Bonflict of interest on the board of directors is a topic that often raises ire of many owners and prospective buyers.

“Leadership has an ethical core, and ethics means not just making good decisions, but leading others in making good decisions.” – Chris MacDonald, Founding Director

The draft standards and associated consultation period follow 15 months of work since the effort was launched at the United Nations in October 2014 to develop a consistent global definition of appropriate behaviour that practitioners, clients, third parties and stakeholders can readily reference.

A coalition of global real organizations is seeking input on the attractiveness of ethical business conduct in a place of employment, in contracting professional services and/or in investment decisions.

The term, engineer, is often applied laxly, but only licensed professionals are legally entitled to that status.