RESOLVE today announced the launch of a new, independent fund designed to promote early participation of smelters and refineries (smelters) in the Conflict-Free Smelter (CFS) Program. This fund [called the CFS Early-Adopters Fund], with initial financial contributions led by Intel and in collaboration with HP and the GE Foundation, seeks to support the early smelter adopters of the CFS Program that demonstrate compliance with the Program protocols as established by the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI)…[The Fund] recognizes early adopters...by offsetting a portion of the transition or start-up costs associated with passing a first-year audit.