According to REUTERS (WORLD NEWS | Tue Nov 22, 2016 | 1:47pm EST), The European Union agreed a deal on Tuesday to stem the flow of gold and other metals used to fund armed conflicts or produced in conditions that breach human rights. EU importers of tin, tungsten, tantalum, gold and their ores will from 2021 have … Continue reading EU agrees law to curb flow of conflict minerals – much ado about nothing
Conflict minerals – Kimberley Process, Dodd-Frank and OECD Guidelines
Diamonds – old news This is a controversial issue, first introduced into mainstream media and politics in the early years of this millenium and popularized with 2006 Hollywood’s “Blood diamond” movie. As a result of public outcry, the Kimberley Process was created to control international trade in rough diamonds (a PR exercise of damage control … Continue reading Conflict minerals – Kimberley Process, Dodd-Frank and OECD Guidelines
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