The phrase "adopting a code" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the implementation or acceptance of a set of rules, guidelines, or standards, often in a professional or organizational context.
Example: "The company is focused on adopting a code of ethics to ensure all employees adhere to the highest standards of conduct."
Alternatives: "embracing a code" or "implementing a code".
Richard A. Norling, chairman of Premier, said the company had solved its problems by adopting a code of conduct and hiring an ethicist to advise its executives.
We should also discuss the wisdom of adopting a code of conduct regarding the export of technologies for censoring the Internet and tracking Web users.
In a conference call, Mr. Cuomo described the $30 million payment as a "significant amount of money" and praised Riverstone for adopting a code of behavior intended to end "pay to play" practices.
In other sections, the committee accuses police forces across England and Wales of an "alarming lack of consistency" when it comes to adopting a code of ethnics designed to prevent repeats of scandals such as Hillsborough and the controversies over undercover policing.
When the Legislative Assembly resumes session in mid-October, Ms. Arnatsiaq said, the first order of business should be to set an example by adopting a code of ethics and a policy of zero tolerance among members for assaults on women.
Faced with a run of criticism, including a popular movie, leaders of the American Economic Association, the world's largest professional society for economists, founded in 1885, are considering a step that most other professions took a long time ago — adopting a code of ethical standards.
In the 1964 Helsinki Declaration, the medical associations of many countries adopted a code.
And the industry's main trade group, the American Apparel Manufacturers Association, has also adopted a code of conduct.
He also adopted a code of conduct, a rarity for revolutionary armies and indeed for regular armies in Africa.
His assertions were the subject of Senate hearings and prompted the industry to adopt a code of self-censorship.
The assault led to the Mayor of Cologne proposing women adopt a "code of conduct" in future to prevent assault.
