Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses and Professions

As a Rotarian engaged in a business or profession, I am expected to:

  • Consider my vocation to be another opportunity to serve
  • Be faithful to the letter and to the spirit of the ethical codes of my vocation, to the laws of my country and to the moral standards of my community
  • Do all in my power to dignify my vocation and to promote the highest ethical standards in my chosen vocation
  • Be fair to my employer, employees, associates, competitors, customers, the public, and all those with whom I have a business or professional relationship
  • Recognize the honor and respect due to all occupations which are useful to society
  • Offer my vocational talents: to provide opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of others, and to improve the quality of life in my community
  • Adhere to honesty in my advertising and in all representations to the public concerning my business or profession
  • Neither seeks from nor grant to a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded to others in a business or professional relationship