Noting that Rotary club membership now includes community leaders, retired persons, and others not currently in businesses or professions, the Board amended RI's Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses and Professions" to now be a "Rotary Code of Conduct." To relate the Object of Rotary to corporate social responsibility practices, the Board adopted the following statement:

From its origins, Rotary has built a philosophy based upon integrity in businesses and professions. Rotary clubs and individual Rotarians are committed to Vocational Service and high ethical standards in all of their interactions. These are summed up in the Object of Rotary, our core values (Service, Fellowship, Diversity, Integrity, Leadership), The Four-Way Test, and the Rotary Code of Conduct, carried out through our worldwide network of Rotary clubs and Rotarians.

For Rotary International, as a corporate entity, its social responsibility philosophy can be summed up by our commitment to transparency in governance, stewardship of financial resources and the environment, and fair labor practices.
 

The Previous Declaration:

Declaration of Rotarians in business and professions

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

1. Consider my vocation to be another opportunity to serve;

2. Be faithful to the letter and to the spirit of the ethical codes of my vocation;

3. Do all in my power to dignify my vocation and to promote the highest ethical standards on my chosen vocation;

4. Be fair to my employer, employees, associates, competitors, customers, the public, and all those with whom I have a business or professional relationship;

5. Recognize the honor and respect due to all occupations which are useful to society;

6. Offer my vocation 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;

7. Adhere to honesty in my advertising and all representations to the public concerning my business and profession;

8. Neither seek from nor grant to a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded others in a business or professional relationship.

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