Responsible Sourcing "Solutions for Hope" Program to Expand in the Congo, Colombia and Beyond with Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant

Oct 28, 2014 | Globe Newswire
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WASHINGTON -- The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI), today announced a grant to RESOLVE to help expand the Solutions for Hope platform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Colombia and other countries. Through Solutions for Hope, companies, civil society organizations and governments partner to build responsible minerals supply chains from regions where due diligence and market access are limited by both armed conflict and supply chains with limited transparency.

The Solutions for Hope model has proven effective in providing electronics companies with the first supplies of verified conflict-free tantalum used in their products. It aligns downstream companies' needs for transparency and reporting compliance with regional stakeholders' needs for development and capacity-building. Responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict regions can allow companies to support and contribute to peacebuilding, reducing armed conflict and violence while meeting their businesses' supply chain needs.

 WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI), today announced a grant to RESOLVE to help expand the Solutions for Hope platform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Colombia and other countries. Through Solutions for Hope, companies, civil society organizations and governments partner to build responsible minerals supply chains from regions where due diligence and market access are limited by both armed conflict and supply chains with limited transparency.

The Solutions for Hope model has proven effective in providing electronics companies with the first supplies of verified conflict-free tantalum used in their products. It aligns downstream companies' needs for transparency and reporting compliance with regional stakeholders' needs for development and capacity-building. Responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict regions can allow companies to support and contribute to peacebuilding, reducing armed conflict and violence while meeting their businesses' supply chain needs. - See more at: http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/10/28/677234/10104826/en/Responsible-Sourcing-Solutions-for-Hope-Program-to-Expand-in-the-Congo-Colombia-and-Beyond-with-Motorola-Solutions-Foundation-Grant.html#sthash.lcYK8wqI.dpuf