Join the Programme
Any small or large company committed to responsible supply chains, both in the great lakes region and globally, can participate in ITSCI. We help identify actors in the supply chain and explain due diligence to participants, reporting on progress of the supply chain against those recommendations.
The ITSCI Programme is open to all companies in the supply chain, from local mining cooperatives in central Africa, through small or large trading companies, to international smelters, including some of the largest 3T processing companies in the world. Members are expected to recognise the OECD Guidance and to act responsibly in the supply chain. A small joining fee covers the application process, and an annual fee covers the continued membership.
Mines and companies applying to join ITSCI undertake an independent evaluation process.
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ENGAGING THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Downstream industry Associate Members of the Programme comprise of users of the minerals covered by the iTSCi Programme, product manufacturers and downstream companies. By contributing to the financing of the ITSCI Programme, Associate Members remain abreast of activities whilst funding important initiatives related to child labour, health and safety and risk management training.
Also See: Downstream funding the ‘middle path’ on due diligence costs
OUR FIELD IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER
After more than 10 years of successful progress, our previous field implementation partner Pact and ITSCI believed that local management teams had the ability and expertise to lead and deliver the implementation of ITSCI on the ground. Pursuing the vision of enhancing local ownership, all in-region Pact staff working on ITSCI transitioned to a local non-profit organisation in 2023 through a localisation process.
Localisation is considered good practice in the international development community. It capitalises on in-region teams’ understanding and knowledge of local context, builds on their trusted relationships developed over the years with multiple stakeholders, including governments, companies, and communities.
ITSCI and Pact worked together to facilitate the transition. Starting October 2023, activities of the ITSCI Programme in the Great Lakes Region started to be managed by the non-profit organisation ‘Kumbuka Afrika’, under the leadership of Mr Yves Bawa who as Pact’s DRC, Burundi, Rwanda Country Director implemented ITSCI over the past 10 years. All ITSCI on-the-ground management teams also transitioned to Kumbuka Afrika in a seamless process.
Kumbuka Afrika continued to work in cooperation with national governments in-region, who expressed their support and ongoing collaboration moving forward.
