The phrase "adopt new standards" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the implementation of updated guidelines or practices in a particular field or organization.
Example: "In order to improve our efficiency, we need to adopt new standards for project management."
Alternatives: "implement new guidelines" or "embrace updated practices."
The national mortgage settlement, forged with large banks in 2012, required servicers to adopt new standards.
Another 113 cities must adopt new standards next year, and all but the smallest cities by 2015.
"The next step in the implementation process," the S.E.C. said in the statement, is likely to require swap data warehouses to register with regulators and adopt new standards.
But with easy takes on the Daiquiri, the Sidecar, and even the Manhattan, one might boot tradition entirely and adopt new standards.
With that in mind, the report says that individuals, local governments and states that expect federal help cannot simply restore what was there but must adopt new standards and harden community structures to withstand the next flood or hurricane.
To the Editor: You correctly identify a critical component of the federal government's report on the lessons from Hurricane Sandy: the need to adopt new standards rather than simply rebuild.
Nevada adopted new standards in May 2003, but to keep pace with fast-changing technology, it is adding new ones this month.
In a statement announcing the lawsuit, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said, "It is unconscionable that the federal government is keeping California" from adopting new standards.
California recently adopted new standards with a stronger focus on computation, and many districts will be putting them into place this fall.
Texas and a handful of other states that were among the leaders in adopting new standards and accountability systems have shown particular gains, including significantly higher scores by poor students and those from minority groups.
