Conflict Minerals and the Democratic Republic of Congo: Expanding Supply Chain Efforts

Sep 6, 2011 3:00 PM ET

Conflict Minerals and the Democratic Republic of Congo: Expanding Supply Chain …

“Recognition of this link between the minerals trade and the financing of armed groups in the DRC has moved companies like GE to identify their use of potential conflict minerals and find ways to sever the link between these minerals and the armed groups,” GE states in the feature excerpted in the report and posted on its Web site.

On its new interactive Citizenship Web site, GE invites your comments. Click here to continuing reading the feature story and to voice your thoughts.

  

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