by Brianna Crandall — August 3, 2016 — The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has joined a new international coalition that will develop the first set of globally recognized ethics standards for real estate and related professional organizations. The International Ethics Standards (IES) Coalition currently consists of around 90 member organizations with professionals working in a diverse range of countries.
Coalition members, many of which already have their own codes of conduct focusing on qualities like trustworthiness, integrity and respect, will work together to align ethics principles through a new international standard.
For more than 35 years, IFMA has been dedicated to advancing the critical role of the facilities management (FM) discipline, supporting 24,000 members in 104 countries. Announced earlier this year, IFMA’s landmark collaboration with the U.K.-based global real estate organization Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) serves as a fulcrum for unifying the global FM sector and strengthening its position within the built environment canon ― from construction to decommissioning, says IFMA.
The IES Coalition was first proposed during a meeting of a number of the founding organizations at the United Nations (New York) in October 2014. The final International Ethics Standard will be published during 2016. More information and the consultation is available on the organization’s Web site.
The latest list of professional bodies and non-governmental organizations that have signed up to develop and implement the International Ethics Standards includes the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE), Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI), and numerous other organizations from around the world.
