1. Articulates expectations by ushering clarity and transparency
2. Establishes commitment to professionalism
3. Provides staff with a roadmap and gears them for their daily work
4. Provides staff with comfort and confidence
5. Encourages staff to serve the Institute's aspirations
6. Prevents legal and regulatory violations
7. Fosters greater employee loyalty and retention
8. Strengthens professional relationships
9. Strengthens trust and respect for all the stakeholders
10. Builds a stronger reputation for Institute's integrity
11. Root the codes into core values
12. Communicate and issue a copy to all staff
13. Read, understand and practice the code in your day-to-day conduct
14. Provide a way to report breaches in a confidential manner
15. Include ethical issues in professional development and training programmes
16. Set up a board committee to monitor the effectiveness of the code
17. Make copies of the code available to all the stakeholders possible
18. Make a named individual responsible for code implementation
19. Review the code in light of changing challenges
20. Make sure senior staff “walks the talk”