IFLA EUROPE THE EUROPEAN REGION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS CARLO BRUSCHI - VICE-PRESIDENT ‘PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE’ | VIA ADOLFO RAVÀ 30, 00142 ROME | ITALY | WWW.EUROPE.IFLAONLINE.ORG | CARLO.BRUSCHI@TIN.IT IFLA EUROPE | AVENUE LOUISE 149/24, 12ÈMÉ ÉTAGE / 12 TH FLOOR | 1050 BRUXELLES / BRUSSELS | BELGIUM WWW.EUROPE.IFLAONLINE.ORG | IFLA_EUROPE@SKYNET.BE - 1 (12) - IFLA EUROPE CODE OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT > Definitive Draft Revision < based on IFLA ‘Code of Ethics’, the Landscape Institute ‘Code of Standards of Conduct and Practice for Landscape Professionals’ (May 2012) and ExCo officers’ comments to the IFLA EUROPE ‘Code of Ethics’ draft # 1 (April 5 th , 2013) and INDEX IFLA ‘Code of Ethics’ Landscape Institute ‘Code of Conduct’ IFLA Eu ‘Code of Ethics and Prof. Conduct page INTRODUCTION I. GENERAL 3 I/a, I/b, I/c 1 The Scope of the Code 1. THE CODE 4 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 1.5 5 2 The Limits of the Code 2. THE LIMITS OF THE CODE 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 THE STANDARDS II. THE STANDARDS 6 II/a, II/b 1 Society and clients Promoting professional attitudes PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES 1.1 Standard 1 Standard 1. 1.2 Standard 2. Standard 2 Standard 3. Standard 3 Standard 4 7 Standard 4 Standard 5. 1.3 Standard 6. Standard 5 Standard 7. 1.4 Standard 8. 1.5 Standard 9. Standard 10. 8 Standard 11.
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IFLA EUROPE THE EUROPEAN REGION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
CARLO BRUSCHI - VICE-PRESIDENT ‘PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE’ | VIA ADOLFO RAVÀ 30, 00142 ROME | ITALY | WWW.EUROPE.IFLAONLINE.ORG | [email protected]
IFLA EUROPE | AVENUE LOUISE 149/24, 12ÈMÉ ÉTAGE / 12TH
> Definitive Draft Revision < based on IFLA ‘Code of Ethics’, the Landscape Institute ‘Code of Standards of Conduct and Practice for Landscape Professionals’ (May 2012)
and ExCo officers’ comments to the IFLA EUROPE ‘Code of Ethics’ draft # 1 (April 5th, 2013) and
INDEX
IFLA ‘Code of Ethics’ Landscape Institute ‘Code of Conduct’ IFLA Eu ‘Code of Ethics and Prof. Conduct page
INTRODUCTION I. GENERAL 3
I/a, I/b, I/c
1 The Scope of the Code 1. THE CODE 4
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 1.5
5 2 The Limits of the Code 2. THE LIMITS OF THE CODE
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
THE STANDARDS II. THE STANDARDS
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II/a, II/b
1 Society and clients Promoting professional attitudes PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES 1.1 Standard 1 Standard 1.
1.2 Standard 2.
Standard 2 Standard 3.
Standard 3 Standard 4
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Standard 4 Standard 5.
1.3 Standard 6.
Standard 5 Standard 7.
1.4 Standard 8.
1.5 Standard 9.
Standard 10. 8
Standard 11.
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Standard 12.
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1.6 Standard 13.
Promoting professional competence PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES Standard 6 Standard 14.
Standard 7 Standard 15.
2 Professional colleagues Promoting trust in professional rela- tionships
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
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Standard 8 Standard 16.
Standard 9 2.1 Standard 10 Standard 17
Standard 18.
Standard 19
Standard 20.
Standard 21.
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2.2 Standard 22.
2.3 Standard 23.
Standard 24. Standard 11 Standard 25.
2.4 Standard 26.
2.5 Standard 27.
Standard 12 Standard 28.
