What could Apple do about the conflict in the Congo?

Apple has made significant progress on conflict minerals over the past five years. For more info, see http://t.co/Yq1GoYu46q Overall, companies should take three main steps: produce fully conflict-free products; trace and audit their supply chains; and help build a certified, clean minerals trade in Congo and the region. Producing fully conflict-free products mainly entails ensuring that a company's suppliers source from conflict-free smelters of the CFS program (http://www.conflictfreesourcing.org/conflict-free-smelter-program/)Helping build a clean trade in Congo can be done by joining initiatives such as Solutions for Hope 1 and 2 (http://solutions-network.org/site-solutionsforhope/), the Conflict-Free Tin Initiative (http://solutions-network.org/site-cfti/), and the Public Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (http://www.resolv.org/site-ppa/) or, even better, setting up a company's own clean sourcing initiative from Congo or a surrounding country.

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