In order to be successful and achieve our objectives, over and above the overriding qualities of professionalism and effectiveness, we need these invisible threads that connect and unite us – namely, the principles and values which hold us together– the Code of Ethics.
The Code of Ethics defines the ethical principles that I expect each of us to follow, irrespective of his or her position or responsibilities. These principles are not new, many of them are well-known to some of you. These principles and values are summarized in the Code of Ethics in a synthesized pattern, so that when someone has any doubts as to how he or she should act in a given situation, he or she will find answers to the relevant questions in the most convenient