As I stood in the upstairs office of a tin refinery, I could see the mine just up the mountainside, a steady stream of donkeys pulling carts full of t...
Ask the Experts: SCIP Database Deadlines | Assent Compliance
Our regulatory subject matter experts help a range of stakeholders solve compelling regulatory challenges associated with supply chain data management...
Broadening Responsible Sourcing Initiatives
Companies are beginning to look beyond tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (3TGs) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and surrounding countri...
Ask Our Experts: CMRT Best Practices and Common Mistakes to Avoid
The Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) Version 5.01 is the most effective tool companies can use to meet their conflict minerals due diligenc...
China Increases Focus on Conflict Minerals
The Dodd-Frank Act tends to be front and center in discussions surrounding conflict mineral compliance. However, companies need to be aware of a range...
Calling All Companies: Be Part of the 2016 State of Compliance Survey
Navigating the evolving regulatory landscape requires an informed, efficient and effective compliance program. To help companies achieve this, we are ...
Conflict Mineral Benchmarking Study RY2015 Released
Thirteen publicly-traded companies in the United States have proven it is possible to not only comply with Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street ...
Conflict Minerals Compliance: SEC vs. NAM Timeline [Infographic]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) legal battle to preserve its final conflict mineral rule has been ongoing since 2012, when the Nat...
Assent Compliance Scores Knockout $20M Round for Supply Chain Transparency
Ding ding! Assent Compliance’s capital growth round is over, and the result is $20 million in funding to continue the company’s drive for innovation a...
The EICC-GeSI Template for Conflict Minerals Data Collection has been revised!
The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition® (EICC®) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) created the conflict minerals reporting templ...