MINNEAPOLIS, August 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- SCCE Professional Code of Ethics Takes Center Stage at Compliance and 
Ethics Institute

The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) today adopted a 
Code of Ethics for Compliance and Ethics Professionals. "With this Code of 
Ethics, the SCCE today has taken an essential and vital step in establishing 
the compliance and ethics profession," said Roy Snell, Society of Corporate 
Compliance and Ethics Chief Executive Officer.

"The Code of Ethics will become the bedrock upon which the compliance and
ethics profession stands," said Joseph E. Murphy, CCEP, of Counsel, CSLG and
Code of Ethics Development Committee Co-Chair.

The Code's purpose is to provide guidance and rules to all Compliance and
Ethics Professionals (CEP) in the performance of their professional
responsibilities.

In creating the Code of Ethics, the SCCE establishes both overarching
principles to guide compliance officials and rules of conduct, which
represent specific standards that prescribe the minimum level of professional
conduct expected of CEPs.

For a complete copy of the Code of Ethics, visit the SCCE website at:
http://www.corporatecompliance.org/resources/documents/SCCECodeofEthics.pdf.

The Code's preamble states: "Compliance and Ethics Professionals
understand that the services we provide require the highest standards of
professionalism, integrity and competence. The Code of Ethics expresses the
profession's recognition of its responsibilities to the general public, to
employers and clients, and to the profession."

"This Code is the expressed commitment to professionalism in the
worldwide community of compliance and ethics professionals," added Rebecca
Walker, Partner, Kaplan & Walker LLP, who co-chaired the SCCE Code of Ethics
Development Committee.

"We are very pleased to introduce this voluntary code, which offers
important guidance to compliance and ethics professionals," said Snell.

Code of Ethics Outlined During 2007 Compliance and Ethics Institute
Session

The SCCE Code of Ethics will be reviewed by Joseph Murphy, JD, and
Rebecca Walker, JD, during an afternoon session of the Compliance and Ethics
Institute, on September 10, 2007, being held at the Sheraton New Orleans
Hotel in New Orleans, LA. For more information on this and other sessions at
the Compliance and Ethics Institute click here:
http://www.corporatecompliance.org/CEInstitute/index.htm.

Background

The SCCE Advisory Board formed a task force made up of the following
individuals to develop the code, drawing on knowledge of the compliance and
ethics field, and the ethical standards of other professions:

- Joseph E. Murphy, CCEP (Committee Co-Chair)
      Of Counsel, CSLG
    - Rebecca Walker (Committee Co-Chair)
      Partner, Kaplan & Walker LLP
    - Urton Anderson
      Associate Dean for the Undergraduate Programs and Clark W. Thompson Jr.
      Professor in Accounting Education, McCombs School of Business, The
      University of Texas at Austin
    - Michael Horowitz
      Litigation partner, member of the Business Fraud and Complex Litigation
      Group, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
      Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission
    - Shelley Milano
    - Marjorie Doyle
      Practice Leader, Ethics & Compliance Solutions, LRN

This task force produced a draft Code of Ethics and on June 12, 2007,
after reviewing the draft, the SCCE Advisory Board sought comments from the
SCCE membership. The Code was then approved by a vote of the SCCE Advisory
Board. The following will link you to the SCCE Code of Ethics:
http://www.corporatecompliance.org/resources/documents/SCCECodeofEthics.pdf.

About the SCCE

The Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE) is headquartered in
Minneapolis, MN. Its mission is to champion compliance standards, corporate
governance and ethical practice in the business community, and to provide the
necessary resources for compliance and ethics professionals and others who
share these principles. Visit the SCCE Web site at
http://www.corporatecompliance.org, Tel: +1-888-277-4977 or +1-952-933-4977.
Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics is located at 6500 Barrie Road,
Suite 250, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435. E-mail: info@corporatecompliance.org

Web site: http://www.corporatecompliance.org