OECD Issues New Edition of OECD Due Diligence Guidance on Conflict Minerals and Declassifies Report on Implementation of Guidance

May 4, 2016 | Cydney Posner
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Just in time for those Forms SD and conflict minerals reports, due May 31, the OECD has posted a new edition of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Third Edition. The third edition states that it “provides clarification on the scope of the Guidance by removing language in the Introduction that was perceived to limit its application only to the supply chains of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. The updated edition now clarifies that the Guidance provides a framework for detailed due diligence as a basis for responsible supply chain management of all minerals.” No other substantive changes are identified.