-code of practice

noun [C] SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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› a set of agreed standards that people who do a particular job should follow: Manufacturers agreed to draw up a code of practice on the promotion of alcoholic drinks.

(Definition of -code of practice noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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