This document discusses types of professional ethics like business, journalism, and medical ethics. It also describes codes of ethics, which define rules of conduct for relationships, transactions, secrecy, and dispute resolution. Codes of ethics are based on religion, documents, professions, and organizations, and aim to establish universal standards. The document also provides details about Dean Foods' code of ethics, which outlines responsibilities to consumers, shareholders, employees, and procedures for reporting violations.

1. Types of Professional Ethics
 Business ethics
 Journalism ethics
 Medical ethics (Hippocrates)
 Nursing ethics
 Legal
 Accounting (Luca Pacioli)

2. Codes of Ethics
 Defines rules of conduct of involved
persons/organizations/entities related to:
 Relationship
 Transaction/contract
 Secrecy
 Society at large
 Dispute resolution

3. Codes of Ethics
 Codes are written statements based on
 Religion/Ethnic
 Handed down documents
 Segmented 'profession' basis
 Universal codes emerging
 Organizational perception

4. Dean Foods: Codes of Ethics
 Individual responsibilities
 Responsibility to consumers and community
 Responsibility to share holders:
 Antitrust compliance, political contribution,
information disclosure and protection of assets

5. Dean Foods: Codes of Ethics
 Responsibility to each other:

Equal opportunity

Privacy

Harassment

Safety etc
 Reporting violation of code of ethics

6. Dean Foods: Codes of Ethics
 Responsibility to each other:

Equal opportunity

Privacy

Harassment

Safety etc
 Reporting violation of code of ethics