code of ethics
noun phrase
: a set of rules about good and bad behavior
The company has its own code of ethics.
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Our efforts around diversity, equity and inclusion follow our code of ethics.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Our efforts around diversity, equity and inclusion follow our code of ethics … and reinforce with everyone at our Company the importance of creating opportunities for all.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Your current journey might have more to do with developing a code of ethics around love, and perhaps practicing due diligence toward the people around you.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
Where? Other modern sciences have constrained themselves in accordance with an emerging code of ethics.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Our efforts around diversity, equity and inclusion follow our code of ethics … and reinforce with everyone at our Company the importance of creating opportunities for all.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Your current journey might have more to do with developing a code of ethics around love, and perhaps practicing due diligence toward the people around you.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
Where? Other modern sciences have constrained themselves in accordance with an emerging code of ethics.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Code of ethics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/code%20of%20ethics. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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