• While dealing with responsibilities

& meeting the ethical concerns at

each stage in a project, the
professional shall able to handle
the conflicts that may arise within
and between stages of project
Execution
• It’s important for Engineers to be
aware of values held by different
stakeholders in any instruction
• Ethics is a science of human
relationship
• Unethical behaviour leads to
conflicts, misuse of material and
human resources, careless
workmanship and ultimately
resulting in lower quality of life to
all effected
• Ethical behaviour and adoption
result in higher quality of life for both
those concerned with the
To put it simply,

Ethical Audits are carried out

regularly and systematically in the
Project Execution so that essential
decisions are rightly made that
include Technical, Economical, Legal
and also Ethical dimensions
Ethical Audit can many - a -
times form backbone of a
PROJECT REALIZATION
There are 5 stages in Project
Realization that call for Ethical
Audit
1) Stakeholders
2) Brief
3) Context of Realization - Political,
Social, Economic, Physical
4) Design
Conflicts are symptoms differences
between the stakeholders and included
is the society
• Difference in understanding
intentions
• Differing value system
• Differing culture etc.,
• Confusion between aims of an action
and the route to achieve
• Resolution of conflicts results in
• Agreement requires an acceptance
of a common aim rather than
differing objectives

• Agreement shall ultimately results

in “ G o o d Decision”

• A “Good Decision” is one that

improves the quality of output and of
the lives of those concerned with
its execution and its result
 ETHICAL AUDIT
PROCEDURE
Project Brief shall set out

• Aims & Constraints

• Duties & obligations of the

parties involved

• Acknowledgement of
• Payment for the services
provided
• Quality of Service expected
• Relationship entered into
Introduction of E t h i c a l
B r i e f will make the
output of the project more G
o o d for everybody concerned
 PROJECT EXECUTION
& ETHICAL AUDIT
• There must be clear
understanding of the project
“what need is being met
under what circumstances”
• Physical, Financial, Temporal
restraints need to be clearly
defined
• Stakeholders may be
Individuals, Corporates, Public
bodies etc and each shall
have their distinct
philosophy towards execution

• Ethical Audit can bring in

“Broad Consens
ROLE OF AN ENGINEER
There can be situations where
the Engineer may be playing any
one of the following several
Roles
• Client
• Consultant
• Public Agent
He must assess his own duties

and responsibilities relative to

those roles

Ethical Audit shall identify the

roles of various parties &

attempt to define their

 PROJECT BRIEF
& ETHICS
• A project involves the

appraisal and consideration

of a multitude of constraints

Technical / Legal / Financial /

Environmental / ETHICAL
•Brief shall ultimately address

all these issues

( prioritized )

•Brief preparation requires

careful consideration to

avoid ethical conflicts

arriving from partial views or

Engineers are responsible not

only for the effective use,

management and conservation

of resources within the project

but also analysis of project

within a complex & changing

Issues that can result in conflicts
• Need to change material
supplier
• Need for extending working
hours
• Introduction of Unplanned
Techniques
• Provision of Adequate
Training
 AUDIT REVIEW
The Review S format should be
Report
in 2 parts
(i) A review of the present situation
(ii) Ethical implications of future
activities
Objective of the audit is to identify
possible points of future conflicts of
interest & to eliminate them
wherever possible
 REVIEW
Divided into 5 Stages
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 Schedule of all Parties
Concerned
2 Agreed Briefs
3 The Context
4 The Design
5 Implementation
 1) SCHEDULE OF ALL
PARTIES
• Include names, addresses etc
• Hierarchy & Management
Structure
• Role & Responsibilities,
Reporting paths of all involved

be they client / manager /

 2) A G R E E D BRIEF
S
• Summaries of Briefs for all sections
of the project including program
limitations should be included
• Special note on performance specs
& any special constraints
( country of origin, safety std,
confidentiality etc )
• Quality Management procedure
 3) T H E CONTEXT
• Aspects related to Environment
impact of the project
• Neighboring communities’ concern
• Possibility of society getting
affected
• Special requirements concerning
Health, Safety, Pollution,
Communication etc ?
• Statutory & Legal requirements
4) THE DESIGN
• Any special requirements for
reversibility, sustainability, Energy
Conservation etc need to be noted
• Variation in design made known
during construction
• Clear, unambiguous operating
Manual made available
• Contractual / performance
obligations clearly defined and so on
5) IMPLEMENTATION
• Items covering relationship with
local communities & execution
aspects of the project need to be
reviewed as a matter of routine
• Trade Union relationships should be
noted with reports on safety &
security
• Problems related to supply,
pollution etc shall be resolved
 TO SUM - UP
Ethical audit aims at delivering
“ G o o d ” to all by
minimizing conflicts and ensuring
trust between all the parties
concerned

Ethical Audit if followed in true

sense, shall ultimately deliver a