the ITSCI Programme for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains
an award-winning multi-stakeholder programme contributing to better governance, human rights & stability
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BEYOND CONFLICT
Stakeholder Benefits
Benefiting Business
Local miners, traders and exporters
- Improved security and reduced corruption
- Economic and social development
- Reduced risk and potential investment
Traders and smelters
- Reliable information from the field
- Increased access to consistent supplies
- Reduced reputational and financial risk
Downstream traders and manufacturers
- Information for Dodd Frank & other compliance
- Reduced reputational risk
- Opportunity to make a difference ‘beyond conflict’
Benefiting Communities
National and local government
- Increased formalisation of artisanal and small mining
- Improved authority and control of mining sector
- Training and advice for due diligence monitoring
- Improved data and potential tax collection
Local and mining communities
- Opportunity to report and resolve risks
- Increased security, support and income
- Share of taxes for infrastructure and projects
Intergovernmental and donor organisations
- Successful support for formalisation and trade
- Meeting policy objectives for stabilisation and development
- Opportunities to create results ‘beyond conflict’
News
News
UN reports reduced conflict financing opportunities associated with 3T minerals
The final report (S/2017/672) of the UN Group of Experts on the DRC was recently released and presented to the Security Council by Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta (Egypt), Council President for August. Two members of the Group had been murdered in Kasai Province in March and...
Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) co-operation with iTSCi
The Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) has highlighted its cooperation with iTSCi in the EICC 2016 Annual Report. iTSCi has worked closely with CFSI for many years in support of our joint aims to achieve responsible ‘conflict-free’ minerals supply chains and...
iTSCi field staff make 1,500 visits this quarter
iTSCi field staff have visited around 1,500 mine, processor and exporter sites this quarter, as well as facilitating discussion in stakeholder committees in four Central Africa countries. This work is a vital part of the iTSCi programme, observing first-hand exactly...