Our Code of Conduct

Compliance with ICMCI’s first principle means that as a Management Consultant, you prioritize and align your services with your client’s interests. This involves understanding their needs, goals, and context thoroughly, ensuring advice and solutions are relevant and beneficial. It also includes maintaining confidentiality, avoiding conflicts of interest, and ensuring decisions are informed and in the client’s best interest

Adhering to the principle of Serving the Interests of Society, as a management consultant, involves actively recognizing and respecting the diverse social, environmental, and cultural contexts in which we operate. It encompasses ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulations, assessing the impact of actions on society and the environment, and striving for resource conservation. This principle also entails applying the UN Sustainable Development Goals in assignments, understanding and managing diversity in culture, beliefs, religion, race, and gender, and respecting the customs and practices of different groups. Moreover, it involves understanding and applying principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), as per ISO 26000:2010, and encouraging clients to adopt these principles in their organizations. This commitment extends to understanding and applying anti-bribery principles and maintaining honesty and transparency in external communications.

As a professional Management Consultant, complying with the third principle involves a commitment to supporting the organization’s overall objectives, safeguarding its reputation and assets, and aligning personal and corporate values. It requires upholding lawful policies, practices, and procedures, contributing to their enhancement for good management practice. This principle also entails addressing and rectifying any improper issues or standards of professional practice, while balancing the interests of all stakeholders, maintaining confidentiality, and establishing trust-based business relationships. Consultants must neither offer nor accept any favors that could imply improper obligations and must refrain from any unlawful or anti-competitive activities.

In compliance with the ICMCI Code of Conduct’s fourth principle, a Management Consultant is dedicated to fostering mutual respect, fairness, and understanding in their professional relationships. This involves promoting the personal and professional development of colleagues, respecting their views, giving due credit for their contributions, and maintaining the highest levels of integrity and trust in all interactions.

Under the principle of Serving the Interest of the Consultancy Profession in the ICMCI Code of Conduct, a Management Consultant not only maintains the highest standards of professional conduct with clients but also upholds these standards in interactions with the public. This entails consistently exhibiting integrity and professionalism, actively contributing to the advancement of the consulting field, and sharing knowledge and best practices. The consultant must avoid any actions that could damage the profession’s reputation, ensuring that their behavior always reflects positively on the broader consulting community. In this way, the consultant plays a vital role in preserving and enhancing the public’s trust and respect for the management consulting profession.