Ethics Resource Center
Encyclopedia
The Ethics Resource Center (ERC) is a non-profit research organization
based in Arlington, Virginia, United States
, that is devoted to the advancement of high ethical
standards and practices in public and private institutions. ERC is said to be the oldest U.S. organization devoted to this purpose and is a major resource for institutions committed to a strong ethics culture.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
based in Arlington, Virginia, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, that is devoted to the advancement of high ethical
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
standards and practices in public and private institutions. ERC is said to be the oldest U.S. organization devoted to this purpose and is a major resource for institutions committed to a strong ethics culture.