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Apple in conflict mineral 'name and shame' crackdown
Source: BBC
13 February 2014 Last updated at 13:20 GMT
Apple in conflict mineral 'name and shame' crackdown
By Dave Lee
Technology reporter, BBC News
Apple has begun publicising which of its suppliers may be sourcing minerals from conflict zones.
Conflict minerals, as they are known, are mined in areas of fighting or human rights abuses, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The first published list detailed 104 suppliers that were unverified for compliance with ethical guidelines.
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Most electronic devices contain either gold, tantalum, tin or tungsten. The gathering of these raw materials is often controlled by violent militias who may profit greatly from the activity.
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Apple in conflict mineral 'name and shame' crackdown
By Dave Lee
Technology reporter, BBC News
Apple has begun publicising which of its suppliers may be sourcing minerals from conflict zones.
Conflict minerals, as they are known, are mined in areas of fighting or human rights abuses, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The first published list detailed 104 suppliers that were unverified for compliance with ethical guidelines.
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Most electronic devices contain either gold, tantalum, tin or tungsten. The gathering of these raw materials is often controlled by violent militias who may profit greatly from the activity.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26144981
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http://www.conflictfreesourcing.org/
We all just reviewed our new website yesterday - what's driving the device manufacturers that my company buys from (including Apple)? There's a
Liberal who is like a dog on a bone on this issue. Are we spitting in the wind?
Probably.
But I refuse to let go of this piece of Dodd Frank. I won't. I know my company is the Evil Empire around DU - but we are just people. You do what you CAN do to represent your values in Corporate America.
This something I CAN do.
BTW - Nokia is already way ahead - but in my dealings with them for the past 8 years in a variety of functions . . . they are always ahead of the game on these kinds of issues even if they are not promoting themselves.
We all just reviewed our new website yesterday - what's driving the device manufacturers that my company buys from (including Apple)? There's a
Liberal who is like a dog on a bone on this issue. Are we spitting in the wind?
Probably.
But I refuse to let go of this piece of Dodd Frank. I won't. I know my company is the Evil Empire around DU - but we are just people. You do what you CAN do to represent your values in Corporate America.
This something I CAN do.
BTW - Nokia is already way ahead - but in my dealings with them for the past 8 years in a variety of functions . . . they are always ahead of the game on these kinds of issues even if they are not promoting themselves.
