For the last 54 years, OMM has stood for mountain marathon & all the judgement & skill that comes with the sport.

But we have perhaps taken for granted some of our values & left too much unsaid.

So we thought we would take the time to put into words the values & causes we stand be as a company & as mountain lovers.

This is an ongoing project & we will continue to add sub-articles to each section to expand upon the work we are doing & have left to do.

Our Core Values dictate how we conduct ourselves on the mountain, at the start line & in the office

 

/ ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS FOR ALL / COMPETE WITH INTEGRITY / ACKNOWLEDGE OUR IMPACT, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY & DO BETTER

 

Mountain spaces are our thing & we recognise the positive impact they can have on all of us.

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE ACCESS / REMOVING UNJUST BARRIERS TO WILD SPACES / PRODUCING KIT THAT ENABLES ADVENTURE / MOUNTAIN MARATHON– The ultimate test of access!

 

OMM is committed to fair competition and sporting conduct. We apply the same approach to our business as we do on an event.

STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE / REWARD CONTRIBUTION / SUPPORT RURAL COMMUNITIES & FAIR WAGES FOR OUR WORKERS / ABIDE BY THE RULES / PICK YOUR OWN PATH IN PRODUCT DESIGN

Every jacket we make & every event we hold inevitably has an impact on our environment, just as many other decisions we make will affect others; be they workers in our factories or the salesperson selling our product in a shop.

WE MUST TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THESE IMPACTS & RECOGNISE THEIR EXTENT

IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY, WITH YOUR HELP, TO SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS & IMPROVEMENTS

YOU ARE OUR ALLIES IN THIS PROCESS & WE WELCOME CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK ON ALL ASPECTS OF OUR BUSINESS

 

 

We’d love to say we have all the answers but we don’t & there are many questions & challenges we face, just as the consumer does when trying to make ethical decisions. We will continue to face these challenges head on & encourage you to do the same; for example:

/ THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY JACKET IS THE ONE YOU ALREADY OWN… but that doens’t pay the wages.

/ LIGHTWEIGHT vs DURABLE

/ REPAIR vs REPLACE

 Does accreditation (Blue Sign & Fair Wear etc) really work or can we spend the money directly and achieve more?

We will commit resources to these causes:

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY / ACCESS RIGHTS / EQUIPMENT & SKILLS FOR SAFE MOUNTAIN ACCESS / THE MOUNTAIN RUNNING COMMUNITY / FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE  / GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE

 

We conduct ourselves in the context of our wider society and in our position as responsible humans, we stand by:

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION / ANTI-BULLYING / ANTI-SLAVERY / WORKER’S RIGHT / ANIMAL RIGHTS

 

/ ECOLOGY REPORTING  – Close consultation with ecologists prior to, during and after each event to assess impacts and protect sensitive areas… Read More.

/RECYCLING – Over 99% of all food and material waste from the event is recycled off site

/LOCAL COMMUNITY – Care is taken to resource locally and return income to our host communities

/ RECYCLED INSULATION

Primaloft Cross Core 90% recycled material
Primaloft ACTIVE 75gsm 58% recycled material
Primaloft ACTIVE 125gsm 64% recycled material

/ SWING TAGS – All swing tags are now low ink, recycled & compostable card

/ SPARES & REPAIRS – We believe every piece of kit deserves a second chance. Spares and repair support available; anything we can do to keep it out of landfill

/ DUAL PURPOSE – Our range of spares come supplied on a recycled plastic card that doubles as a 1:25k & 1:40k romer