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Code of Conduct

What is Code of Conduct?

A set of rules outlining the norms, responsibilities, and proper practices for an individual or organisation. Codes of conduct set ethical standards and are required by many regulatory frameworks including SOX and industry regulations.

Governance

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as code of conduct. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on code of conduct

Requirements naming code of conduct across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Transparency (Toumeisei 透明性) is the sixth of 10 Principles per Japan AI Guidelines for Business + reinforced by Hiroshima AI Process Code of Conduct (October 2023) which establishes voluntary transparency commitments for frontier AI developers.

JP-AIG-Transparency-Documentation-Model-Card-System-Card-Tier-Based-Disclosure-Hiroshima-Code-of-Conduct · Japan AI Guidelines Transparency + Documentation + Model Card + System Card + Datasheet + Tier-Based Disclosure + Hiroshima Code of Conduct + AI Generated Content + Watermarking + C2PA + User Notification

Sapin II Pillar 1 - Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct (Code de conduite). REQUIREMENTS: a documented + formally-adopted Code of Conduct articulating: (a) prohibited behaviour (active + passive corruption + influence peddling + facilitation payments + foreign-off...

Sapin2-Pillar1-Code-of-Conduct · Pillar 1 - Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct

Pillar 1 supports the development of a code of conduct on the protection of children's personal data, complementary to the age-appropriate-design code and reinforcing GDPR Article 8 obligations for child consent and the prohibition (mirrored by AVMSD-Art.6a(2)...

BIK-S7 · EU code of conduct for childrens privacy

The FLA Workplace Code of Conduct is the principal multi-stakeholder voluntary labor-standards code in the apparel + footwear + agriculture + electronics + university-licensee sectors.

FLA-Status · FLA Workplace Code of Conduct - corpus status

Develop AI governance policies, standards and a code of conduct for the ethical use of data and AI, with oversight mechanisms to ensure they are followed.

AIGE-IG-3 · AI ethics policies, standards and code of conduct

Ensure workers comply with the Code of Conduct for Aged Care and hold valid worker screening clearances.

ACQS-WORKER-REG · Aged Care Worker Screening and Code of Conduct

Questions people ask about code of conduct

What is Code of Conduct?
A set of rules outlining the norms, responsibilities, and proper practices for an individual or organisation. Codes of conduct set ethical standards and are required by many regulatory frameworks including SOX and industry regulations.
Why is Code of Conduct important for compliance?
Code of Conduct is a key concept in Governance. Understanding code of conduct helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Code of Conduct?
Code of Conduct appears in the requirement text of Japan AI Guidelines, French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691), EU Better Internet for Kids (BIK+) Strategy, Fair Labor Association (FLA) Workplace Code of Conduct, ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics. Across these standards we have identified 16 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Code of Conduct?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how code of conduct applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Code of Conduct applies across compliance frameworks

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.