Core Values
We believe in capitalism with a conscience. All vendors that sell products on UpSpending.com are privately held (or non-profit)
and have attested to uphold the following core values in their businesses. Accountability will be done through customer reporting.
For example, if a vendor receives 3 or more negative reports, we will thoroughly review the vendor for compliance with our core values
and the vendor's participation in our marketplace may be terminated or suspended.
- Living wage 1 - anyone that works full-time (32+ hours/wk) should be paid enough to afford a place to live and food to eat (roughly calculated based on the vendor's location as 300% above the poverty level for that area)
- Diversity - recognize that having a workforce of people with differences in race, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical ability, religion is good for business
- Equity - provide access to resources and opportunities for all to succeed
- Inclusion - ensure that policies don't exclude anyone from participation
- Planet-consciousness - wherever possible, make steps to support a net-zero or net-positive impact on the environment
- Healthcare - provide basic healthcare as an option to all full-time employees (applies to businesses with 10+ employees)
- 1 Microbusinesses (with less than 10 employees) are exempt from this requirement
In addition, vendors agree to...
- Pay 7% commission on sales generated (minus tax/shipping) to support UpSpending.com and its mission (50% of our profits are donated to non-profits that fight for civil rights, environmental protections and campaign finance reform)
- Announce their participation on UpSpending.com to their employees