For thousands of years, the Golden Rule* has stood as the measure by which people treat one another. Adherents to the Golden Rule treat others as they wish to have others treat them.

Often people overlook the importance of the Golden Rule in business. This Acknowledgement recognizes the Golden Rule as an effective business tool and establish it as the foundation upon which relationships among Adherents shall be built.


Adherents to this Golden Rule Acknowledgement agree to abide by and conduct themselves in accordance with the Golden Rule. In turn Adherents have the opportunity to join fellow Adherents as members of an Alliance committed to conducting business in accordance with the Golden Rule. 


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* The Golden Rule, aka “the ethic of reciprocity” traces its legal roots to the Laws of Eshnunna (ca. 4100 - 2100 BC), Code of Ur-Nammu, king of Ur (ca. 2112 - 2095 BC), Hammurabi’s Code of Laws (ca 2250 - 1780 B.C.), codex of Lipit-Ishtar of Isin (ca. 1870 BCE - 1860 BC), Hittite laws (ca. 2000 - 1200 BC), Assyrian laws (ca. 1800 - 600 BC), and Mosaic Law (ca. 1446 B.C); its philosophical roots trace to ancient Babylon, Egypt, Persia, India, Greece, Judea, China; and its religious roots to the Decalogue, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism, among other creeds. The most common iteration of the rule is: “Treat others as you wish to be treated.”