From the get go, the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) chairmanship of the Kimberley Process (KP) had a fair share of controversies as civil society, and a number of member states, expressed their concern with seating the 2016 chair in Dubai. ...
(Dodd-Frank Act, Section 1502 and the pursuant SEC rule), and EU policy proposed, the pressure on the supply chain is increasing. Non-compliance is always a significant issue for business, but conflict minerals carry a highly emotive ...
Tags: tin, tantalum, tungsten, Electrical
In terms of new legislative measures and regulative initiatives that impact – and will continue to impact – the electronics industry, 2014 has been an interesting year. While Conflict Minerals legislation and RoHS2 (Recast) ...
Tags: treatment facilities, monitoring, inspection stands, Electrical
Despite technical difficulties with the company’s livestream of the event, Apple kept its promise, unveiling its latest line up of technology: the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and an eye-catching new smart watch. As the company ...
Tags: Apple, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus
The U.S. government finally acknowledged Friday it cannot determine which refiners and smelters around the world are financially fueling violence in the war-torn Congo region. The Commerce Department published a list of more than 400 ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Inside nearly every piece of technology that we rely on—from our laptops and tablets to cars and airplanes—are the minerals tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold. However, for nearly two decades, the mining of some of these ...
Tags: HP, Electrical, Electronics
Wandering into an American Eagle Outfitters store, a customer is more likely to wonder if a denim jacket will look good with a purple V-neck T-shirt than whether that jacket’s metal buttons contributed to the war chests of armed ...
Tags: Minerals, Electrical, Electronics
Companies will not have to explicitly declare whether their products contain minerals that originated in mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo or its neighboring countries, according to the SEC. The SEC issued an order Friday staying ...
Tags: Conflict Minerals, SEC
Just weeks remain before companies registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must disclose whether they are receiving tantalum, tungsten, tin and gold from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and, if so, ...
Tags: Conflict Minerals, tantalum
Association Connecting Electronics Industries, recently published IPC-1755, Conflict Minerals Data Exchange Standard, to help suppliers and their customers effectively facilitate conflict minerals data exchange along the entire global ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Conflict minerals reporting may be a significant challenge for executives this spring as many companies are just in the early stages of compliance exercises as the May 31 SEC filing deadline approaches, according to a report released ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Starting next month, publicly traded U.S. companies will have to report their use of certain minerals and their derivatives to the government. As an article (“Conflict minerals and corporate supply chains: The challenge of complying ...
The conflict mineral issue is providing a perfect storm for social change. It’s also leading electronics company CEOs to understand with great discomfort just how little they truly know about their supply chains. It’s a ...
Public companies subject to the SEC’s conflict minerals reporting requirements must file their first Conflict Minerals Report (CMR) by June 2, 2014. During the next several months, companies will need to make decisions concerning the ...
Tags: Conflict Minerals, SEC, Horizon
“Sustainability issues may not be at the center of most consumers’ buying decisions, but if you look at the trends it’s becoming more top-of-mind,” explained Gary Niekerk, Director of Corporate Responsibility at ...
Tags: Intel, Conflict Minerals, Apple