Ad Meliorem’s code of ethics is based on Virtue Ethics focusing on the individual character, behaving in ways to constantly build that character so we ourselves can flourish as individuals. For Ad Meliorem this ethical standard reflects our operating model, services and more importantly our code of conduct.
Key virtues for Ad Meliorem include:
1. Honesty
2. Respect
3. Commitment
4. Caring
5. Accountability
6. Discretion
7. Trustworthiness
8. Flexibility
9. Fairness
10. Humbleness
Furthermore, to manage virtue ethics Ad Meliorem support a minimalist target-centered view. That is, a behaviour is virtuous, if it is not overall vicious. This is important because this allows Ad Meliorem to distinguish our virtue ethics approach from duty ethics, which is a common corporate approach.
Duty ethics involves rules to distinguish right from wrong, where individuals simply need to follow the rules to be ethical. However, at the corporation there are always moral dilemmas that influence the disregard of the possible consequences of an individual action when trying to determine what is right and what is wrong. This may result in lose-lose (vicious behaviour), lose-win scenarios (vicious vs virtue behaviour). With Ad Meliorem’s virtue ethics approach, when the individual develops in the application of Ad Meliorem’s stated virtues, you will receive the best possible outcome from our services.