Stückelberger, Christoph2019-09-252019-09-252015-01-1820149782889310180http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/216690Codes of conduct are voluntary agreements with the aim of committing a person or an organisation to respect certain values and rules. They can be developed and implemented by a person or an organisation or existing codes can be signed by people and organisations. Therefore, they have the advantage of being developed and implemented in a fast way. They have the disadvantage of not being as binding as laws with their sanction mechanisms. Therefore, the credibility of each code of conduct depends on serious monitoring by the signing parties. Without it, it remains a nice piece of paper, for superficial window dressing. In this case it does not increase credibility but rather suspicion against those who sign a code.Pages: 4engCreative Commons Copyright (CC 2.5)responsibilityleadershipcode of ethicsGlobal ethicsEconomic ethicsBusiness ethicsLabour/professional ethicsEnvironmental ethicsResources ethicsGeneral theology/otherBook chapter