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T he objectives of Environmental Professionals are to
conduct their personal and professional lives and activities in an ethical
manner. Honesty, justice and courtesy form moral philosophy which, associated
with a mutual interest among people, constitute the foundation of ethics.
Environmental Professionals should recognize such a standard, not in passive
observance, but as a set of dynamic principles guiding their conduct and way of
life. It is their duty to practice their profession according to this Code of
Ethics.
As the keystone of professional conduct is integrity, Environmental
Professionals will discharge their duties with fidelity to the public, their
employers, clients, and with fairness and impartiality to all. It is their duty
to interest themselves in public welfare, and to be ready to apply their special
knowledge for the benefit of mankind and their environment.
Creed
The objectives of an Environmental Professional are:
- to recognize and attempt to reconcile societal and individual human needs
with responsibility for physical, natural, and cultural systems.
- to promote and develop policies, plans, activities and projects that
achieve complementary and mutual support between natural and man-made, and
present and future components of the physical, natural and cultural
environment.
Ethics
As an Environmental Professional I will:
- be personally responsible for the validity of all data collected, analyses
performed, or plans developed by me or under my direction. I will be
responsible and ethical in my professional activities.
- encourage research, planning, design, management and review of activities
in a scientifically and technically objective manner. I will incorporate the
best principles of the environmental sciences for the mitigation of
environmental harm and enhanceme|nt of environmental quality.
- not condone misrepresentation of work I have performed or that was
performed under my direction.
- examine all of my relationships or actions which could be legitimately
interpreted as a conflict of interest by clients, officials, the public or
peers. In any instance where I have a financial or personal interest in the
activities with which they ar|e directly or indirectly involved, I will make
a full disclosure of that interest to my employer, client, or other affected
parties.
- not engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or
misrepresentation or discrimination.
- not accept fees wholly or partially contingent on the client's desired
result where that desired result conflicts with my professional judgement.
Guidance for Practice as an Environmental Professional
As an Environmental Professional I will:
- encourage environmental planning to begin in the earliest stages of
project conceptualization.
- recognize that total environmental management involves the consideration
of all environmental factors induding: technical, economic, ecological, and
sociopolitical and their relationships.
- incorporate the best principle of design and environmental planning when
recommending measures to reduce environmental harm and enhance environmental
quality.
- conduct my analysis, planning, design and review my activities primarily
in subject areas for which I am qualified, and shall encourage and recognize
the participation of other professionals in subject areas where I am less
experienced. I shall utiliz|e and participate in interdisciplinary teams
wherever practical to determine impacts, define and evaluate all reasonable
alternatives to proposed actions, and assess short-term versus long-term
productivity with and without the project or action.
- seek common, adequate, and sound tedhnical grounds for communication with
and respect for the contributions of other professionals in developing and
reviewing policies, plans, activities, and projects.
- determine that the policies, plans, activities or projects in which I am
involved are consistent with all governing laws, ordinances, guidelines,
plans, and policies, to the best of my knowledge and ability.
- encourage public participation at the earliest feasible time in an open
and productive atmosphere.
- conduct my professional activities in a manner that ensures consideration
of technically and economically feasible alternatives.
Encourage Development of the Profession
As an Environmental Professional I will:
- assist in maintaining the integrity and competence of my profession.
- encourage education and research, and the development of useful technical
information relating to the environmental field.
- be prohibited from lobbying in the name of the National Association of
Environmental Professionals.
- advertise and present my services in a manner that avoids the use of
material and methods that may bring discredit to the profession.
National
Association of Environmental Professionals
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