Statements

ITRI, as the global tin industry association, leads the implementation of the joint industry due diligence activity, the ITRI Tin Supply Chain Initiative (ITSCI Programme) in the DRC and adjoining countries. Our organisation has followed closely reports...

Newsweek published an article “Where Apple gets the tantalum for your iPhone” on the 4 th February 2015 which made various assertions and criticisms of both the Conflict Free Smelter Programme (CFSP), and the ITRI Tin Supply Chain Initiative (ITSCI)...

ITRI letter to Honourable Chairman Shapiro, and Commission Members.

ITRI has previously provided comments to SEC on 22 November 2010, 27 January 2011 and 25 February 2011. ITRI also participated in the SEC roundtable held on 18th October 2011 in Washington and the ITRI statement from the meeting is included in Annex 1....

ITRI Statement regarding the final UN Group of Experts report S/2009/603 in the DRC 9th December 2009.  

The US Congress passed the Frank-Dodd Financial Reform Act, signed by President Obama on 21st July 2010, which contains one section (number 1502) addressing the issue of 'conflict minerals' from the DRC. ITRI's comments can be found in the attached...

ITRI Statement regarding President Kabila's Mining Suspension in eastern DRC.

Comments from ITRI to SEC on US Conflict Minerals Legislation.

Global Witness raised a number of issues in their December 2010 report 'The Hill Belongs to Them'. ITRI does not agree with a number of suggestions made in that report and further information is contained in a response document attached....