ANTI-CORRUPTION PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESSES ALLIANCE IN GREAT BRITAIN
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CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT FOR APBA MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY
To achieve its mission, APBA must promote the highest standards of ethics, education, and professional excellence for the ultimate benefit of society. APBA has two sets of Code of Ethics and Conducts which helps regulate the conduct of all members of its community.
Honesty
Embrace the truth about yourself and the world. Be honest no matter the consequences
Transparency
Demonstrate openness and vulnerability and share your thoughts without hesitation
Humility
Acknowledge your own mistakes, accept help and commit to learning continuously.
Integrity
Say what you think, do what you say and demonstrate moral commitments, and willingness to do what's right.
Respect
Honor the dignity, inclusion, and diversity of others Give people their dignity, earn others’ respect.
Fairness
Do what is right based on common principles Always do the right thing, especially when it is difficult.
Responsibility
Make yourself accountable to those who entrusted power and authority to you and to society. Own the outcome of your own actions or inactions, good or bad.
Inclusion
Value working with diverse individuals. Of different backgrounds, experiences, beliefs, personalities, knowledge, skills and ideas as this creates enriching experiences for mankind. Involve stakeholders in decision making especially about matters that affects them.
Equal opportunity
Offer everyone equal access to jobs, training, promotion, etc. regardless of age, gender, race, or other similar factors. Diversity brings different attitudes, perceptions and learning experiences. Be committed to promoting equality of opportunity and eliminating discrimination.
Accountability
We must accept responsibility for our own actions and work diligently to put situations right, whilst learning to develop processes to avoid repeat failures in the future.
Empowerment
Equip people with information, knowledge, skills, resources, motivation, opportunities and authority so that they can take initiative and make decisions to solve problems and improve service and performance.
APBA Professionals
APBA’s professional members must conduct themselves with uncompromising professionalism which radiate a strong desire to be fair, honest, respectful, open, genuine and sincere. They must strive with integrity, be accountable and responsible for powers and authority entrusted to them
APBA Businesses
APBA’s business members must conduct their business with uncompromising integrity. Employees and directors are held to the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct. Our values guide everything we do.
We are each responsible and accountable
Every member of the APBA community (professionals, businesses, executives and non-executives, associates, etc) must work to comply with the provisions of the APBA’s Codes of Ethics and Conduct. We must all review the Codes and related materials and be vigilant to ensure that our conduct complies with the Code. The Code of Conduct does not, on its own, ensure ethical conduct despite setting forth fundamental principles of how we expect our business members to do business and our professional members to conduct work activities. Ultimately, we are each personally accountable to act ethically, comply with the law, be watchful for questionable circumstances, and challenge issues.
APBA's Core Values
APBA members are also required to uphold and defend its core values which form the basis of the Codes of Ethics and Cpnduct.
APBA Membership
We invite membership from Professionals and Businesses all over the world and from all jusrisdictions. The key criteria is that you must take a stand agsinst curroption. By jining APBA to declare to uphold its values and live by its codes of ethics. There are several benefits to be gained: having a public declaration to fight alone wil create a sence of purpose and indentity that will enhance careers (for individual professionals ) and boost business (for businesses)
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