Bylaws & Standards of Ethics

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Standards of Ethics & Conduct

We, as members of the Portland Area Business Association, strive to recognize, promote, and improve LGBTQ & Allied business and the LGBTQ & Allied business community and to that end, agree to be honor-bound by these Standards of Business Conduct and Ethics:


A member will conduct business with integrity, honesty, respect and fairness to customers, clients, and staff alike.


A member will be accessible and accountable to customer’s or client’s needs and requests and will make every reasonable effort to exhibit actions toward customer’s or client’s best interests and benefits.


A member willl not discriminate based upon race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, economic status, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation.


A member will be responsible at all times for truthful and non-deceptive advertising and promotion regarding their business and its products or services.


A member will not use or condone advertising which is untrue, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent, falsely disparaging of competitors, or which contains insincere offers to sell, nor advertising which as a whole, may be misleading or result in misrepresentation by direct statement, inference or omission.


A member willconduct business with strict adherence to the laws of the state where located and to business or professional codes existent for the particular business or profession and in accordance with generally accepted business practices.


A member will support the ideals and goals of this organization, as well as support the LGBTQ & Allied community in general, in a constructive and positive manner and will act as an ambassador of the PABA community in all facets of their business dealings and community involvement.