The Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI) was formed in 2015 and consists of three

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: the Ethics Research Center, the Ethics & Compliance Association, and the Ethics & Compliance Certification Institute. Based in

Arlington, Virginia Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from the District of Columbia, of which it was once a part. The county i ...

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, ECI is devoted to the advancement of high

ethical Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of morality, right and wrong action (philosophy), behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, alo ...

standards and practices in public and private institutions, and provides research about ethical standards, workplace integrity, and compliance practices and processes.“About ECI”

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External links

Official website
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