By Matt Thorn, COO and Co-Founder, Source 44 When retailers and manufacturers learned of Section 1502 in 2010, they knew it would have a far-reaching impact on their business practices. Never before had regulations existed that required a company to understand its entire supply chain, from mines to marketplace, to discover the origins of every … Continue reading
OLANA BEACH, Calif., Feb 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Source 44, a leading provider of sustainability data services and solutions, announced today it has released the next generation of its unique program designed to simplify detecting conflict minerals across a supply chain, providing retailers and manufacturers a cost-effective solution to meet the requirements set forth … Continue reading
Leveraging innovative information technologies and a shared service expertise on sustainable procurement topics, EcoVadis wants to help procurement organizations improve their performance, while reducing the costs associated to suppliers CSR performance assessment. Beyond procurement organizations we also believe that sustainable supply management is a key driver in ensuring that SME’s adopt the responsible practices which … Continue reading
Intertek’s conflict mineral services include: Strategy development Mineral supply chain review Training courses Traceability audits (Visit the Intertek Web site.)
Conflict Mineral Assessments: Assent Compliance can perform a full Conflict Minerals assessment in order to outline specifically what your company’s obligations are under the Conflict Minerals Provision. This includes the creation of a compliance plan that supports a reasonable country of origin inquiry and due diligence. Conflict Mineral Report: Under the Conflict Minerals Provision, companies … Continue reading
Conflict Minerals Legislation and Your Company Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the “Conflict Minerals Law,” requires publicly-traded US companies to disclose the sources of certain minerals in their products. The SEC has the responsibility to define the reporting and due diligence procedures. Manufacturers will be required to … Continue reading
Aravo Risk for Compliance Management Aravo enables customers to automate and streamline ongoing USCML [U.S. conflict mineral law] oversight of employee, supplier, intermediary and subsidiary relationships. The SaaS‐based solution facilitates three key activities as part of an effective USCML compliance initiative: compliance‐based supplier selection, relationship management, and compliance monitoring/audit management. Leveraging Aravo, companies can establish … Continue reading
