Conflict minerals : responsible sourcing issues and factors impacting SEC rule / Gary L. Simmons, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simmons, Gary L., editor.

Series:

Geology and mineralogy research developments.

Geology and Mineralogy Research Developments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Securities and Exchange Commission.

United States.

Geology--United States.

Geology.

United States--Foreign economic relations--Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo--Foreign economic relations--United States.

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (103 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Act) was passed in 2010, relevant U.S. agencies have undertaken various activities related to responsible sourcing of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and adjoining countries. In response to the Act, the Department of State (State) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) developed a strategy in 2011 to address the linkages among human rights abuses, armed groups, and the mining of conflict minerals and are implementing various strategy objectives. This book examines, amon

Contents:

""CONFLICT MINERALS: RESPONSIBLE SOURCING ISSUES AND FACTORS IMPACTING SEC RULE""; ""CONFLICT MINERALS: RESPONSIBLE SOURCING ISSUES AND FACTORS IMPACTING SEC RULE""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: CONFLICT MINERALS: STAKEHOLDER OPTIONS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOURCING ARE EXPANDING, BUT MORE INFORMATION ON SMELTERS IS NEEDED""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""

""U.S. AGENCIES HAVE TAKEN ACTIONS RELATEDTO RESPONSIBLE SOURCING OF CONFLICTMINERALS, BUT COMMERCE HAS NOT YET FULFILLEDITS REQUIREMENTS""""STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVES ARE EXPANDING ANDPROVIDE SOME INFORMATION ON SOURCING OFCONFLICT MINERALS""; ""LITTLE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RATE OF SEXUALVIOLENCE IN EASTERN DRC AND ADJOINING COUNTRIESSINCE JULY 2013""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATION FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY AND THIRD PARTY COMMENTS ANDOUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""

""APPENDIX II. STATE DEPARTMENT MAPOF ARMED GROUPS PRESENT AT MINESITES IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOF THE CONGO""""APPENDIX III. SEC FLOWCHART SUMMARYOF THE DISCLOSURE PROCESS FOR THE FINALCONFLICT MINERALS RULE""; ""APPENDIX IV. SAMPLE DATA FROM THE ITRI SUPPLYCHAIN INITIATIVE""; ""APPENDIX V. CONFLICT MINERAL PRODUCTIONAND EXPORT DATA AS REPORTED BY THE DRC ANDRWANDAN GOVERNMENTS""; ""APPENDIX VI. CONFLICT MINERALS DATA FROM THEINTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE DATA ON GLOBALCONFLICT MINERAL IMPORTS""

""Chapter 2: SEC CONFLICT MINERALS RULE: INFORMATION ON RESPONSIBLE SOURCING AND COMPANIES AFFECTED""""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""STAKEHOLDER-DEVELOPED INITIATIVES MAYFACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT MINERALSRULE, BUT OTHER FACTORS MAY AFFECT THE RULE�SIMPACT ON REDUCING BENEFITS TO ARMED GROUPS""; ""MANY COMPANIES NOT REQUIRED TO REPORT TO SECUNDER THE CONFLICT MINERALS RULE WILL LIKELY BEAFFECTED; LIMITED AGGREGATED INFORMATION ABOUTTHEM EXISTS""

""LITTLE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE RATE OFSEXUAL VIOLENCE IN EASTERN DRC AND NEIGHBORINGCOUNTRIES HAS BECOME AVAILABLE SINCE GAO�S2012 REPORT""""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II: SEC�S FLOWCHART SUMMARY OF THEDISCLOSURE PROCESS FOR THE FINAL CONFLICTMINERALS RULE""; ""APPENDIX III: UPDATES OF GLOBAL AND IN-REGIONSOURCING INITIATIVES""; ""INDEX""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 8, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63463-359-8

OCLC:

914433238