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charte de comportement

English translation: code of conduct

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French term or phrase:charte de comportement
English translation:code of conduct
Entered by: Michael GREEN

12:59 Oct 9, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
French term or phrase: charte de comportement
I'm stumped for an appropriate translation of this term, which appears to be fashionable on web forums, but I've not come across it before in this context, which is a Transport company brochure:
"La ***Charte de comportement*** adoptée vis-à-vis de ses partenaires commerciaux et de son personnel inscrit le développement de son activité dans une perspective respectueuse de l’environnement, du citoyen et du cadre professionnel."
Googling the literal EN translation, "behaviour charter", (yes, I do use Google occasionally) gives me masses of web forums (surprise, surprise) or educational sites ("pupil good behaviour charter", etc), and doesn't seem appropriate in a business context.
"Ethics charter" or "customer charter" don't satisfy me either: am I being over-demanding?
Any ideas ?
Michael GREEN
France
Local time: 11:32
code of conduct
Explanation:
old fashioned and simple...

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Note added at 23 mins (2009-10-09 13:23:37 GMT)
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Is your 'favorite brasserie' that good?
Selected response from:

Jean-Louis S.
United States
Local time: 05:32
Grading comment
Thank you one and all.
It might be argued that 4 points is over-generous for such an obvious answer, but I can't be bothered with that kind of thinking ..
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +10code of conduct
Jean-Louis S.
4 +3code of conduct
Irene McClure
3 +3code of ethics/ and (or simply) business practice
carolynf
2 +1customer charter
Helen Shiner
3acceptable behaviour policy
Bourth (X)
4 -2working together
Graham macLachlan


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
working together


Explanation:
Hi Mike, pretty non-committal title for a brochure

Graham macLachlan
Local time: 11:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 317
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Graham - I'm afraid my question must have been unclear - and neither was my thinking, or I would have come up with the correct term myself ! Must organise that sailing pw, btw !


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Chris Hall: I don't think that this really works here. /// It simply does not work in this given context Graham - that's all. This is probably what juliebarba thought as well.
3 mins
  -> why not? guidelines often have "working together" slipped in there somewhere
disagree  Julie Barber: I would have to agree that it doesn't really fit../ because it is far more than that, it doesn't convey the point at all - codes of conduct/ethics can include all sorts - compliance with the law and regulations, company rules etc.
8 mins
  -> why not? guidelines often have "working together" slipped in there somewhere
neutral  Jessica Cade: what they said....
2 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
code of ethics/ and (or simply) business practice


Explanation:
for instance

carolynf
France
Local time: 11:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Shiner: Yes, I posted exactly the same at exactly the same time!!
3 mins
  -> thanks Helen!
agree  Julie Barber: I agree for code of ethics (but not the second bit!)
19 mins
  -> Thanks julie, with a little further thought I do see what you mean,
agree  Jessica Cade
2 hrs
  -> thanks Ingrid
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
customer charter


Explanation:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/aboutus/customercharter...

Low because I am not sure whether this is exactly the same sort of thing...

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Note added at 10 mins (2009-10-09 13:09:45 GMT)
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http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/customerrelations/custo...

Even the Uni of Liverpool has one - students as customers?!
http://www.liv.ac.uk/Library/info/libinf_ss1.html

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Note added at 12 mins (2009-10-09 13:12:12 GMT)
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Not sure these extend to environmental pledges and the like - 'company code of ethics' might be nearer.

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-10-09 13:13:22 GMT)
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http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/bus...

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Note added at 14 mins (2009-10-09 13:13:48 GMT)
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http://www.ethicsweb.ca/codes/

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Louis S.
1 min
  -> Thanks, jlsjr
neutral  Irene McClure: In this context, there is reference to both customers and the company's own staff, so I think it needs to be wider than a customer charter...
4 mins
  -> Please see the comments I have appended on just this subject - suggesting company code of ethics perhaps...
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +10
code of conduct


Explanation:
old fashioned and simple...

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Note added at 23 mins (2009-10-09 13:23:37 GMT)
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Is your 'favorite brasserie' that good?

Jean-Louis S.
United States
Local time: 05:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you one and all.
It might be argued that 4 points is over-generous for such an obvious answer, but I can't be bothered with that kind of thinking ..
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you !! Now why didn't I think of that ... postprandial tunnel thinking, I suspect ...

Asker: It's a VERY good brasserie ...! Draft Belgian beers, good cellar, oysters in season, real home cooking ... ho hum ..


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: why look for complications. Fr is clear enough
2 mins
  -> Merci, Writeaway!
agree  Irene McClure: typing at the same time...!
2 mins
  -> Merci, Savtrad!
agree  Lucy-Jane Michel: Yup
5 mins
  -> Merci, Lucy-Jane!
agree  Chris Hall: Spot on. Why make things more complicated in life than they need to be??? This works perfectly.
6 mins
  -> Merci, Chris!
agree  Julie Barber
8 mins
  -> Merci, Julie!
agree  Anne Bohy
9 mins
  -> Merci, Bohy!
agree  Sandra Petch
11 mins
  -> Merci, Sandra!
agree  Graham macLachlan
14 mins
  -> Merci, Graham!
agree  Mary O’Connor (X)
20 mins
  -> Merci, Mary!
agree  Jessica Cade
2 hrs
  -> Merci, Ingrid!
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
code of conduct


Explanation:
I think this is a commonly used term which would seem to fit in your context.

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Note added at 11 mins (2009-10-09 13:11:04 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_conduct Givign details of what tends to be in a Code of Conduct

An example of the Red Cross's Code of Conduct can be found here:
http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/conduct/code.asp

And one here for local government in the UK:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/c...

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Note added at 24 mins (2009-10-09 13:24:04 GMT)
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Must practice typing faster!

Irene McClure
Local time: 11:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you - jlsjr beat you to it by a few secs, so he gets the points - there's no justice ;o)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Louis S.
7 mins
  -> Thanks jlsjr...
agree  Sandra Petch: Plus references!
11 mins
  -> Gee thanks Sandra!
agree  Jessica Cade
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
acceptable behaviour policy


Explanation:
Google it and see if it fits. A couple of week ago I did a charte pour le bon usage des systèmes d'information (don't use the company computers to do your banking, shop, play games, etc.)and found it could be called an "acceptable use policy".


Bourth (X)
Local time: 11:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 487
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for widening the debate, Bourth, but in this instance I need something snappier, and although I'm not one to be swayed by the sheer number of peer comments about a suggested answer if a good alternative is proposed, "code of conduct" fits the bill here.

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