Standard 13 Standard 29.
11 3 The landscape and environment LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENT 3.1 Standard 30.
3.2 Standard 31.
3.3 Standard 32.
In blue: words, sentences and paragraphs totally or partially modified and/or moved In red: proposals of new titles, articles, clauses, paragraphs, sentences and words (draft # 1)
In purple: corrections and addictions to the draft # 1 (draft # 2) In green: corrections and addictions to the draft # 2 (draft # 3)
In dark blue: corrections and addictions to the draft # 3 (definitive draft)
ON BEHALF OF THE IFLA EUROPE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
July 19th, 2013
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IFLA ‘Code of Ethics’ Landscape Institute ‘Code of Conduct’ IFLA EUROPE ‘Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct’
INTRODUCTION I. GENERAL As a professional organisation constituted under a Royal
Charter, the Landscape Institute seeks to protect, conserve and enhance the natural and built environment for the benefit of the public through the promotion of landscape architecture.
a) IFLA EUROPE, the European Region of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) is a not-for-profit international organisation constituted by the na-tional/multi-national associations of landscape archi-tects and the individual landscape architects of member countries of the European Union, the European Eco-nomic Area and the Council of Europe.
IFLA EUROPE advocates and pursues, through the promo-tion of landscape architecture, the highest standards on landscape professions, and seeks to protect, conserve and enhance the natural and built environment for the benefit of the public.
It places a strong emphasis on the integrity, competence and professionalism of its members, and therefore requires them to conduct themselves in accordance with a Code of Conduct within their professional and business life.
b) IFLA EUROPE places a strong emphasis on the integrity, competence and professionalism of its members, and therefore encourages the member associations to adopt this ‘Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct’ and requires all IFLA EUROPE members to conduct them-selves in accordance with this Code within their profes-sional and business life.
The Code should be considered central to the professional life of a Landscape Professional not only as a source of ethi-cal guidance, but also as a commonsense indicator to princi-ples of good practice.
c) This Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct should be considered central to the professional life of any IFLA EUROPE landscape professional not only as a source of ethical guidance, but also as a common-sense indicator to principles of good practice.
It is only through the maintenance of high standards by indi-viduals that landscape architecture as a whole will be served, the public will be protected and the profession as a whole will thrive.1
1 Eliminated
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1 The Scope of the Code 1. THE CODE This Code lays down standards of professional conduct and
practice expected of all members of the Landscape Institute, whatever their grade or level of membership.
1.1 This Code lays down standards of professional conduct and practice expected of all landscape professionals of IFLA EUROPE, whatever their category of membership.
Members are expected to be guided in their profes-sional conduct and work as much by the spirit of the Code as by its express terms. The purpose of the Code is to promote the highest professional standards, rather than constitute a basis for undertaking disciplinary ac-tions.
The fact that a course of conduct is not specifically referred to in this Code does not mean that it cannot form the basis of disciplinary proceedings. Members are expected to be guided in their professional conduct and professional work as much by the spirit of the Code as by its express terms.2
1.2 The fact that a course of conduct is not specifically re-ferred to in this Code does not mean that it cannot form the basis of disciplinary proceedings for the guilty pro-fessional(s) by the respective member association(s) or, where appropriate, IFLA EUROPE.
Disciplinary proceedings may be brought in respect of the professional conduct or competence of a member whether or not practising or carrying on business under any name, style or title containing the words 'Landscape Architect, Landscape Manager or Landscape Scientist'.
1.3 Disciplinary proceedings may be brought in respect of the professional conduct or competence of any IFLA EUROPE member whether or not practising or carrying on business under any name, style or title containing the words landscape architect, landscape manager, landscape scientist, etc.
Disciplinary proceedings may arise if a member of the Land-scape Institute has been convicted of a criminal offence other than an offence which has no material relevance to their fitness to practise as a Landscape Professional. Such proceedings are outside the scope of this Code.3
1.4 Members guilty of any incorrect/unfair use of public media or social networks shall be reported to the re-spective member association(s) for possible disciplinary proceedings in accordance with their own professional conduct and practice criteria.
