Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses and Professions
The Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses and Professions was adopted by
the Rotary International Council on Legislation in 1989 to provide more
specific guidelines for the high ethical standards called for in the Object=
of
Rotary:
As a Rotarian engaged in a business or profession, I am expected to:<=
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- Consider my vocation to be another opportu=
nity
to serve;
- Be faithful to the letter and to the spiri=
t of
the ethical codes of my vocation, to the laws of my country, and to the
moral standards of my community;
- Do all in my power to dignify my vocation =
and
to promote the highest ethical standards in my chosen vocation; <=
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- Be fair to my employer, employees, associa=
tes,
competitors, customers, the public, and all those with whom I have a
business or professional relationship;
- Recognize the honor and respect due to all
occupations which are useful to society;
- Offer my vocational talents: to provide
opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special
needs of others, and to improve the quality of life in my community; <=
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- Adhere to honesty in my advertising and in=
all
representations to the public concerning my business or profession;
- Neither seek fr=
om nor
grant to a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accor=
ded
others in a business or professional relationship. <=
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