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SOCIAL COMPLIANCE

Ora is committed to conducting its business affairs in a socially responsible and ethical manner consistent with all applicable federal and provincial law requirements, customs, and published industry standards pertaining to employment and manufacturing.

  • We commits to assess and benchmark its major suppliers' social compliance performance with a formal social compliant audit every 1 or 2 years
  • We analyses and identifies merchandise vendor hotspots for future engagement and collaboration
  • We work closely with its suppliers to ensure that all of them, from the biggest to the smallest, embrace its approach to social compliance and sustainable practices
  • We are creating tools and offering its support to suppliers to guide them through the process of becoming more socially and environmentally conscious while improving their product quality and safety
  • We are developing a sustainability program to offer guidance and support to its business partners, to overcome their weak points and lead them to becoming fully compliant
  • We commits to work with our community of suppliers to find solutions to reduce packaging

Operating with Integrity

Looking back at Spector & Co.’s catalog cover history, you can see how the company has evolved from only selling pens in 1964 to more than 500 products today, including journals, tech, travel, business accessories, water bottles and, of course, writing instruments. Operating out of a 150,000 square-foot facility in St. Laurent, QC, Spector & Co. employees around 400 office and factory staff, including Chris Pearson, VP Compliance and Asia Operations, who leads the responsible sourcing efforts to help promotional products distributors keep end buyers’ brands safe.

Consistently delivering safe, high-quality, socially compliant and environmentally conscientious merchandise may seem like a daunting task with such an extensive product line, but having a process in place, even if it’s rigorous, makes it easier.

There’s a misconception that going through QCA Accreditation is hard, but Chris says the process itself is not difficult. “It is clearly laid out and defined,” he says. “However, it is a rigorous process as it scrutinizes all areas of supply and production. All processes and procedures are reviewed and updated/modified when necessary. Deficiencies are examined and processes are put in place to improve these points and prevent situations from happening in the future.”

Ora is committed to an ethical manufacturing process that respects the rights of workers. The health, welfare and safety of the people who manufacture Ora products are critically important to us.


  • Verification
  • Audits
  • Certification
  • Internal Accountability
  • Training

Chris Pearson, VP Compliance and Asia Operations

Putting an entire company’s procedures under a microscope can be uncomfortable. However, Chris says the challenge to better themselves has paid off in many ways, including landing new business. “We had been restricted from quoting on jobs from a specific customer until we became QCA Accredited,” Chris says. “The Accreditation opened the door for discussion and collaboration on projects that we previously could not be a part of.”

Chris has seen first-hand that buyers’ expectations have changed and they are demanding more. Moreover, therein lies the opportunity. “For any company looking to really evaluate and tighten up their processes, going through the QCA Accreditation Program is a great, honest look that reveals all your strengths and your imperfections,” he says. “If you are truly committed to brand safety and improving as a company, this is a great process to go through.”