Conflict Minerals: Apple Pledges to Treat Congolese Cobalt as a Conflict Mineral amid Reports of Child Labor

Mar 8, 2017 | Jennier McKevitt, Supply Chain Dive
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Apple's supply chain woes continue as its attempts to abide by ethical sourcing standards falter in the wake of ongoing abuses in the cobalt mineral value chain used downstream to build smartphone lithium batteries, the Washington Post reported last week.