ALJAZAM Fault Lines March 2, 2016
I want to see peace in the congo. The same minerals are used to make common electronics,that are sold all over the world. But in 2010, after months of lobbying by Advocacy Groups an obscure resolution called section 1502, was dropped into the doddfrank wall street reform act. It means publicly traded companies are now required to track whether their products contain conflict minerals from congo. Some of the top tech brands are taking credit for reducing violence here with the Worlds Largest chipmaker intel even claiming that some of their products are now 100 conflict free. Were proud to say t...