3. Professional ethics
The case of Quebec illustrates that the existence of a professional order – and a code of ethics with the force of law – is not necessarily a sufficient condition to avoid ethical breaches by members of a profession. On the other hand, it does highlight the existence of formalized professional forums where ethical discussions can take place. How are engineers organized in other countries? How do they express their collective views, particularly on the ethical and deontological standards of their profession?
3.1 Organization of the profession in France
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Bibliography
Websites
French ISO 26000 Observatory
https://www.iso.org/fr/iso-26000-social-responsibility.html
UN Sustainable Development Goals (2017)
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/fr/objectifs-de-developpement-durable/
...Standards and norms
- Code de déontologie des ingénieurs du Conseil national des ingénieurs et scientifiques de France - CNISF - (1996)
- Charte d'éthique de l'ingénieur - IESF - (2001)
- White Paper – Part B. The engineer's ethical responsibility in complex systems - IESF - (2017)
- Charte de l'Ingénieur et du scientifique responsable (ISR) - IESF - (2021)
- Lignes directrices relatives à la responsabilité sociétale...
Regulations
Decree of May 25, 2016 setting the national framework for training and the procedures leading to the award of the national doctoral diploma.
DGT circular no. ° 2008-22 on ethical charters, whistle-blowing procedures and internal regulations, Ministry of Labor, Social Relations and Solidarity, November 19, 2008.
Law no. 2001-420...
Directory
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
French Association of Engineers and Scientists (IESF)
National Engineers Bureau (BNEI)
Commission des titres d'ingénieurs...
Statistical and economic data
Observatoire des ingénieurs – 2014 survey of French engineers and scientists
http://www.cti-commission.fr/IMG/pdf/enquete_iesf_2014.pdf
Conférence des directeurs des écoles d'ingénieurs françaises (CDEFI) – Engineering students and the ethics of their profession (2010)...
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