Impact of violation of professional ethics on society

When we talk of professionals, often the image of people serving as managers in the corporate sector, doctors, scientists and engineers comes to our mind. Professionals are powerful persons who command unique and special kind of knowledge. Needless to say, their actions and professional decisions have a great impact on society. And if this is true, state and civil society must be concerned about developing a framework for professional practices. Violation of ethics leads to corruption, poor quality of professional services, environmental degradation, growth of poverty and inequality, disorganization and political conflicts. The professionals have to be reminded that they have an additional responsibility of applying knowledge for mankind.