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Blog: What the U.S. Legislation on Conflict Minerals Means for the Private Sector
Marshall Chase, Associate Director, Advisory Services
The U.S. financial reform legislation signed into law yesterday includes a provision requiring publicly traded companies to report on their use of “conflict minerals”—including gold, tin, tantalum, and tungsten—whose trade helps fund armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Read more →
Blog: Conflict Minerals and Supply Chain Scrutiny
Marshall Chase, Associate Director, Advisory Services
Two recent events on opposite sides of the United States will have significant implications for industries ranging from high-tech electronics and aircraft engines to commodities like cans and cutting tools, whose supply chains source minerals like gold and ores containing tantalum, tin, and tungsten. In Washington, D.C., the financial reform legislation passed by a House-Senate conference committee early June 25 included a provision requiring companies to publicly report on their use of so-called “conflict minerals” from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighboring countries. And in California’s Silicon Valley, the trustees of Stanford University have voted to support shareholder resolutions on the same subject. Read more →
BSR Insight Article: Conflict Minerals, Supply Chains, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Marshall Chase, Associate Director, Advisory Services
Recently, BSR and the shareholder advocacy organization As You Sow convened companies, NGOs, investors, and government entities to highlight the connections between the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the trade in minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold) from that region, and industries—ranging from electronics and energy to canned goods and cutting tools—using those minerals. Read more
BSR Insight Article: Building Effective Local Content Programs in the Extractives Industry
At a recent event in Paris, BSR brought global oil and gas companies and industry service providers together to share emerging best practices in the management of "local content"—the procurement of materials, goods, and services made in-country rather than imported. Local content is one of the most important contributions the extractives industry can make to economic development and to maintaining a secure social operating license. Read more
Report: Communicating on Climate Policy Engagement
Public policy engagement has rapidly become a crucial aspect of reporting on climate change. While reporting on direct climate impacts and on risks and opportunities remains important, environmental advocates and other stakeholders are calling on companies to demonstrate how they are playing a role in climate policy development. In response, a growing number of companies are reporting on their climate policy engagement efforts, and emerging third-party measurement frameworks are providing a basis for comparison Read more
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