Enron Code of Ethics
Encyclopedia
The Enron Code of Ethics was a 64-page booklet allegedly published by Enron
Corporation, the last known edition of which was in July 2000.
The sale of copies of the booklet on Ebay
has passed into internet folklore.
An article in the San Francisco Chronicle
for February 10, 2002 reported a final bid level on one copy of USD 202.50.
Another sale on Ebay (which ran from February 13 to February 20, 2002) carried the item number "1074129276". In the latter sale, the booklet was sold together with a cup, also allegedly an Enron product, which featured text extolling the virtues of the Enron retirement plan.
The content of the booklet has attracted less interest than the fact that Enron had a code of ethics.
Enron
Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. Before its bankruptcy on December 2, 2001, Enron employed approximately 22,000 staff and was one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas, communications, and pulp and paper companies, with...
Corporation, the last known edition of which was in July 2000.
The sale of copies of the booklet on Ebay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
has passed into internet folklore.
An article in the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
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for February 10, 2002 reported a final bid level on one copy of USD 202.50.
Another sale on Ebay (which ran from February 13 to February 20, 2002) carried the item number "1074129276". In the latter sale, the booklet was sold together with a cup, also allegedly an Enron product, which featured text extolling the virtues of the Enron retirement plan.
The content of the booklet has attracted less interest than the fact that Enron had a code of ethics.
External links
- Review: (March 2002)
- Special collection: Enron and Ethics - a large selection of web resources related to ethics problems at Enron.
- Framed Enron Code of Ethics Enron and other Wall Street memorabilia.