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Local government professionals can progress towards sustainability and clearly defining what it means by harnessing the already-established principles found in the ICMA Code of Ethics. Specifically, the Code directs members to devote their talents to social responsibility; a commitment to societal benefit through building communities that last now and in the distance future. This can be especially difficult when many of the choices revolving around sustainability are right-versus-right.