Good Governance

Promoting professional conduct is based on two main principles: competence and integrity.

Competence is achieved through continual knowledge and professional development, while integrity is demonstrated through the adherence to the ethics of professional conduct. In any profession certain general principles of professional conduct exist. They should be strictly adhered to by professionals in order to achieve trust and credibility.

In the area of standardization and conformity assessment, activities such as the publication of a standard, the granting of a certificate of conformity of a system or a product, the issuance of test reports, the granting of certificates of successful completion of training, the accreditation of a laboratory or a certification body should be carried out in a transparent manner by impartial and objective professionals.