CORE VALUES

Human values are the principles, standards, convictions and beliefs that people adopt as their guidelines
in daily activities. . They are a set of consistent measures and behaviors that individuals choose to practice in
the pursuit of doing what is right or what is expected of them by society.

Most laws and legislation are shaped by human values. Its important to recognize your own value system
and reaffirm it throughout your daily activities. Some of the key Core Values are listed below.

SREE (SAFETY RESPECT ETHICS ENVIRONMENT)

1. Safety -Your safety is in your hands

Few examples of How can I demonstrate the value of safety.

 Wearing a helmet driving a two wheeler

 Wearing a seat belt in a moving automobile
 Holding handrails while climbing up and getting down stairs
 Wearing protective gear while performing hazardous work, Eg hand gloves, safety glasses, fire
resistant clothing..etc
 Adhering to Traffic rules
 Learn about the usage of various types of fire extinguishers
 Talk about safety tips to your friends/family

2. Respect -Respect is recognition of value!

In todays diverse environment with differences between people being able to create an environment that
allows each person to do his or her very best work is now one of the most important competencies that any
organization can master and one facet of this is Respect. Respect promotes cooperation, open communication
and commitment. It is an emotional state that is triggered by our behaviors around each other.

Few examples of how I can demonstrate the value of respect are:

 Look at opportunities to appreciate your friends/dear ones

 Greeting People
 Being punctual
 Using three simple words, Thank You, Please, Sorry
 Acknowledge I don’t have to be right all the time
 Explain why I disagree when I do
 When sharing your opinion maintain a respectful tone and volume
 Accept 100% accountability for your actions/decisions
 Act in ways to keep up your groups self -esteem
 Recognize that mistakes are a stepping stone to success
 Recognize life is a journey to be embraced one at a time
3. Ethics - Top of Form - Bottom of Form

Some years ago, sociologist Raymond asked business people, "What do ethics mean to you?" Among their
replies were the following:

"Ethics has to do with what my feelings tell me is right or wrong."

"Ethics has to do with my religious beliefs."
"Being ethical is doing what the law requires."
"Ethics consists of the standards of behavior our society accepts."
"I don't know what the word means."

These replies might be typical of our own. The meaning of "ethics" is hard to pin down, and the views many
people have about ethics are shaky.

What, then, is ethics? Ethics is two things.

First, ethics refers to well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do,
usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues. Ethics, for example,
refers to those standards that impose the reasonable obligations to refrain from rape, stealing, murder,
assault, slander, and fraud. Ethical standards also include those that enjoin virtues of honesty, compassion,
and loyalty. And, ethical standards include standards relating to rights, such as the right to life, the right to
freedom from injury, and the right to privacy.

Secondly, ethics refers to the study and development of one's ethical standards. As mentioned above,
feelings, laws, and social norms can deviate from what is ethical. Ethics also means, then, the continuous
effort of studying our own moral beliefs and our moral conduct, and striving to ensure that we, and the
institutions we help to shape, live up to standards that are reasonable and solidly-based.

Few examples of How can I demonstrate the value of Ethics.

 Following Rule/Law
 Do not accept or give bribes
 Using genuine bills
 Act with Integrity
 Do not forge documents
 A company that defines business ethical values as a core element of a corporate culture encourages
employees to perform their job responsibilities accordingly. This often involves doing what’s right
for the business, without regard to personal outcomes or ulterior motives.

4. Environment saves nature from human misuse, pollution and destruct

Understanding our physical dependence of nature, and our awareness of being part of it are needed to see
the basic value of nature or environment. Man is part of nature, and our very human existence is dependent
of nature and its ecology. And hence our highest human values of life itself and freedom, safety, peace, love
and happiness can only be realized in harmony with nature. Value Nature
Besides our rational understanding of the value of nature and our awareness to be part of it, only our ability
to experience love, beauty, mystery and gratitude can create a really profound awareness of the value of our
environment . A basic moral standard of respect for our environment is to protect nature from over-
exploitation, misuse and pollution, and from destruction and eradication of species.

Respect for our environment and cruelty against animals.

Respect for is also an important moral standard to prevent cruelty against animals. Cruelty against animals
is against our basic human virtues of empathy and realism, (animals can suffer from pain, misery and fear)
and against our highest human value of love, and against our natural human virtue of respect for
environment.

Few examples of how I can demonstrate the value of concern for environment are:

 Plant and protect trees

 Put empty tins and garbage in the recycle bins
 Ensure your vehicles pollution check is valid at all times
 Dispose various types of wastes at home/college/office in the appropriate manner
 Use energy efficient light bulbs
 Reduce paper usage, recycle paper
 Conserve water
 Switch appliances off when not in use
 Cut down your food waste