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Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires firms to conduct conflict minerals due diligence. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is in the process of formulating the rules that will implement this requirement and no doubt raise the costs of the metals and alloys used to make a…

Read more Conflict Minerals Due Diligence: Not Rocket Science, Not as Costly as the Space Program (Part III)

As I explained earlier this week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is in the process of formulating the rules that will implement Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act passed in 2010. Much rests on the SEC creating clear and simple rules with which companies can comply quickly.…

Read more Compliance with What? Conflict Minerals Due Diligence (Part II)