best and excel.

Think big
Dreams motivate and keep us alive. Long-term thinking helps avoid making short sighted mistakes. Creative thinking provides agility needed in fast changing business environments.

Produce quality
When we perform at our highest level we are manifesting the purest of human motivations, innovation. We love to do things better, faster and more efficiently and we love to be recognized for doing so.

Maintain health
Mental and physical health provides the strength, vitality and endurance needed to perform at high levels. Humor and the ability to laugh especially at one’s self can be very therapeutic and will help others too. Spock had it right when he said “Live long and prosper.”

Grow or die
In the world, organisms are either growing or dying. Growth means life but it does not always mean getting bigger. Growth is not a financial measurement only as it can come in the form of knowledge, wisdom, influence and respect as well.

Community involvement
GLI Systems is essentially a community business. We want our community and the world to know that it is richer with us than without us. We win when we get involved and when everyone knows our purpose. Learn, Improve, Grow, Teach, Enjoy…repeat!

Workplace conduct
GLI Systems has adopted the Workplace Code of Conduct as outlined by the Fair Labor Association and in accordance requires that its licensees, contractors and suppliers comply with this code also.

Corporate social and ethical performance goals

We will conduct an annual review and assessment of our behavior with regard to the above principles and goals and generate and publish a list of new goals and recommendations for improvement. The review will:

Think about why we are in business. How does what we do matter and make a difference?

• Ask: who benefits from our company’s success?
• Create an opportunity to talk to our employees – what do they understand is the purpose of our business?
• Discover if our values and ideas are published and freely available? Are the words as relevant as possible to our work? Is there “buy-in” from our employees?
• Ask: have our purpose and values been incorporated into our marketing strategy, recruitment and other strands of the business.
• Create brainstorming sessions to generate ideas. Involve every employee in the ‘innovation’ process. Encourage employee suggestions.
• Develop relationships with suppliers and customers and learn from their ideas.
• Provide ideas for annual opportunities to participate in local community service projects.

We look forward from this foundation to the future.

Sincerely,

Steve L. Spratt Edward W. SavageCo-Founder &
Vice President Co-Founder and CEO