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Article

8 Jul 2010

Author:
Global Witness

A guide for companies: Do no harm: Excluding conflict minerals from the supply chain

Nobody forces companies to purchase minerals or metals mined in war zones…a key message to companies…is that if they choose to use metals originating from eastern DRC they have a responsibility to demonstrate – by doing due diligence – that their activities are not causing harm…Where companies undertaking due diligence encounter obstacles, for example in gaining safe access to certain mine sites, this is a signal that they need to change their sourcing practices, not that doing due diligence is too difficult. [refers to Afrimex, Apple, Dell, HP, Intel, Nokia]