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5. Glossary – Definitions
Ethics alert: Whistleblowing
The act of a man or woman who, believing that the public interest outweighs the interests of the organization he or she serves, sounds the alarm that the organization is involved in corrupt, fraudulent, illegal or dangerous activity. He/she then becomes a "whistleblower".
Professional Ethics
All the duties imposed on professionals by the exercise of their profession.
Strict legal meaning: a document registered in the order of the law linked to an identified regulatory body, such as an order.
Extended meaning: a set of rules recognized by a professional group and enshrined in a reference text for all its members.
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Bibliography
Films
National Geographic, "Challenger: the Untold Story", National Geographic Channel (2006).
Websites
French ISO 26000 Observatory https://www.iso.org/fr/iso-26000-social-responsibility.html (consulted on July 16, 2014)
Standards and norms
- Charte d'éthique de l'ingénieur - IESF - 2001
- Lignes directrices relatives à la responsabilité sociétale - ISO 26000 - 2010
- Technology assessment – Concepts and foundations – Technikbewertung – Begriffe und Grundlage - VDI 3780 - 2000
Regulations
DGT circular no. 2008-22 on ethical charters, whistle-blowing procedures and internal regulations, Ministry of Labor, Social Relations and Solidarity, November 19, 2008.
Directory
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
Association of French Engineers and Scientists (IESF) http://www.iesf.fr
National Engineers Bureau (BNEI) http://www.bnei.org
Commission des titres d'ingénieurs (CTI)...
Statistical and economic data
Observatoire des ingénieurs – 2014 survey of engineers and scientists in France http://www.cti-commission.fr/IMG/pdf/enquete_iesf_2014.pdf (accessed July 16, 2014).
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