We, the members of the IEEE, in recognition of the importance of our technologies in affecting the quality of life throughout the world, and in accepting a personal obligation to our profession, its members and the communities we serve, do hereby commit ourselves to the highest ethical and professional conduct and agree:
1 to accept
responsibility in making engineering decisions consistent
with the safety, health and welfare of the public, and to
disclose promptly factors that might endanger the public
or the environment;
2 to avoid real or perceived
conflicts of interest whenever possible, and to disclose
them to affected parties when they do exist;
3 to be honest and realistic in
stating claims or estimates based on available data;
4 to reject bribery in all its
forms;
5 to improve the understanding of
technology, its appropriate application, and potential
consequences;
6 to maintain and improve our
technical competence and to undertake technological tasks
for others only if qualified by training or experience,
or after full disclosure of pertinent limitations;
7 to seek, accept, and offer honest
criticism of technical work, to acknowledge and correct
errors, and to credit properly the contributions of
others;
8 to treat fairly all persons and to not engage in acts of discrimination based on race, religion, gender, disability, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression;”
9 to avoid injuring others, their
property, reputation, or employment by false or malicious
action;
10 to assist colleagues and
co-workers in their professional development and to
support them in following this code of ethics.
Approved by the IEEE Board of
Directors
August 1990