Conflict Minerals: Testing Their Metal: The New Tech Sector Focus on Conflict Minerals

Jan 20, 2016 | Heather Clancy, GreenBiz
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Intel made tremendous strides over the past seven years in eliminating so-called conflict — aka "blood" — minerals from much of its product line. But even though it has pretty much met its own commitment, don’t expect the microprocessor giant to back off its awareness campaign. Now, Intel is encouraging other tech organizations to become far more aggressive about shunning tin, tantalum, gold and tungsten mined from unverified sources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.