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Recap: #BSRchat on Conflict Minerals and the Final SEC Rule

Monday September 17, 2012

Joyce Sood, Former Digital Communications Manager, BSR

#Conflict Minerals, #Reporting and Communications, #Sustainability Management,

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Joyce Sood, Former Digital Communications Manager, BSR

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#Conflict Minerals, #Reporting and Communications, #Sustainability Management

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