Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
charte de comportement
English translation:
code of conduct
Added to glossary by
Michael GREEN
Oct 9, 2009 12:59
14 yrs ago
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French term
France
charte de comportement
French to English
Bus/Financial
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
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 ?
"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 ?
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Jean-Louis S.
United States
United States
Native in French
United States
Expert Translations!
Native in: French (Variants: African, Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
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code of conduct
old fashioned and simple...
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Is your 'favorite brasserie' that good?
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Is your 'favorite brasserie' that good?
Note from asker:
| Thank you !! Now why didn't I think of that ... postprandial tunnel thinking, I suspect ... |
| It's a VERY good brasserie ...! Draft Belgian beers, good cellar, oysters in season, real home cooking ... ho hum .. |
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writeaway
: why look for complications. Fr is clear enough
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Merci, Writeaway!
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Irene McClure
: typing at the same time...!
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Merci, Savtrad!
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Lucy-Jane Michel
: Yup
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Merci, Lucy-Jane!
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Chris Hall
: Spot on. Why make things more complicated in life than they need to be??? This works perfectly.
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Merci, Chris!
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Julie Barber
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Merci, Julie!
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Anne Bohy
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Merci, Bohy!
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Sandra Petch
11 mins
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Merci, Sandra!
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Graham macLachlan
14 mins
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Merci, Graham!
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Mary O’Connor (X)
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Merci, Mary!
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Jessica Cade
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Merci, Ingrid!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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 .."
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10 mins
working together
Hi Mike, pretty non-committal title for a brochure
Note from 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 comment(s):
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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.
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why not? guidelines often have "working together" slipped in there somewhere
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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.
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why not? guidelines often have "working together" slipped in there somewhere
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Jessica Cade
: what they said....
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12 mins
code of ethics/ and (or simply) business practice
for instance
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Helen Shiner
: Yes, I posted exactly the same at exactly the same time!!
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thanks Helen!
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Julie Barber
: I agree for code of ethics (but not the second bit!)
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Thanks julie, with a little further thought I do see what you mean,
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Jessica Cade
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thanks Ingrid
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Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Arts/Academic translator - Art historian
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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customer charter
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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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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Not sure these extend to environmental pledges and the like - 'company code of ethics' might be nearer.
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http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/bus...
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http://www.ethicsweb.ca/codes/
Low because I am not sure whether this is exactly the same sort of thing...
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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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Not sure these extend to environmental pledges and the like - 'company code of ethics' might be nearer.
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http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/bus...
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http://www.ethicsweb.ca/codes/
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Jean-Louis S.
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Thanks, jlsjr
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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...
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Please see the comments I have appended on just this subject - suggesting company code of ethics perhaps...
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9 mins
Irene McClure
Native in English
Political scientist, former UK Govt
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
code of conduct
I think this is a commonly used term which would seem to fit in your context.
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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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Must practice typing faster!
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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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Must practice typing faster!
Note from asker:
| Thank you - jlsjr beat you to it by a few secs, so he gets the points - there's no justice ;o) |
Peer comment(s):
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Jean-Louis S.
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Thanks jlsjr...
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Sandra Petch
: Plus references!
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Gee thanks Sandra!
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Jessica Cade
2 hrs
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acceptable behaviour policy
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".
Note from 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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