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2 Moved to ‘The Scope of the Code’, clause 1.1
3 Moved to ‘The Limits of the Code’, clause 2.2
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1.5 Members guilty of any incorrect/unfair use of IFLA EUROPE social networks shall be immediately expelled from these facilities and reported to the respective member association(s) for further possible disciplinary actions in accordance with their own professional con-duct and practice criteria.
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2 The Limits of the Code 2. THE LIMITS OF THE CODE Not every shortcoming on the part of a Landscape Profes-
sional, or lack of compliance with the Code will necessarily constitute grounds for disciplinary proceedings, but a failure to follow the guidance of this Code will be taken into ac-count should it be necessary to examine the conduct or competence of a Landscape Professional.
2.1 Not every lack of compliance with the Code or short-coming on the part of an IFLA EUROPE member will nec-essarily constitute grounds for disciplinary proceedings, but a failure to follow the guidance of this Code will be taken into account should it be necessary to examine the conduct or competence of a landscape professional.
2.2 Disciplinary proceedings may arise if a member of IFLA EUROPE has been convicted of a criminal offence other than an offence which has no material relevance to their fitness to practise as a landscape professional. Such proceedings are outside the scope of this Code.
The private life of a Landscape Professional cannot be the subject of disciplinary action unless it affects their profes-sional work or brings the profession into disrepute.
2.3 The private life of any IFLA EUROPE member cannot be the subject of disciplinary action unless it affects their professional work or brings the profession into disre-pute.
A minor transgression of this Code is unlikely to give rise to grounds for disciplinary proceedings unless it forms part of a pattern of unacceptable professional conduct or profes-sional incompetence.
2.4 A minor transgression of this Code is unlikely to give rise to grounds for disciplinary proceedings unless it forms part of a pattern of unacceptable professional conduct or professional incompetence.
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THE STANDARDS II. THE STANDARDS The Landscape Architects of the world, through their na-tional associations which are members of the International Federation of Landscape Architects – IFLA – recognize the following ethical standards towards society, clients, col-leagues and the profession, and towards the landscape and environment.
a) The landscape architects members of IFLA EUROPE - through their national or multi-national associations or as individual professionals - recognize the following ethical and behavioural standards towards society, cli-ents, colleagues and the profession, as well as towards the landscape and environment.
This global code applies to professional conduct within IFLA and member associations are invited to adopt it. The pur-pose of the code is to advocate and pursue the highest standards and clarify expectations, rather than as a basis for undertaking disciplinary action.
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b) This Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct applies within IFLA EUROPE, and its member associations and all individual members are invited to adopt it. In case an IFLA EUROPE member association is already provided with its own Code of Conduct, this IFLA EUROPE Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct shall be con-sidered as an extension/integration, with the same ef-fectiveness, of its existing professional Code.7
1 Society and clients Promoting professional attitudes PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES 1.1 To promote the highest standard of professional ser-vices, and conduct professional duties with honesty and in-tegrity.
Standard 1: The Landscape Institute expects members who are carrying out professional work to have regard to the in-terests of those who may be reasonably expected to use or enjoy the products of their work.
Standard 1. To promote the highest standard of profes-sional services, and conduct professional duties with honesty and integrity, having regard to the interest of those who may be reasonably expected to use or enjoy the products of their work.
1.2 To support continuing professional development. Standard 2. To support continuing professional develop-ment.
Standard 2: The Landscape Institute expects members to uphold the reputation and dignity of their profession and their professional organisation.
Standard 3. To uphold the reputation and dignity of pro-fession, IFLA/IFLA EUROPE and their own professional or-ganisations, respecting the resolutions of the respective General Assemblies, Executive Councils, Boards, Com-mittees and Working Groups, as well as their external communications events and social networks.8
6 Modified and moved to ‘General’, clause I/a, and ‘The Scope of the Code’, clause 1.1
7 New clause according to Tony Williams’s comments
8 Standard modified according to Marina Cervera’s comments
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Standard 3: The Landscape Institute expects members to actively and positively promote the standards set out in this Code of Conduct.
