of Ethics Online Collection:1985
Code of Ethics
1. To give first consideration to the objectives and policies of my institution.
2. To strive to obtain the maximum ultimate value of each dollar of expenditure.
3. To cooperate with trade and industrial associations, governmental and private agencies engaged in the promotion and development of sound business methods.
4. To demand honesty in sales representation whether offered through the medium of a verbal or written statement, an advertisement, or a sample of the product.
5. To decline personal gifts or gratuities.
6. To grant all competitive bidders equal consideration, to regard each transaction on its own merits; to foster and promote fair, ethical and legal trade practices.
7. To use only by consent original ideas and designs devised by one vendor for competitive purchasing purposes.
8. To be willing to submit to arbitration any major controversies.
9. To accord a prompt and courteous reception in so far as conditions permit to all who call on legitimate missions.
10. To counsel and cooperate with NAEB members and to promote a spirit of unity among them.
