{"id":237,"date":"2025-05-03T17:29:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T14:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icf-coaching.org\/smartaimwithme\/2025\/05\/03\/icf-code-of-ethics\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T17:29:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T14:29:25","slug":"icf-code-of-ethics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icf-coaching.org\/smartaimcoaching\/en\/2025\/05\/03\/icf-code-of-ethics\/","title":{"rendered":"ICF Code of Ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The International Coaching Federation (ICF) Code of Ethics is composed of five main parts and an appendix.<\/p>\n

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  1. Purpose<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. ICF Core Values and Ethical Principles<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Commitments for All Within the ICF Ecosystem<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Ethical Standards for ICF Professionals<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. The Pledge of Ethics<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Appendix<\/a><\/strong>\n
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    1. Key Definitions of Terms Used in the Code<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Glossary of Other Terms<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      1. Purpose<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is the world\u2019s leading coaching association.<\/p>\n

      The ICF is made up of six family organizations (FOs). Together, they form the ICF Ecosystem. The FOs are: ICF Professional Coaches, ICF Credentials and Standards, ICF Coaching Education, ICF Foundation, ICF Coaching in Organizations, and the ICF Thought Leadership Institute. The ICF Global Board provides strategic direction for and coordination of the complete ICF ecosystem.<\/p>\n

      Based on its mission and responsibility, ICF provides a code of ethics setting out ethical standards of professional conduct required to be adhered to by all within the ICF Ecosystem, whether acting as ICF professionals (see definition) or in any other capacity. The roles and responsibilities governed by the ICF Code of Ethics include ICF professionals, ICF staff (see definition), volunteers, members of ICF boards, leaders of ICF Communities of Practice, and members of ICF global committees, task forces, and core teams (whether they are ICF professionals or not).<\/p>\n

      The ICF Code of Ethics incorporates the core values of the International Coaching Federation (ICF Core Values) as a foundation to understanding the ICF Code of Ethics, ethical principles, and ethical standards of conduct.<\/p>\n

      The ICF Code of Ethics serves to uphold the integrity of ICF and the global coaching profession by:<\/p>\n

      Setting standards of conduct consistent with ICF core values and ethical principles.<\/p>\n