Africa: African Nations Work Together to Rid Supply Chains of Conflict Materials

Sep 14, 2015 | Alison Moodie, Guardian
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A group of African nations have developed a framework that will make it easier for companies to keep conflict minerals out of their supply chains. The new certification framework, known as the Regional Certification Mechanism, was developed by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), an intergovernmental organization of 12 African countries, and released in August. It includes multiple steps and a system of checks and balances that experts say will make it easier for companies to clean up their supply chains.