A first step in the fight against conflict minerals
On 3 April 2017, the European Council formally adopted a regulation on the responsible supply of minerals which had previously been approved by the European Parliament on 16 March 2017. […]
Posts Tagged ‘Conflict Minerals’
Conflict minerals exhibition and roundtable
In response to the European Union’s adoption of legislation on responsible mineral sourcing in March 2017 Africa Europe Faith & Justice Network, JESC, and the Justice and Peace Commission organised a […]
Mixed results for legislation on “conflict minerals”
After three years of negotiations, the European Union has finally got round to legislating on conflict minerals. Definitely a step forward, but not going far enough, writes JESC Advocacy Adviser Emmanuelle […]
EU: Conflict Minerals agreement reached
22 November 2016: Following the publication of the EU’s proposed regulation on conflict minerals, JESC together with 27 other faith and civil society groups have issued this Press Release. EU: […]
Poor agreement on the European Regulation of Responsible Sourcing
The European Institutions – Commission, Council and Parliament – have reached an agreement on the so-called “Conflict Minerals” Regulation last Wednesday. Civil society organisations, both in Europe and in the […]
Catholic leaders call for due diligence in supply chains
More than 70 Catholics bishops have signed the statement we reproduce here calling the EU to reinforce the supply chain due diligence in order to stop the complicity of transnational […]
Ensuring robust EU legislation on responsible mineral sourcing
Recommendations to strengthen the European Commission’s proposal for a ‘regulation setting up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self-certification of responsible importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their […]
Disappointing EU Initiative on conflict resources
An initiative proposed by the European Commission on responsible sourcing of minerals is not strong enough to prevent European companies’ mineral purchases from financing conflict or human rights abuses, and […]