Standard 4. To actively and positively promote the stan-dards set out in this Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
Standard 4: The Landscape Institute also expects members to actively and positively promote and further the aims and objectives of The Landscape Institute, as set down in its Charter, and to contribute to the work and activities of the Institute.
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Standard 5. To be fully acquainted with the Statutes and Regulations of IFLA EUROPE and their own professional association(s), and be willing to cooperate – in any pos-sible way and with the due dedication and independ-ence of judgment - in achieving the aims and objectives of their respective Strategic and associated Action Plan(s).10
1.3 To observe all laws and regulations related to the pro-fessional activities of landscape architects in the respective countries.
Standard 6. To observe all laws and regulations related to the professional activities of landscape architecture in their respective countries.
Standard 5: The Landscape Institute expects members to act at all times with integrity and avoid any action or situations which are inconsistent with their professional obligations.
Standard 7. To act at all times with integrity and avoid any action or situations which are inconsistent with their professional obligations.
1.4 To be fair and impartial in all dealings with clients’ con-tractors, and at any level of arbitration and project evalua-tion.
Standard 8. To be fair and impartial in all dealings with cli-ents’ contractors, and at any level of arbitration and project evaluation.
1.5 To make full disclosure to the client or employer of any financial or other interest which is relevant to the service or project.
Standard 9. To make full disclosure to the client or em-ployer of any financial or other interest relevant to the service or project. In particular, IFLA EUROPE members who have economic interests in construction companies or suppliers of the proposed works shall be obliged to inform their clients and obtain the corresponding au-thorisations.11
9 Substituted with the ‘Professional Attitudes, standard 5
10 New standard according to Marina Cervera’s comments
11 Standard modified according to Marina Cervera’s comments
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Standard 10. To refuse to take charge of tasks or projects in conflict of rights/interests or in conditions of incom-patibility, especially in case they are state employees or hold any positions at public bodies, as established by the current civil legislation of the involved coun-try(ies).
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Standard 11. To refuse to accept equivocal positions that could jeopardise their righteousness or independence in properly carrying out the profession.
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Standard 12. To avoid participating in competitions for which they accepted to serve as members of the Panel of Judges or helped define terms and requirements, or where there are anyhow involved people with whom they have family or business relationships.
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1.6 To undertake public service in local governance and en-vironment to improve public appreciation and understand-ing of the profession and environmental systems.
Standard 13. To undertake public service in local govern-ance and environment to improve public appreciation and understanding of the profession and environmental systems.
Promoting professional competence PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES Standard 6: Landscape Professionals should only undertake
professional work for which they are able to provide proper professional and technical competence, and resources.
Standard 14. To undertake only professional work for which they are able to provide proper professional and techni-cal competence and resources.
Standard 7: The Landscape Institute expects members to maintain their professional competence in areas relevant to their professional work [and to provide educational and training support to less experienced members or students of the profession over whom they have a professional or em-ployment responsibility.15]
Standard 15. To maintain qualified professional compe-tence in areas relevant to their own professional work, and carry out their profession work with care, conscien-tiously and with proper regard to the specific technical and professional standards.
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Standard modified according to Marina Cervera’s comments 13
New standard according to Marina Cervera’s comments 14
New standard according to Marina Cervera’s comments 15
Moved to ‘Professional Relationships’, standard 18
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2 Professional colleagues Promoting trust in professional relationships PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Standard 8: The Landscape Institute expects members to
organise and manage their professional work responsibly and with integrity and with regard to the interests of their clients.
Standard 16. To organise and manage their professional work responsibly and with integrity, having constant re-gard to the interests of their clients.
Standard 9: The Landscape Institute expects members to carry out their professional work with care, conscientiously and with proper regard to relevant technical and profes-sional standards.
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2.1 To promote services truthfully, without exaggeration, or misleading or deceptive claims that are discreditable to the profession of landscape architecture, or to the work of other practitioners.
