global witness Archives - ITSCI https://www.itsci.org/tag/global-witness/ Supporting responsible minerals Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:50:24 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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 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 clarifies the role of its 3T traceability and due diligence programme, addressing Amsterdam & Partners and other reports https://www.itsci.org/2025/02/05/itsci-clarifies-the-role-of-its-3t-traceability-and-due-diligence-programme-addressing-amsterdam-partners-and-other-reports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=itsci-clarifies-the-role-of-its-3t-traceability-and-due-diligence-programme-addressing-amsterdam-partners-and-other-reports Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:27:39 +0000 https://www.itsci.org/?p=10836 The International Tin Supply Chain Initiative, ITSCI, clarifies the role of its 3T traceability and due diligence programme, addressing Amsterdam & Partners and other reports.

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]]> ITSCI response to October 2024 Global Witness inquiry https://www.itsci.org/2024/10/08/itsci-response-to-october-2024-global-witness-inquiry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=itsci-response-to-october-2024-global-witness-inquiry Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:37:07 +0000 https://www.itsci.org/?p=10604 The post ITSCI response to October 2024 Global Witness inquiry appeared first on ITSCI.

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