RCS Global News

Five responsible sourcing trends to look out for 2017

This year will see major NGOs working in the responsible sourcing space releasing new or follow up reports that will place more sectors under pressure.
Likewise, the OECD is due to release findings on an examination of 22 different raw material supply chains. The key quote here from a senior OECD staffer is ‘the more we research, the more we discover.’

RCS Global at the Forum on Responsible Minerals.

From 2 – 5 May we will be in Paris for the 11th annual Forum on Responsible Minerals. The conference is the key annual event in […]

What the EU conflict minerals rule means for EU companies

This week the EU Parliament formally adopted mandatory due diligence for mineral importers. This could have a significant effect on EU based companies. Following the […]

What you need to know about Downstream Audits

Earlier this month the CFSI’s 2016 Annual Conference took place in Santa Clara, California. The Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) is a coalition of leading companies […]

New ASM guidelines published by IGF and RCS Global

RCS Global and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) have launched the first universal framework designed to improve how governments […]

New publication: The emerging cobalt challenge: Competition, Concentration, and Compliance

As cobalt demand rises companies are increasingly facing the triple challenge of competition, concentration, and compliance. In this paper we explore the state of the […]

Voice of America – New Scheme Seeks to Improve Tracking of DRC Minerals