EUROPEAN WATER ASSOCIATION

EWA Code of Ethics

EWA Code of Ethics
 
Individual Members of the Professional Association will be expected to use their influence to the fullest extent and to behave to the best of their ability to maintain a sustainable environment in the following way:

• Ensure that the use of environmental resources is fair and equitable and sustainable and takes account of the needs of a diverse environment
• Never knowingly or deliberately over-exploit environmental resources
• Never knowingly or deliberately cause the environment to be damaged or nuisance to be created by the discharge of unacceptable quantities of any substance or energy in any form
• Recognise that in contributing to the provision of environmental services they provide an important contribution to human well-being
• Ensure that the uses of the environment do it no harm or to the life within it and wherever possible enhance it
• Embrace the needs of the community
• Promote the concepts of integration of the management of the wider environment
• Use their wisdom in serving the community and constantly strive to learn more
• Serve as an example to others for responsible environmental behaviour
• Never engage in corrupt practice and maintain a high standard of professional behaviour which will serve as an example to others

This Code was adopted by the EWA Council at its Annual Meeting on 2 June 2001 in Vannes, France.