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This is the second in a three-part series on this blog addressing ethics for design professionals, comprised of (a) Part 1 – Introduction and Ethical Dilemmas; (b) Part 2 – Common Ethics Requirements; and (c) Part 3 – Ethics and Business Practices.
Who Establishes Ethical Obligations for Design Professionals?
Binding requirements for design professionals’ ethics may arise from a variety of sources, including (1) Ethical obligations in laws and regulations governing the practice of each regulated design profession; (2) Codes of conduct and ethics obligations established by non-profit organizations representing the design professional industry; (3) Design firms’ published codes of conduct for their employees; and (4) Mandatory codes of conduct established by project owners and other entities that retain design professionals, regardless of whether the design professional is an employee of the project owner or a consultant.
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