NCWM found its beginnings in 1905 in an effort to bring stakeholders together to set national standards for voluntary adoption and implementation by the states.

The EPA protocols and DOE guidelines are intended for voluntary adoption by weatherization assistance programs, federally funded housing programs, private sector home performance contractors, and others working on residential energy upgrade or remodeling efforts.

The basic features of the British metrication programme as announced in 1966 was a voluntary adoption of the metric programme with the costs being absorbed where they fell.

The reduction in referrals we observed and the 23% reduction reported in Plymouth Health District followed voluntary adoption of the guidelines by practitioners without any reinforcement of guidelines to ensure compliance.

An example of voluntary corporate adoption of labor standards is given by the Sullivan Principles in South Africa that were taken on by a group of U.S. companies.

The Builders for the Bay program encourages the voluntary adoption of up to 22 better site design principles that reduce the environmental effects of residential and commercial development.

Families as a Factor While Mr. Burnett declined to say what recommendations might be made, the board often recommends new regulations or the voluntary adoption of safety measures by transportation companies or consumers.

Additionally, in the case of a voluntary adoption of an Indian child, the courts must follow specific guidelines for parents to waive their parental rights or have them terminated.

Nutrition Education is any combination of educational strategies, accompanied by environmental supports, designed to facilitate voluntary adoption of food choices and other food- and nutrition-related behaviors conducive to health and well-being.

Such subjects as accounts, audits, meetings and resolutions could well be dealt with in this way, for even in the absence of mandatory legal rules business convenience would demand the voluntary adoption of very similar practices.