Ethics
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Engineers Ireland U-turn on ethical obligation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss
Has Engineers Ireland misled its membership and indeed the public? It had Council’s approval “to strengthen members’ commitment to sustainable engineering practice and climate action”[1] from the baseline that already existed in the Code of Ethics(2018). This was also endorsed by the membership: “Climate action and sustainability were a strong theme in the responses to Continue reading
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Walking the Talk
Following on from the recent celebration of ‘International Women’s Day‘, perhaps as a preparation for the upcoming ‘International Women in Engineering Day’ we shine a spotlight on how Engineers Ireland has ‘walked the talk’ over the past number of years. While not always described as ‘values’, organisations have long recognised the importance of possessing a Continue reading
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Environment, Ethics, and Engineers
Was February 2023 the month of surprises or not? Brigid, a long-established Patron Saint of Ireland, was finally granted a public holiday following her feast day on 1st of February, which for generations has been recognised as the first day of the Spring season. As legend has it, by the time Brigid was eighteen and Continue reading
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PwC Report – Briefing Note to Engineers Ireland West Region Committee
06/09/2021 | Briefing Note[1] to Engineers Ireland West Region Committee on the “PwC Report to Council on the Governance Review of Engineers Ireland” We refer you to the briefing document ‘Process for the Review of the governance of Engineers Ireland’, July 2020 presented by the President (2020-2021) at the 18th July 2020 Council meeting and Continue reading
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#BreakTheBias (1) #BusinessAsUsual (1) #NothingToSeeHere (1) Accountability (5) Architect (1) Biodiversity Loss (2) Building Control (1) Bye-laws (6) Chartered Engineer (5) Climate Change (2) Code of Ethics (5) Corporate Members (6) Cronyism (1) Engineers (11) Engineers Canada (1) Engineers Ireland (14) Environmental Obligations (6) Ethics (15) gender-balance (1) gender-bias (1) global engineers (1) Governance (12) Higher Education Authority (1) Human-dominated ecosystems (1) Membership Regulations (2) Natural Environment (1) Ordinary Members (1) Prescribed Persons (1) Registered Title (2) Social Obligations (2) Sustainability (1) Trust (13) UN SDGs (1) Values (13) Women in Engineering (1)
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