Conflict Minerals: Civil Society Calls for Transparency about Companies Subjected to the EU Regulation on 3TG Conflict Minerals

Mar 3, 2020 | Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations
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EU member states seem to be adopting a loose interpretation of the text of the Regulation on the responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas and seem unwilling to publish the list of national companies that fall under the Regulation. This also accounts for the Netherlands. Without this transparency, civil society groups both in Europe and in producing countries will not be able to monitor corporate behavior and to raise ‘substantiated concerns’, as provided in the law.