ICF and Ethics

The International Coach Federation (ICF) is the leader in developing a definition and philosophy of coaching, as well as, establishing a set of ethical standards that ICF members pledge to uphold. The ICF has established the ICF Code of Ethics, for ICF Members and ICF Credentialed coaches, and the Ethical Conduct Review Process, for those who have ethical complaints against an ICF member or credentialed coach. Both coaches and the public should be informed about these established codes and processes and the high standards ICF member professional coaches commit to uphold. View ICF Code of Ethics. 

ICF and Regulation

The mission of the International Coach Federation is to be the global forum for the art and science of coaching, where we inspire transformational conversations, advocate excellence, and expand awareness of the contribution coaching is to the future of humankind.

The ICF Regulatory Committee was appointed in 2002 to support the ICF Mission Statement and to protect and preserve the integrity of the coaching profession. The goal of the Regulatory Committee is to research, monitor, evaluate, and proactively contribute to government and regulatory bodies in order to educate, articulate, and develop our growing profession of coaching as a self-regulated profession.

The ICF Regulatory Committee is committed to maintaining coaching as a distinct profession, and to strengthening our self-governance model. Questions or comments may be sent via e-mail to icfheadquarters@coachfederation.org.