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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In 1973, the Annual Meeting endorsed the Davos Manifesto, a code of ethics for business leaders that lays out Schwab's principles of stakeholder capitalism. —

Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025 This is understandable, given that trust and a high code of ethics will be necessary to oversee the incorporation of AI at work. —

Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 All of this led to a push by Judiciary Democrats for the Senate to pass a code of ethics for justices. —

Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025 Advertisement The Supreme Court adopted its first code of ethics in 2023 in the face of sustained criticism, though the new code still lacks a means of enforcement. —

Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for code of ethics

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