the ITSCI Programme for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains
an award-winning multi-stakeholder programme contributing to better governance, human rights & stability

ABOUT ITSCI

ITSCI supports member companies to implement due diligence by working with governments and civil society and providing expert field, data, risk management and auditing teams
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HOW TO JOIN

Responsible upstream operators, including mining cooperatives, companies, exporters, traders and smelters join as Full members, while downstream companies are welcome as Associates to access information

PURPOSE

ITSCI’s purpose is to create responsible mineral supply chains that avoid contributing to conflict, human rights abuses, or other risks such as bribery, currently in central Africa
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INFORMATION

ITSCI generates and transparently publishes unique, extensive and credible information on progressive improvement in due diligence and risk mitigation in high risk areas

RESULTS

Since piloting in 2010, ITSCI rapidly scaled up and adapted to small and larger scale mining areas in four countries, now monitoring over 1,800 sites and recording hundreds of supply chain risks each year
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BEYOND CONFLICT

ITSCI’s human resource and logistical network in remote mining areas provides a unique opportunity for more contributors to make positive differences to safety, gender equality and economies
“ITSCI has made remarkable progress and is the only on-the-ground traceability and due diligence programme that has to date been able to demonstrate a clear impact on mineral production and exports” OECD Due Diligence Implementation Report, April 2016

Stakeholder Benefits

Benefiting Business

Local miners, traders and exporters 

  • Improved security and reduced corruption
  • Economic and social development
  • Reduced risk and potential investment

Traders and smelters 

  • Reliable information from the field
  • Increased access to consistent supplies
  • Reduced reputational and financial risk

Downstream traders and manufacturers

  • Information for Dodd Frank & other compliance
  • Reduced reputational risk
  • Opportunity to make a difference ‘beyond conflict’

 

Benefiting Communities

National and local government 

  • Increased formalisation of artisanal and small mining
  • Improved authority and control of mining sector
  • Training and advice for due diligence monitoring
  • Improved data and potential tax collection

Local and mining communities 

  • Opportunity to report and resolve risks
  • Increased security, support and income
  • Share of taxes for infrastructure and projects

Intergovernmental and donor organisations 

  • Successful support for formalisation and trade
  • Meeting policy objectives for stabilisation and development
  • Opportunities to create results ‘beyond conflict’

 

News

News

ITSCI update on our work in North Kivu, DRC

ITSCI update on our work in North Kivu, DRC

Sep 30, 2024

The security situation in North Kivu is not uniform across the whole province, nor is it representative of the situation in other provinces across the DRC where ITSCI is working. Understanding this variation is crucial for anyone assessing risks from the region, as it...

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ITSCI response to the 2023 Final report of the Group of Experts on the DRC

ITSCI response to the 2023 Final report of the Group of Experts on the DRC

Jul 25, 2024

On 4th July 2024, the UN Group of Experts (GOE) published its 2023 Final report on the DRC (S/2024/432). ITSCI deplores the deterioration of the situation in North Kivu, DRC and wider regional impacts and welcomes the GOE report which adds context to our work bringing incidents of all OECD Annex II risks to the attention of stakeholders and encouraging actions, including individual accountability.

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