Stories from the Field

ITSCI continues to roll out joint tag management in the DRC

ITSCI continues to roll out joint tag management in the DRC

ITSCI continues to roll out the joint tag management procedures throughout the Republic Democratic of Congo (DRC). These procedures build local stakeholder capacities and state services accountability by drawing together all responsible parties to collaborate in the...

Addressing OECD Annex II risks with partners in the DRC

Addressing OECD Annex II risks with partners in the DRC

At ITSCI, we record, verify and report progress in addressing all OECD Annex II risks through our incident management system. In March 2022, for instance, it was reported that a group of armed and uniformed agents of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of...

News

ITSCI tagging resumes in Masisi territory, North Kivu Province, DRC

ITSCI tagging resumes in Masisi territory, North Kivu Province, DRC

In past weeks, the security situation in Masisi territory, North Kivu Province, has positively improved. Congolese military forces as well as military forces from the East-African Community (EAC) have retaken control over several locations in the territory, including...

TPV Technology joins the ITSCI Programme

TPV Technology joins the ITSCI Programme

We are delighted to announce that TPV Technology has joined ITSCI as an Associate Member. TPV Technology was founded in Taiwan in 1967. With 13 manufacturing bases worldwide and an annual shipment of approximately 50 million units, TPV has grown from a small display...

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Press Releases

Mr. Ian Margerison joins the ITSCI Governance Committee

Mr. Ian Margerison joins the ITSCI Governance Committee

ITSCI is delighted to welcome Ian Margerison, the newly appointed Executive Marketing Manager of the Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center (T.I.C.), to the ITSCI Governance Committee. With over 25 years of experience in the tantalum industry, working with a...

OECD rates ITSCI programme highest in responsible minerals assessment

OECD rates ITSCI programme highest in responsible minerals assessment


A detailed assessment by the OECD recently concluded that the standards of the ITSCI Programme are 100% aligned with the 5 Step due diligence recommendations of the OECD’s internationally accepted guidance for good company management, risk assessment and mitigation,...

Statements

ITSCI and the RMI reach a shared understanding regarding RMI recognition

ITSCI and the RMI reach a shared understanding regarding RMI recognition

Through continued constructive dialogue, the International Tin Supply Chain Initiative (ITSCI) and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) have clarified and confirmed both organisations’ mutual understanding of the engagement, process, and commitments regarding the...