Any firm, corporation, business, or labor group that engages in international business or economic activity, with an interest in fostering ethics in economics and business, is eligible for corporate membership. Membership in the Society shall be by application to the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall ascertain eligibility of the applicant and act upon the application. Functioning of the Society 1. The Society operates through the General Assembly, the Executive Committee, the President, the Secretary General, and the Council.
Abstentions count as votes.
The General Assembly meets in ordinary session on the occasion of the International Congress, which meets every four years, and in extraordinary session whenever required by the circumstances. The convocation of the Assembly lies with the President. Extraordinary sessions may be called for by the President, by the Executive Committee, or by a petition of at least 100 members. The competence of the Assembly includes all questions relating to the activity of the Society. It decides upon cases of the exclusion of members.