Release of the 3rd edition of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance

May 17, 2016

The 3rd Edition of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance was published in April 2016 in order to clarify that the Guidance applies to all mineral supply chains. Due to the presence of the specific supplements for 3T minerals and gold associated with the Guidance, some...

World Bank report recommends expansion of iTSCi in Burundi

Apr 26, 2016

A report by the World Bank published in April on a unique project to encourage tax transparency in the artisanal mining sector has recommended further expansion of the iTSCi Programme in Burundi. The work was carried out by Pact Inc and was performed in co-operation...

SEC chooses not to appeal court decision on ‘not conflict-free’

Apr 13, 2016

Following the publication of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conflict minerals rule in 2012, several trade groups launched a legal challenge to various requirements, one of which was supported by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. On 14th April...

iTSCi incidents noted in Apple Inc’s Conflict Mineral Report

Apr 4, 2016

The recent Conflict Minerals Report (CMR) from Apple Inc (here) described how the company performed due diligence in 2015, including review of more than 700 iTSCi incident report summaries. iTSCi is pleased to co-operate with member companies making use of incident...