Conflict Minerals: Initial Conflict Minerals Filings Highlight Lack Of Supply Chain Transparency

Jun 2, 2014 | Insurance News Net
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CARLSBAD, Calif., June 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The deadline for public companies' first disclosure to the SEC on conflict minerals has finally arrived, and one thing is becoming very clear—there's still lots of work to be done to get to transparency.

Companies filings offer minimal transparency to where tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (3TG) are sourced. Source Intelligence gives companies a method to ensure their filings will be successful when filing indeterminable will no longer be an option.

At close of business on Friday May 30^th there were approximately 255 Form SD's filed by public companies, or "in-scope issuers", with the SEC.