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Codes of Ethics. Corporations & Organizations/Industries. Code of Ethics :. A company's Code of Ethics contains the ethical standards to which it commits itself and its employees. A Code of Ethics typically has two components, a Values Statement and a Code of Conduct . . Values Statement.
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Codes of Ethics Corporations & Organizations/Industries
Code of Ethics: • A company's Code of Ethics contains the ethical standards to which it commits itself and its employees. A Code of Ethics typically has two components, a Values Statement and a Code of Conduct .
Values Statement • Short, aspirational document. It lists and defines a company's core ideals. These values usually are both ethical and operational in nature. A values statement lays out the critical guideposts that a company aspires to observe in the course of its business dealings, and provides some insight into how it integrates ethical and operational concerns.
Code of Conduct • A longer more specific document, normally for internal use, which states or summarizes a company's ethics policies or practices.
Example of Mission Statements: Starbucks • http://www.starbucks.com/mission/
Home Depot’s Value Statment • http://corporate.homedepot.com/wps/portal/Values
Example of Corporate Code of Ethics: • http://www.lockheedmartin.com/data/assets/corporate/documents/ethics/setting-the-standard.pdf
Example of Association Code of Ethics: • www.marketingpower.com/AboutAMA/Pages/Statement%20of%20Ethics.aspx
Generic Ethics Code • www.knowledgeleader.com/KnowledgeLeader/content.nsf/Web+Content/ChecklistsGuidesCodeofBusinessConduct!OpenDocument