The Code may be voluntarily adopted by any business in the electronics sector and subsequently applied by that business to its supply chain and subcontractors. Adoption generally includes the following steps:

• Identify interest
• Obtain management commitment
• Train internal staff
• Establish, communicate, and promote the Code internally and externally
• Conduct a baseline assessment of conformance
• Integrate into procurement practices
• Extend to supply base, including assessments, monitoring and verification system
• Integrate into metrics and determine consequences for non-conformance
• Drive continuous improvement
• Work with the EICC on standardization of industry tools