Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses and Professions

As Rotarians engaged in a business or profession, we are expected to:

• Consider our vocation to be another opportunity to serve;

• Be faithful to the letter and to the spirit of the ethical codes of our vocation, to the laws of my country, and to the moral standards of our community;

• Do all in our power to dignify our vocation and to promote the highest ethical standards in our chosen vocation;

• Be fair to our employer, employees, associates, competitors, customers, the public and all those with whom we have a business or professional relationship;

• Recognize the honor and respect due to all occupations which are useful to society;

• Offer our vocational talents: to provide opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of others, and to improve the quality of life in our community;

• Adhere to honesty in our advertising and in all representations to the public concerning our business or profession; and

• Neither seek from nor grant to a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded to others in a business or professional relationship.