They imply that lawyers' objections are motivated by self-preservation as much as by ethical scruples.

ECONOMIST: Accountants and lawyers

Regulatory pressures have failed to guarantee ethical behavior and social responsibility in corporate America, and efforts at self-management have fallen short time and again.

FORBES: For the 21st Century, a Network of Beneficial Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship

It promotes self-regulation by the media, and the development of ethical codes of practice as well as awareness raising about issues of media accountability among the public.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Gov. PALIN: The ethical standard that has led to closed doors and closed-door dealings of self interests, it's gone.

NPR: Alaska Welcomes Palin Back Home

Self-regulation of media and journalism is a generally accepted way to apply ethical principles.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

The highlighting ethical standards in digital age, media concentration impacts on media's role, hate-speech and self-regulations, challenges to investigative journalism and Media and Information Literacy in both Urdu print and electronic media.

UNESCO: COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION