code of conduct

noun [C] SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Definition

› a set of rules about how to behave and do business with other people: The pharmaceutical industry's voluntary code of conduct says doctors may not be given gifts in exchange for an agreement to prescribe a product.

(Definition of code of conduct noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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