If you were going to pick an agency to monitor the use of conflict minerals from Africa’s bloodiest war, which one would you choose? Right, that’s what we thought: the Securities and Exchange Commission.
At least that’s what Congress decided when it added a unique reporting requirement to the Dodd-Frank Act. Starting next year, all U.S. public companies will have to disclose whether they’re using minerals that finance combat groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or neighboring countries.
