The UK High Court has denied permission for a Judicial Review of the UK government's decision not to refer certain British companies for targeted sanctions by the United Nations. The move provides good insight for those working to stop the use of conflict minerals in the raw material supply chains.
According to UK-based non-governmental organization Global Witness, a number of UK companies are known to have been trading in minerals source from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The most common conflict minerals are tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold.
Britain is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and major financial donor to the DR Congo. With that said, one would think that they would be prepared to investigate and refer companies to break their links to conflict minerals.
According to UK-based non-governmental organization Global Witness, a number of UK companies are known to have been trading in minerals source from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The most common conflict minerals are tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold.
Britain is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and major financial donor to the DR Congo. With that said, one would think that they would be prepared to investigate and refer companies to break their links to conflict minerals.
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