TIN at its 4th Annual General Meeting (July 30, 1999) approved the following code of conduct for its members:
- Benefits: Members of TIN shall not enjoy any office of profit or draw any kind of pecuniary gain in return to the service they offer to the activities or programmes undertaken by TIN.
- Acceptance of gifts, entertainment, favours and other offers of reward: A member shall not solicit or accept gifts, goods, or any form of gratification for services provided or to be provided by virtue of his/her position in or association with TIN.
- Conflict of interest: Any organization in which an office bearer, executive member or advisor of TIN has direct or indirect financial interest will be disqualified as a supplier of goods or services to be procured by TIN, except when it is provided free of cost.
- Misuse of information: For the purpose of furthering a private interest, a member shall not, directly or indirectly, use or allow the use of official information obtained through or in connection with the organisation.
- Use of TIN property: A member shall not, directly or indirectly, use or allow use of TIN property of any kind for other than officially approved activities.
- Neutrality: Members of TIN, while carrying out their official responsibilities, shall not be expected to have relations with any particular interest group.
- Litigation in Court: Members must immediately notify the Executive Committee of a summon, or other legal document which would involve them in court proceeding, related to corruption charges.
- Core Value: A member shall be opposed to corruption and supportive of the core values of Transparency International Nepal (TIN) and Transparency International (TI) and play an active voluntary role to promote the anti-corruption activities in the country.
- Transparency: All TIN members will declare their membership, ownership and interests in organisations they are involved in or have direct or indirect financial interests so that the conflict of interest clause can be properly and transparently applied.
- Accountability: A member shall in the performance of his/her TIN related duties and functions be accountable to TIN for the works carried out by him/her or on his/her behalf. All members shall honour the role, status and authority of TIN Executive Committee all times.
- Networking: TIN members shall strive to establish and maintain a constructive relationship with the organisations interested in fighting corruption. Members are expected to participate in activities which bring to public attention the negative effects of corruption as well as effective steps to contain it.
- Prejudiced statement: A member shall not make public statements involving specific allegations of corruption, in his/her capacity as a TIN member.
- History: A member is not expected to have a history of involvement in corrupt business practices.
- Lobbying: TIN members shall act as lobbyists for action to ensure proper standards of conduct in national and international business transactions and play an active role in strengthening all efforts against corruption.
- Earnings: All earnings of a member on behalf of TIN or works related to TIN shall be deposited in the bank account of TIN.
- Financial obligation: All members are expected to pay their taxes regularly on their taxable incomes.
- Disciplinary action: Violation of the code of conduct by a member could lead to disciplinary action by the Executive Committee. The committee will decide the nature of such an action.
TIN at its 297th Executive Committee meeting (14 August 2025), added the following clauses to its code of conduct for its members:
- Declaration of Interests: Portfolio holders and Executive Committee members of TIN shall submit a signed Register of Interests Form, along with a brief biography, after taking the oath of office. This information will be made public via TIN’s website.
- Absentism: Portfolio holders and members of the Executive Committee of TIN shall recuse themselves from all types of decision-making processes that may create or appear to create a conflict of interest situation.
- Appointments: Portfolio holders and members of the Executive Committee of TIN shall refrain from holding government or semi-government positions, important roles/position in political parties, or other posts that could conflict with their responsibilities at TIN. If they accept such appointments or are in the process of receiving them, they must resign from their position or membership in the Executive Committee.
- Remuneration: Portfolio holders and members of the Executive Committee of TIN shall serve voluntarily and not receive any fees, compensation, or allowances for their involvement, support, or participation in TIN activities.
TIN at its 301st Executive Committee meeting (03 December 2025), added the following clause to its code of conduct for members:
- Membership on Hold:
- When being appointed to any position that is involved in making decisions or providing advice to make decisions within any governmental, parliamentary, constitutional, judicial, political, or related bodies, offices, etc., the concerned member must inform the organization and request that their membership be placed on hold.
- If any allegations, complaints, accusations, or news that may harm or have the potential to harm the fundamental values of the organization, or that could raise questions about the dignity of the organization, become public, the concerned member must inform the organization and request that their membership be placed on hold until the matter is fully resolved.
- If a criminal case is filed against a member, the member must inform the organization and request that their membership be placed on hold until the matter is fully resolved.
