EPIC| Core beliefs

	CORE BELIEFS
Our Purpose: To help organization of all sorts and sizes contribute to achieving the fullest potential of their stakeholders, add value to their communities, and do so sustainably.
Our Vision: Our vision is a world where people work together to achieve the lives they truly desire to live without compromising future generations or the integrity of the ecosystem itself. A world where organizations of all sorts and sizes strive to be responsible members of their communities by fostering reasonable stakeholder expectations and guiding their employees and agents to meet those expectations through standards and supporting structures and systems based upon their values and the highest international standards and best practices. Our aim is to help organizations and communities support their members as they strive to clarify personal and organizational visions; see reality more clearly; develop and maintain creative tension; and act with empathy, patience, integrity, and courage.
Our Mission : To shape such a world, we will work with leaders in business, government, and civil society to: Create unique research products that benefit the ethics, compliance, and corporate responsibility community Perform systemic evaluations and consultations for individual organizations Help all three sectors of society contribute to developing the social capital essential for flourishing communities We will work to encourage, support, and facilitate organizational integrity, a systems view of the world that involves all sectors of a community, nation, or society: Businesses designing and implementing effective ethics, compliance & responsibility programs Governments leveling political, economic, and ecological playing fields Civil society advocating for good government, free markets, human rights, and environmental balance and justice
Our Core Values We are guided by the following values in every judgment we make and every action we take. We believe that only by putting our values into practice can we provide products and services worthy of our clients' trust and loyalty. We value empathy, patience, integrity, and courage. We chose and act so as to: Embrace change as essential to learning and growth Identify with life in all its diversity Approach life with empathy, perseverance, integrity, and courage Approach organizations as affirmative systems Exercise self-discipline Listen hard, be responsible, accept accountability, and have fun In the conduct of our professional responsibilities, we embrace the highest ethical standards and competency profile.

CORE BELIEFS