Work of iTSCi acknowledged at launch of ICGLR certificate in DRC

  At a meeting in Kinshasa on the 24th July  the Government of the DRC launched the mechanism for the ICGLR certificate which aims to show the origin of 3T (tin, tantalum, tungsten) minerals and demonstrate the existence of conflict free mineral chains. The...

SEC Rule on Conflict Minerals supported by US Court

US District Court Judge Robert L. Wilkins yesterday agreed with the SEC Rule on ‘conflict minerals’ rejecting a case filed by US business groups seeking to overturn the regulation. In a 63-page ruling, the judge rejected numerous arguments from the...

Cutting DRC From Your Company’s Supply Chain: Not Smart

In an article published by MetalMiner, an expert on conflict minerals argues that ‘leaving the DRC now to make conflict minerals compliance cheaper and simpler will only double your company’s trouble’. Brad Brookes Rubin argues that a number of...

Conflict Minerals Report (CMR) Audit Cost Reduction Strategies

The Elm Consulting Group, a global health, safety, environmental and sustainability audit and risk management consultancy, published the first in a three part series describing strategies to minimize costs of upcoming Conflict Mineral Report (CMR) audits required...

AIM participation in CFTI awarded

According to a report in the Digital Journal, AIM Solder has been recognized by Philips Lighting China with Philips Lighting’s 2013 Green Supplier Award in large part due to the company’s participation in the Conflict-Free Tin Initiative (CFTI) which...