{"id":41814,"date":"2021-03-03T08:16:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T16:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/get-involved\/gsma-membership\/gsma_resources\/conflict-minerals-2021-the-impact-of-new-eu-legislation\/"},"modified":"2021-03-03T08:16:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T16:16:36","slug":"conflict-minerals-2021-the-impact-of-new-eu-legislation","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_resources","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/get-involved\/gsma-membership\/cn\/gsma_resources\/conflict-minerals-2021-the-impact-of-new-eu-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Conflict Minerals 2021: The impact of new EU legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0new law<\/a>\u00a0to increase supply chain transparency requires companies\u00a0to ensure the responsible sourcing of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, which are largely mined in places that suffer from armed conflict and where human rights violations are widespread. It has implications for businesses across and beyond Europe, including buyers in the UK.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Increased demand for tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, collectively referred to as \u20183TG\u2019, has been fuelled by the boom in the electronics that use them \u2013 including phones, computers, GPS devices, calculators, microwave ovens, televisions, batteries, watches and wires. Their properties have such a diverse variety of uses that they span industry sectors and are employed in everything from lighting to jewellery, pens to pie dishes, gas tanks to glass. It is therefore likely that almost every home, and probable that every business, uses items that contain one or more of these minerals. And now\u00a0EU importers are required by law<\/a>\u00a0to conduct due diligence on their supply chain of any tin, tantalum, tungsten, and\/or gold.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world is waking up to the social and environmental injustice embedded in previously opaque corners of industrial production and a spotlight is shining on global supply chains<\/em>,\u201d says\u00a0Katie Tamblin<\/a>, Chief Product Officer at Achilles Information, which collects and validates supplier data and mitigates risks globally. \u201cDue diligence and reporting on\u00a0conflict minerals<\/a>\u00a0will begin to deliver transparency to manufacturers and consumers regarding their role in the promotion or reduction of conflict and forced labour.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

This paper examines what those businesses must now do in the light of these new requirements, and how they can help\u00a0ensure their supply chains are conflict-free<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Download our whitepaper to learn more about: https:\/\/www.achilles.com\/industry-insights\/conflict-minerals-2021\/<\/a><\/p>\n