Dodd-Frank Archives - ITSCI https://www.itsci.org/tag/dodd-frank/ Supporting responsible minerals Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:50:24 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.10 ITSCI response to Global Witness report on Rwanda’s coltan https://www.itsci.org/2026/06/12/itsci-response-to-global-witness-report-on-rwandas-coltan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=itsci-response-to-global-witness-report-on-rwandas-coltan Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:50:17 +0000 https://www.itsci.org/?p=12570 The Great Lakes Region and Eastern DRC in particular, have experienced repeated conflicts over the past 30 years, involving state and non-state actors and causing severe harm to local communities. Natural resources are not the root cause of conflict, but they can contribute to its financing. The OECD Due Diligence Guidance, developed in 2010 in a multi-stakeholder process with input and agreement from Global Witness, was designed to support responsible sourcing of minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (CAHRA) aiming to avoid blanket disengagement from Central Africa.

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]]> ITSCI statement on the United States Department of the Treasury’s OFAC sanctions https://www.itsci.org/2025/10/29/itsci-statement-on-the-united-states-department-of-the-treasurys-ofac-sanctions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=itsci-statement-on-the-united-states-department-of-the-treasurys-ofac-sanctions Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:28:08 +0000 https://www.itsci.org/?p=11689 On 12th August, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on three ITSCI member entities

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]]> ITSCI comments on recent Global Witness investigation https://www.itsci.org/2025/05/02/itsci-comments-on-recent-global-witness-investigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=itsci-comments-on-recent-global-witness-investigation Fri, 02 May 2025 15:07:04 +0000 https://www.itsci.org/?p=11201 A publication by Global Witness from 16th April titled “New investigations suggests EU trader Traxys buys conflict minerals from DRC” suggests that large volumes of coltan connected to the conflict in Eastern DRC have entered mineral supply chains via local exporters in Rwanda. We regret that ITSCI was not approached for inputs on allegations that […]

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]]> ITSCI improvement action plan 2024-2025 https://www.itsci.org/2025/03/21/itsci-improvement-action-plan-2024-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=itsci-improvement-action-plan-2024-2025 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:12:08 +0000 https://www.itsci.org/?p=11020 Building on the positive results from our second Alignment Assessment which independently confirmed that ITSCI is ‘Fully Aligned’ with the OECD Guidance, we have acknowledged and evaluated opportunities to strengthen the ITSCI Programme. ITSCI is committed to continuously improve our activities and processes and has developed an overall 5-year improvement action plan.

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]]> Trump administration recommends Dodd-Frank ‘conflict minerals’ disclosure repeal https://www.itsci.org/2017/10/12/trump-administration-recommends-dodd-frank-conflict-minerals-disclosure-repeal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-administration-recommends-dodd-frank-conflict-minerals-disclosure-repeal Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:57:42 +0000 http://www.itsci.org/?p=2246 The post Trump administration recommends Dodd-Frank ‘conflict minerals’ disclosure repeal<br><br> appeared first on ITSCI.

]]> US House of Representatives passes amendment to Dodd-Frank Act https://www.itsci.org/2016/07/11/us-house-of-representatives-passes-amendment-to-dodd-frank-act/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-house-of-representatives-passes-amendment-to-dodd-frank-act https://www.itsci.org/2016/07/11/us-house-of-representatives-passes-amendment-to-dodd-frank-act/#respond Mon, 11 Jul 2016 07:42:49 +0000 http://www.itsci.org/2016/07/11/us-house-of-representatives-passes-amendment-to-dodd-frank-act/ On 7th July 2016, the US House of Representatives passed amendment 1254 to Dodd Frank which confirms that no funds appropriated in relation to the Act can be used to enforce the SEC Rule relating to ‘conflict minerals’.In commenting on the amendment, the Enough Project, said: “The conflict minerals provision in Dodd-Frank has spurred major […]

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]]> https://www.itsci.org/2016/07/11/us-house-of-representatives-passes-amendment-to-dodd-frank-act/feed/ 0 US Republicans propose repeal of conflict minerals act https://www.itsci.org/2016/07/01/us-republicans-propose-repeal-of-conflict-minerals-act/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-republicans-propose-repeal-of-conflict-minerals-act https://www.itsci.org/2016/07/01/us-republicans-propose-repeal-of-conflict-minerals-act/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2016 07:22:22 +0000 http://www.itsci.org/2016/07/01/us-republicans-propose-repeal-of-conflict-minerals-act/ Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee have proposed a full repeal of the US’s conflict minerals reporting rules through discussion of the Financial CHOICE Act, released last week. CHOICE stands for Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs and is the Republican plan to replace what they see as the failed Dodd-Frank […]

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]]> https://www.itsci.org/2016/07/01/us-republicans-propose-repeal-of-conflict-minerals-act/feed/ 0 SEC chooses not to appeal court decision on ‘not conflict-free’ https://www.itsci.org/2016/04/13/sec-chooses-not-to-appeal-court-decision-on-not-conflict-free/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sec-chooses-not-to-appeal-court-decision-on-not-conflict-free https://www.itsci.org/2016/04/13/sec-chooses-not-to-appeal-court-decision-on-not-conflict-free/#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:35:53 +0000 http://www.itsci.org/2016/04/13/sec-chooses-not-to-appeal-court-decision-on-not-conflict-free/ 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 2014 the Court agreed that “The label ‘conflict free’ is a metaphor that conveys […]

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]]> https://www.itsci.org/2016/04/13/sec-chooses-not-to-appeal-court-decision-on-not-conflict-free/feed/ 0 New guide released by IPC to aid compliance with SEC rules https://www.itsci.org/2012/09/13/new-guide-released-by-ipc-to-aid-compliance-with-sec-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-guide-released-by-ipc-to-aid-compliance-with-sec-rules https://www.itsci.org/2012/09/13/new-guide-released-by-ipc-to-aid-compliance-with-sec-rules/#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2012 07:41:56 +0000 http://www.itsci.org/2012/09/13/new-guide-released-by-ipc-to-aid-compliance-with-sec-rules/ The IPC has released a guide to help manufacturers manage compliance with the new US SEC’s conflict minerals regulations, Circuits Assembly reported yesterday. The 356-page SEC rule was finalised earlier this year. The seven-page downloadable document, entitled “Summary of the Final SEC Rules on Conflict Minerals,” includes a simplified explanation of the compliance process: • […]

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]]> https://www.itsci.org/2012/09/13/new-guide-released-by-ipc-to-aid-compliance-with-sec-rules/feed/ 0 SEC conflict minerals reporting rule agreed https://www.itsci.org/2012/08/24/sec-conflict-minerals-reporting-rule-agreed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sec-conflict-minerals-reporting-rule-agreed https://www.itsci.org/2012/08/24/sec-conflict-minerals-reporting-rule-agreed/#respond Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:11:31 +0000 http://www.itsci.org/2012/08/24/sec-conflict-minerals-reporting-rule-agreed/ US securities regulators on Wednesday eased the final version of a rule that requires manufacturers to disclose whether their products include certain minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring countries, Reuters reported. The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 to approve the controversial final rule. The reform was mandated by the 2010 […]

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