On December 17, 2020, the European Commission published the Indicative, non-exhaustive list of Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas under Regulation ...
Responsible Minerals Initiative Releases CRT 2.2
Responsible Minerals Initiative Releases CRT 2.2 The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) released the Cobalt Reporting Template (CRT) 2.2 in October...
CMRT 6.0 & 6.01 Support New EU Conflict Minerals Requirements
Back in May, the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) released versions 6.0 and 6.01 of the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT). Did you know...
Demand for Gold Is Raising Its Price & the Associated Risks
Nearly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic and the world still has more questions than answers. That uncertainty is doing more than keeping people i...
Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining: Insight From a Decade Abroad
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...
What Are Conflict Minerals & How Can You Tell When They Are in Your Supply Chain?
The term “conflict minerals” refers to minerals extracted from conflict regions, or areas of the world experiencing systemic violence and unrest. Due ...
EU Conflict Minerals Regulation 2021: 3 Steps to a Responsible Minerals Program
The January 1, 2021, deadline for the European Union (EU) Conflict Minerals Regulation is approaching quickly, and companies in scope are preparing to...
Why Eliminating Artisanal & Small Scale Mining Isn’t the Answer
Guest author Hugh Brown is a documentary photographer whose work has come to focus on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), giving him firsthand exp...
©Impact Facility: Artisanal miners at Chemaf’s Mutoshi, supported by Trafigura and civil society.
Responsible Mining: Formalizing the ASM Sector in DRC Copper-Cobalt Belt
For the last 1.5 years, Impact Facility has worked with Fairphone, Signify, and Huayou Cobalt to develop a program that addresses urgent issues associ...
Upholding Modern Slavery Act Enforcement Amidst COVID-19
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on businesses. Severe supply chain disruptions have brought many businesses to a halt, leading companies to focu...