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Many industries including the electronics industry use strategic metals such as tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold, for their special properties. Many procurement sources of these minerals are located in the Democratic Republic of Congo and adjacent countries, where illegal mining helps finance armed groups that have now been operating for nearly two decades in the region, with severe violations of human rights and significant adverse ecological effects. Hence the name "conflict minerals". The supply chains of the electronics industry are thus subject to control requirements due to high risks linked to armed conflict. Different control initiatives have been implemented to regulate these minerals.
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Marianna REYNE: Industrial Environmental Lawyer - Quality and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Manager
INTRODUCTION
Today, strategic metals such as tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold are used for their properties and characteristics in many sectors, including the electronics industry.
These minerals are sourced in particular in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and adjacent countries, where illegal mining helps finance armed groups that have been active for almost two decades, causing serious human rights violations and considerable ecological damage in the region. Hence the term "conflict minerals".
What are these conflict minerals? What are the effects of their exploitation, both in human and environmental terms?
Regulations are trying to react to regulate and control these minerals. What are the existing tools for tracing these minerals through manufacturers' supply chains, and are they effective?
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Computer | Traceability | electronic | Mechanisms of control | Supply chains | Minerals
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