CMRT 6.3 Released - May 5, 2023

May 11, 2023

Conflict Minerals Template Update To 6.3

The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) released its latest version of the  Conflict Minerals template on May 5, 2023. The new release is Version 6.3. It is the latest update since CMRT 6.22, released back in May 2022.

Regulatory Obligations

All United States publicly traded companies filing a 10K with the SEC, must include a Form SD describing the company's adherence, disclosure, and management plan for sourcing of 3TG from the Democratic Republic of Congo and its nine (9) surrounding countries.

In this release, there are five (5) fixes.

1. Corrections to all reported bugs and errors

2. Updates to tips on the Instructions tab

3. Enhancements which do not conflict with IPC-1755A

4. Updates to ISO short names for countries, states, and provinces

5. Updates to Smelter Reference List and Standard Smelter list

Next Update

The next template update will occur in spring of 2024.

Download the Template

Get started with the CMRT 6.3 template
https://www.bluecircleadvisors.com/templates/conflict-minerals

For a quick 15 minute discussion on data collection and analysis for Conflict Minerals, contact our compliance experts today. https://www.bluecircleadvisors.com/contact

Links

U.S. Department of State - Conflict Minerals

Responsible Business Alliance "What are conflict minerals?"

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - Disclosing the Use of Conflict Minerals

     

Kelly Eisenhardt

Ms. Eisenhardt is Co-Founder and Managing Director at BlueCircle Advisors. Her former roles include Environmental Compliance Manager and Design for Environment programs at EMC/Dell Corporation; Director of Product Management at PTC Corporation for Windchill Product Analytics, and Executive Director of Environmental Programs, at Fair Factories Clearinghouse. She is a journalist for trade publications such as 3BL, JustMeans, CSRwire, and CSR@Risk. She has a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

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