Ethics

Mission Statement

Idealist Consulting is dedicated to advancing socially and environmentally responsibility through affordable and reliable technical consulting. This mission is upheld through our various ethical policies.

Consulting Service Ethics Policy

These are the ethical standards that the Idealist Consulting upholds as essential not only for its client but for the technology consulting industry as a whole:

• Consultants will be honest and not knowingly misrepresent facts
• Consultants will install and use only properly licensed software on their systems as well as the clients' systems
• Consultants will divulge any potential conflicts of interest prior to accepting the Contract or as soon as possible after the conflict is discovered
• Consultants will only represent opinions as independent if they are free from subordinated judgment and there is no undisclosed interest in the outcome of the client's decision
• Consultants will ensure that to the best of their knowledge they can complete the project in a professional manner both in terms of skill and time
• Consultants will keep the client informed of any matters relating to the contract even if the information is unfavorable, or may jeopardize the contract
• Consultants will safeguard any confidential information or documents entrusted to them and not divulge any confidential information without the consent of the client
• Consultants will not take advantage of proprietary information obtained from the client
• Consultants will not engage in contracts that are in violation of the law or that might reasonably be used by client to violate the law
• Idealist Consulting member firms, their principals and employees will uphold the principles of Idealist Consulting and not commit acts discreditable to  Idealist Consulting

Environmental Ethics Policy

Idealist Consulting is dedicated to pursuing the following environmental policies:

• Promote good environmental practice and awareness of its environmental policies
• Promote the use of teleconferencing rather than travel to reduce environmental impact
• Promote the continued development of best practices and expertise in environmental disciplines related to environmental sustainability
• Promote practices consistent with environmental protection
• Minimize the negative impact on the environment, through a process of continual improvement in environmental performance
• Take into account the principles of sustainable development in conducting its administrative, commercial and social activities
• Participate in local initiatives to improve the quality of the environmental

Local Purchasing Ethics Policy

When at all possible Idealist Consulting will actively purchase local materials from ethnic minority owned businesses. This includes office supplies, technical solutions and various other products utilized within its consulting services.

Community Service Ethics Policy

Idealist Consulting makes annual contributions of consulting time to worthy Portland, Oregon community organizations dedicated to community development, environmental protection, business ethics, philanthropy, education, disaster relief, local government, social services and others.