The phrase "adopt codes of practice" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the implementation or acceptance of specific guidelines or standards within an organization or profession.
Example: "To ensure compliance with industry standards, the company decided to adopt codes of practice that promote ethical behavior and accountability."
Alternatives: "implement guidelines" or "establish standards".
The international experience suggests that when smoke-free policy becomes a requirement in hospital accreditation process as in the US or an adopted code of practice as in the European Smoke Free Hospitals Network, this may substantially help to sustain efforts toward clearing up the smoke in hospitals [ 26, 31].
They must agree to adopt codes of ethical practice in agreement with the ILO and the UN and pay a fair price for raw materials, a price that reflects the social and environmental costs of coffee-growing and production.
They formed associations to adopt codes of good labor practices and set up independent monitoring.
While PMC trade associations will be pleased that she recommends adopting codes of conduct and best practices, the practices they most often cite as a key achievement, note that it is the very last one she makes in a very long list of recommendations.
For example, every laboratory utilising radioactive substances must adopt one code of practice for routine handling and another for what to do in case of an accident.
In all national elections, the BBC is legally required both by its own charter and electoral law to adopt a code of practice.
Led by Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr., the Bush administration has called for the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other international agencies to help the funds adopt a code of practices disavowing political motives in their investments and adopting greater disclosure of their activities and portfolios.
The Commonwealth also adopted the Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Health Workers in 2003.
The small number of countries reported to be collecting data on workforce attrition further underscores the limited global capacity to monitor implementation of the WHO's recently adopted Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel [ 8].
None of the organizations interviewed had adopted a code of practice for ethical recruitment, although a small number had issued statements against the active recruitment of health care professionals from developing countries with acute shortages of practitioners.
In order to advance those eminently worthy goals, some companies have lately devised codes of practice, or have adopted codes written by other organisations.
