The standards of professional practices have been adopted to promote and maintain ethical conduct in the profession by adhering to the highest standards of professional practice.

Responsibility to the Public

• Legal
  Comply with all laws and regulations that govern employment compensation, benefits, work-life and total rewards practices.
• Advocacy
  Encourage employers/clients to enact compensation, benefits, work-life and total rewards programs that recognize individual rights, privileges, contributions and opportunities.
• Designation(s) Use
  Respect and abide by regulations that govern the use of the CCP, CBP, GRP or WLCP designations, and immediately cease use of these designations when skills or certification are no longer professionally current.  

Responsibility to Colleagues

• Respect
  Treat co-workers and other colleagues with respect and fairness, and advocate conditions of employment that safeguard their rights and welfare.
• Collaboration and Encouragement
  Strive for excellence in the profession by not only maintaining and enhancing personal knowledge and skills, but by sharing information with colleagues, encouraging the professional development of co-workers and colleagues, and fostering the aspirations of co-workers and colleagues as potential members of the profession.
• Integrity
  Practice the highest standards of integrity in business and professional dealings with other individuals in the field.

Responsibility to Employers/Clients

• Integrity/Conflicts of Interest
  Perform professional services with honesty and integrity. These include fully informing employers/clients of areas of professional competence, limiting professional activities to those areas of practice in which individual is fully qualified and avoiding all conflicts of interest with professional responsibilities.
• Objectivity
  Honestly and completely advise employers/clients on best practices regarding employment compensation, benefits, work-life and total rewards practices.
• Due Diligence
  Discharge professional responsibilities with competence and diligence.
• Confidentiality
  Maintain the confidentiality of employers'/clients' proprietary information.  

Responsibility to the Profession

• Maintenance of Competence
  Maintain competence as practicing professionals in employment compensation, benefits, work-life and total rewards practices.
• Professional Leadership
  Support educational endeavors and provide leadership in the fields of compensation, benefits, work-life and total rewards management.