The Standards of Conduct for Business Ethics and Compliance Professionals

RESPONSIBILITIES TO MY EMPLOYING ORGANIZATION

• Be a role model in adhering to my employer’s code of conduct.

• Proactively advocate the integration of ethical business practices and a commitment to compliance into all aspects of my employer’s business.

• Ensure to the best of my abilities that my employer upholds all relevant laws and regulations wherever it conducts business.

• Be a leader in the formation of ethical business practices in support of evolving business strategies and opportunities, taking into consideration legal requirements, customs, and best practices.

• Raise and escalate, as necessary, significant business ethics and compliance issues.

• Protect confidential information obtained in the course of my professional activities unless disclosure of such information is required by law, applicable regulation, or company policy, or if maintaining the confidentiality of such information would create an appreciable health or safety risk.

• Avoid any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts between my personal and business responsibilities, and promptly disclose and resolve any issues that may arise.

RESONSIBILITIES TO THE PROFESSION

• Maintain exemplary standards of personal and professional integrity.

• Strive to continually advance my knowledge of business ethics and compliance.

• Work both individually and collectively with other members of the business ethics and compliance profession to advance the development of business ethics and compliance.

• Take advantage of opportunities to improve public understanding of business ethics and compliance and their importance to sound business management.