As members of Worldwide ERC®, we hold to the following standards of professional conduct:
- Loyalty to our association and its objectives, consistent with the public interest;Recognition of personal responsibility to uphold all laws and regulations relating to our association and our society;Maintenance of confidentiality for all privileged information entrusted to us;Commitment of outreach to individuals of varied cultures, backgrounds, physical abilities, age, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation; and
- Focus on a selfless contribution to ERC meetings, panels, and communications, avoiding promotion of one’s own business interests.
We also embrace the following principles of interpersonal behavior and attitudes, believing that they set the foundation for our mutual development and achievement of success within this professional association:
- Include. Practice inclusiveness by making time for the views and the company of divergent personalities;
- Care. Care genuinely for the challenges of fellow members;
- Share. Share fully our ideas, insights, and knowledge with the organization and with fellow members;
- Esteem. Display honesty and respect in our communications with others;
- Develop. Choose to spend time building our own strengths and understanding our colleagues over noticing others’ limitations;
- Listen. Prize the opportunity to listen over the chance to be heard;
- Deliver. Fulfill our commitments to fellow members and the association;
- Serve. Demonstrate leadership through the example of service rather than the inclination to direct; and
- Initiate. Recognize that the possibilities inherent in every encounter are limitless, and that change begins when one person takes the first step.