Code of Conduct

For Alliance Board of Directors, Membership, Volunteer Leaders, Honor Societies, and staff.

As a member of the Alliance, the Alliance Board of Directors, an Alliance Committee or Advisory Council, Ben Franklin Honor Society, Academy of Screen and Digital Print Technology, or staff, it is our pleasure to recognize your unique contributions to the association and the industry we serve. This recognition assumes the continuation of a life-long pursuit of positive contributions to printing and support of the Alliance.

To this end, a Code of Ethics is presented below to clarify the responsibilities of such a role.

Preamble

The Alliance has a clearly stated mission and purpose, approved by the board, in pursuit of the public good. All its programs support that mission and all who work for or on behalf of the organization understand and are supportive of that mission and purpose. You are ambassadors for the organization and our trust in you is reflected in selecting you for your service to the Alliance or recognition by one of our Honor Societies. As ambassadors, we anticipate that your support of the Alliance is mutual and will be reflected in the manner outlined below and in accordance with the values and ethics of the organization's members, volunteers, leadership, and staff.

Policy

The Alliance believes strongly that its members must uphold the highest standards of ethical, professional behavior, and to

• Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public in the performance of professional duties.
• Act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance personal and professional honor, integrity, and dignity of the printing profession.
• Not engage in any speech or conduct that is intended to, or has the effect of, discriminating against or harassing anyone because of race; creed; color; sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity and transgender status; religion; national origin; age; disability; military service; veteran status; pregnancy; AIDS/HIV or genetic information or any other basis prohibited by law.
• Exhibit tolerance of the ideas and positions of others, approaching all matters with an open mind. Respectful and gently remonstrative disagreements are permitted and, in fact, encouraged to facilitate a process of arriving at the best possible decisions.
• Demonstrate responsible action on behalf of the organization and accountability and transparency to members, the community, and to one another. Sharing information when appropriate without sacrificing confidentiality.
• To refrain from making false, derogatory, or misleading statements about the mission, programs, organizational activities, or leadership of the Alliance.
• Be fair in our actions internally and externally. Be equitable in our decisions and mindful of their impact on other groups and people.
• To demonstrate our care for others and the community as a whole. We support each other in a humane manner. We care about the well-being of each other, the community, and the Alliance.

Your application for membership or acceptance as a volunteer leader or Honor Society inductee, is contingent upon adherence to Code of Conduct and represents the conditions under which you, as a member of the Alliance, serve as a volunteer leader, a member of an Honor Society, or staff. As such you will endeavor to uphold the high standards expected of anyone held in this regard. Further, you understand that continued membership or role is contingent upon the good name and continued goodwill developed with peers. Should violations of this Code arise, through negligence or willfulness, you may be reprimanded or possibly forfeit membership or volunteer role in the Alliance or any of its committees, boards, or societies.