Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act obligates U.S. publicly-traded companies to demonstrate due diligence in...
Support Corporate Due Diligence with the Cobalt Reporting Template
The demand for cobalt, a key component in lithium ion batteries, has grown in recent years as mobile devices have become more ubiquitous. As a result,...
RMI Releases New CMRT Version 5.12
The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) has released the newest version of the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template, the CMRT 5.12. The April 2019 u...
Amnesty International Pushes for Companies Using Cobalt to Publish Their Supply Chain Data
Amnesty International Pushes for Companies Using Cobalt to Publish Their Supply Chain Data Amnesty International is urging companies to follow the lea...
The Experts Respond: A CSR Q&A From the Supply Chain Summit Series
At the Supply Chain Summit Series event in San Diego in February, Michael Littenberg, Partner at Ropes & Gray LLP, spoke about legal requirements ...
European Union to Introduce New Reporting Requirements for Cobalt & Neodymium
In recent years, governments around the world have shown a growing interest in the responsible sourcing of raw materials — specifically, how the sourc...
Responsible Mineral Sourcing: Insight From the U.S. Department of State & Intel
At the Supply Chain Summit Series in San Diego last month, I moderated a panel called Responsible Minerals: Past, Present, Future. It featured Pamela ...
Ken Manchen: How I Found Efficiency Through Automation
Manually collecting data can be tedious and labor-intensive, consuming valuable staff time — but imagine the possibilities if that time could be reall...
Ask the Experts: January 18 Edition
Our regulatory subject matter experts are always available to educate compliance professionals through content, webinars and events. They also provide...
Six Compliance Topics You Can’t Ignore This Year
Sometimes, ignorance is bliss — but when it comes to compliance and regulatory changes, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Throughout 2019, chan...