Conflict Minerals Rule Ineffective

Posted 10/10/24

The Securities and Exchange Commission's  2012 conflict minerals disclosure rule has not reduced violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and has likely had no effect in adjoining countries, according to a GAO report released October 7th.

The SEC rule requires companies to file reports on their use of tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold, which are mined in the DRC. GAO found no empirical evidence that the rule has decreased the occurrence or level of violence in the eastern DRC, where many mines and armed groups are located

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