DRC: Companies Struggle to Comply with Rules on Conflict Minerals

Sep 7, 2015 | Lynnley Browning, New York Times
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A pink My Little Pony balloon does not usually evoke images of rifle-toting warlords in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Still, Party City Holdings, the decorations and costumes retailer, recently disclosed a possible link to securities regulators, helping to put it near the bottom of a list ranking companies on their compliance with laws against using minerals mined in war-torn regions across Africa.