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Regulation Takes Aim at Reputation: Dodd-Frank's Conflict Minerals Provision

BY Richard S. Levick | 02-10-2011 | 2:13 PM | ETHONOMICS

Whenever any of us buys a car, a cell phone, a laptop, or other products, we are likely purchasing goods that are made with minerals sourced in central Africa. Conflict minerals, as they are known, are everywhere. And soon, public companies will have to account for all that they use. READ MORE›

Yes Men Attack Apple, Advertising Special "Conflict-Free" iPhone

BY David Zax | 11-19-2010 | 9:28 AM | ETHONOMICS

The merry anti-corporate pranksters seem to have met their match in Apple, since their parody website was taken down within two days.READ MORE›

U.S. Electronics Manufacturers Now Required to Disclose Use of Conflict Minerals

BY Ariel Schwartz | 07-26-2010 | 11:37 AM | ETHONOMICS

Human rights-conscious smartphone owners can breathe a sigh of relief now that a new U.S. law requires publicly-traded companies and electronics corporations to reveal whether or not they use "conflict-free" minerals. The law, part ...READ MORE›