Which countries do conflict minerals come from? The countries or areas considered to be conflict-affected or high-risk are those: Whose natural resources include minerals which are in high demand, either locally, regionally of globally.
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Conflict Minerals: Shaping EU Policy. Global Witness has been campaigning for robust legislation to break the links between conflict, human rights abuses, and the minerals trade. This page sets out the policy recommendations we have made to EU policy makers …
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Jul 12, 2018· Dive Brief: About one-third (34%) of companies were unable to determine the country of origin for the conflict minerals used in their products in 2017, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The figure is an improvement over 41% of companies unable to determine in 2016, and significantly better than 67% in 2014.
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Oct 03, 2011· The regulated minerals are together known as "3TG" metals—tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold (and others determined by the U.S. Secretary of State as financing conflict in the DRC countries ...
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The RMI encourages responsible sourcing from conflict affected and high risk areas (CAHRAs). The RMI does not provide lists of countries that may be conflict-free or conflict-affected. The nature of conflict is ever-changing, while some conflicts may be country-wide, many conflict …
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The trade in natural resources finances conflict and human rights abuses all over the world. For decades the trade in minerals, precious stones, and other commodities has played a central role in fuelling some of the world's most brutal conflicts and weakening already fragile states.
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Aug 27, 2019· Conflict minerals, as defined by the SEC and Dodd-Frank Act, include the metals tantalum, tin, and tungsten. Conflict materials by definition, are used to fund armed rebels and civil violence. Countries with a long history of civil war and unrest, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, hold some of the richest tantalum deposits.
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This legislation was adopted to address various humanitarian injustices related to the mining of conflict minerals namely tin (cassiterite ore), tantalum (coltan ore), tungsten (wolframite), and gold sourced from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the adjoining countries of Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, the Republic of the ...
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Aug 27, 2012· If the issuer determines that its conflict minerals did not originate in a covered country, or that its conflict minerals came from recycled or scrap materials, or if the reasonable country of origin inquiry is inconclusive, but the issuer "has no reason to believe that its conflict minerals may have originated in the Covered Countries or the ...
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Conflict minerals. We fully support the principles of regulations that promote socially responsible sourcing of minerals. We set high standards for the way we do business. This helps our customers know that we can be trusted to deliver excellence.
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Conflict minerals include tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold, which are used in many electronic components and computer products. As a global value-added distributor of electronic components and embedded subsystems, Avnet promotes the traceability of these minerals …
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The Office of Threat Finance Countermeasures, in conjunction with other State Department bureaus and U.S. agencies, actively works to sever the links between mineral resources and conflict through government-to-government diplomatic efforts.The office also builds international support for due diligence guidelines intended to help industry develop a responsible minerals trade from conflict ...
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In certain countries, the extraction of conflict minerals has financed armed groups engaged in civil war, resulting in serious social and environmental abuses. In July 2010, the US Congress passed legislation requiring the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt rules that all US publicly traded companies must disclose their use of ...
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One part of the law stipulates that specialty metals must be melted in the U.S. or qualifying countries. If I am sourcing raw materials that are already DFARS compliant, do I still need to submit a Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) to comply with Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?
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The term Conflict Minerals describes 4 elements – Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten and Gold, and is commonly referred to as 3TG. But what makes these minerals "Conflict Minerals"? In short, if the income derived from the trading of these minerals is used to finance armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and surrounding countries ...
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The conflict minerals regulation is a global standard for ethical sourcing. The conflict minerals reporting template (CMRT) is a free, standardized reporting template developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) and is considered the industry standard reporting template for conflict minerals …
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Countries rich in minerals such as cobalt, coltan, cassiterite, copper, and gold are often marred by corruption, authoritarian repression, militarization, and civil war. Rebel groups, governments and mining companies exploit mineral resources, fueling civil and interstate conflict …
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Background. In August 2012, the SEC issued a conflict minerals rule in fulfillment of section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, aimed at protecting human rights and curtailing funding available to armed groups in the DRC and neighboring countries.
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Conflict minerals refer to the mineral precursors of the metals tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold (3TG), which are found in small amounts in virtually all electronic products. Revenue from mining these minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and nine neighboring countries has been linked to funding for groups engaged in extreme ...
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These so-called 'conflict minerals', such as tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, can find their way into our mobile phones, cars and jewellery. A new EU law to stem the trade in conflict minerals. So the EU passed a new regulation in May 2017 to stop: conflict minerals and metals from being exported to …
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Mining of conflict minerals is often done under extremely hazardous conditions, using either forced labor or child labor. Much of the revenue paid for conflict minerals is used to fund armed ...
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The SEC rules define conflict minerals as 3TG metals, wherever extracted. For example, tin extracted in Canada, Russia or Argentina is considered a conflict mineral by definition. In the SEC rule, "DRC conflict-free" is defined as minerals that were extracted and did not directly or indirectly benefit armed groups in the covered countries.
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We can confirm that at this time there is no indication that any products we manufacture contain minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries. Henkel is in the process of fully implementing its "conflict minerals" program in due course.
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Sep 09, 2014· The Commerce list does not indicate whether any particular facility on the list processes minerals that are used to fund conflict in the Covered Countries. The Covered Countries are defined in the Act as the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its adjoining countries.
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Apr 11, 2017· Yet, the Department of State has reportedly asked the commission to consider ways it can help stem the sourcing of conflict minerals. The legal problem mirrors the issues faced by companies who, willingly or not, must consider whether their money helps fund conflicts in developing countries.
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The new EU 'Conflict Minerals' Regulation (2017/821) will target minerals originating from conflict-affected or high risk areas without being limited to specific geographical locations. Expected in the first half of 2018, the EU Commission will publish guidelines to help enterprises identify these 'high risk areas'.
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The intent of the Conflict Minerals Rule is to address violence and human rights violations in the mining of these minerals from portions of an area described as the "Covered Countries," meaning the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its surrounding countries.The Conflict Minerals Rule applies to manufacturers like Illinois Tool ...
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Conflict minerals include: cassiterite (tin), gold, columbite-tantalite (tantalum), wolframite (tungsten), their derivatives and other minerals as determined by the Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the surrounding nine covered countries (see map).
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Jun 23, 2014· For the purposes of the rule, conflict minerals include tantalum, tin, gold or tungsten. Covered countries are defined in Section 1502 as having an internationally recognized border with DRC and include Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
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"Conflict minerals", as defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is a broad term that means tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold, regardless of whether these minerals finance conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or adjoining countries.
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