Tag: Mining
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
King Leopold’s mines
In many ways the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is an extraordinary country. It is larger than all the countries of Western Europe put...
EU parliamentary mission to the Great Lakes
Towards an EU initiative on responsible sourcing of minerals originating from conflict and high-risk areas
The European Commission will soon propose a legislative initiative on...
New EU law to stop natural resource trade fuelling conflict
A coalition of 59 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is calling on the European Commission to pass a strong law to prevent European businesses fuelling conflict...
