Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten and Gold Labeled Conflict Minerals by SEC, Disclosure of Use Required
You’ve heard of ‘blood diamonds.’
Add ‘blood smartphones’ and ‘blood oil’ to the list.
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to finalize sweeping new rules that would effectively force companies to tell the world about their business in ‘conflict minerals' with the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country.
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