Standard 10: Members of the Landscape Institute should only promote their professional services in a truthful and responsible manner and such promotion shall not be an at-tempt to subvert professional work from another member.
Standard 17. To promote their professional services in a truthful and responsible manner, without misleading or deceptive claims discreditable to the profession or the work of other professionals.
Standard 18. To uphold maximum respect for the col-leagues of their own and any other member associa-tion, its representatives and boards, avoiding making statements personally offensive to their peers or to the profession.
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Standard 19. To provide, in a timely fashion, all information, explanations, documents or reports they might be asked for by IFLA EUROPE or their own professional asso-ciation(s).18
Standard 20. To promote the exchange, discussion and de-bate in IFLA EUROPE - live or by means of its social net-works - in a truthful and responsible manner, without deceptive claims to, or bringing discredit on, or insulting the IFLA/IFLA EUROPE organisations, officers, member as-sociations, representatives and members of any mem-bership category, as well as any other professional whether working or not as landscape architect.
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Modified and moved to ‘Professional Competences’, standard 12 17
Standard modified according to Marina Cervera’s comments 18
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Standard 21. To inform IFLA EUROPE and the respective na-tional association(s) of any breach of professional duties or misconduct they might be aware of.
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2.2 To ensure local culture and place are recognized by working in conjunction with a local colleague when under-taking work in a foreign country.
Standard 22. To ensure local culture and place are recog-nised by working in conjunction with a local colleague when undertaking work in a foreign country.
2.3 To act in support of other landscape architects, col-leagues and partners in their own and other disciplines. Where another landscape architect is known to have under-taken work for which the member is approached by a client, to notify the professional colleague before accepting such commission.
Standard 23. To act in support of other landscape archi-tects, colleagues and partners in their own and other disciplines. Where another landscape architect is known to have undertaken work for which the member is ap-proached by a client, to notify the professional col-league before accepting such commission.
Standard 24. To provide educational and training support to less experienced members or students of the profession over whom they have a professional or employment re-sponsibility.
Standard 11: The Landscape Institute requires member to ensure that their personal and professional finances are managed prudently and to preserve the security of monies entrusted to their care in the course of practice or business.
Standard 25. To manage their personal and professional fi-nances prudently and to preserve the security of mon-ies entrusted to their care in the course of practice or business.
2.4 To respect the fee regulations of the profession in coun-tries where such regulations exist.
Standard 26. To respect the fee regulations of the profes-sion in countries where such regulations exist.
2.5 To participate only in planning or design competitions which are in accordance with the approved competition principles and guidelines of IFLA, or of the IFLA member or-ganization in the respective country.
Standard 27. To participate only in planning or design com-petitions which are in accordance with the approved competition principles and guidelines of IFLA/IFLA EUROPE, or of IFLA/IFLA EUROPE member organisation in the respective country.
Standard 12: The Landscape Institute expects members to have adequate and appropriate Professional Indemnity In-surance.
Standard 28. To have an adequate and appropriate Profes-sional Indemnity Insurance.
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Standard 13: The Landscape Institute expects that any com-plaints concerning the professional work of individual mem-bers or their practice should be dealt with promptly and ap-propriately.
Standard 29. To deal with any complaints concerning their professional work or practice promptly and appropri-ately.
3 The landscape and environment LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENT 3.1 To recognize and protect the cultural and historical con-text and the ecosystem to which the landscape belongs when generating design, planning and management propos-als.
Standard 30. To recognize and protect the cultural and his-torical context and the ecosystem to which the land-scape belongs when generating design, planning and management proposals.
3.2 To develop, use and specify materials, products and processes which exemplify the principles of sustainable management and landscape regeneration.
Standard 31. To develop, use and specify materials, prod-ucts and processes which exemplify the principles of sustainable management and landscape regeneration.
3.3 To advocate values that support human health, envi-ronmental protection and biodiversity.
Standard 32. To advocate values that support human health, environmental protection and biodiversity.
