A joint IIC and ICOM-CC the International Council of Museums, Committee for Conservation, declaration on environmental guidelines was announced during the closing ceremony of the IIC 2014 Congress in Hong Kong. Developed in conjunction with ICOM-CC through a joint working group, the declaration was drafted at the ICOM-CC conference in Melbourne, and finalized in a plenary session in Hong Kong.
The declaration provides guidance for collecting institutions, on how to provide sustainably responsible environmental conditions for collections.
The declaration includes important considerations, such as the need for guidelines regarding permanent display to be achievable for the local climate, and the recommendation that care of collections should be achieved through passive methods rather than through the use of air conditioning.