The “conflict minerals” provision—commonly known as Section 1502 of the Dodd Frank Act —requires U.S. publicly-listed companies to check their supply chains for tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold, if ...

The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed by the US Congress in July 2010, includes a provision – section 1502 – aimed at stopping the national army and rebel groups in the ...

How Section 1502 of the US Dodd-Frank Act shapes the mining industry, and the supply chains of companies such as Apple, who rely on 'conflict minerals'. Although a US law, the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall ...

Advocacy groups celebrated the passage of Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Bill, which requires companies purchasing these metals to file a report stating the sources.

In the seven years that the Dodd-Frank Act has regulated this mineral trade, Congo is no closer to peace than it was in 2010. ... As it now stands, Dodd-Frank Section 1502 launders, legalizes, and ...

On February 8th, 2017, a leaked US Presidential Memorandum revealed President Trump’s intent to repeal Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act (2010) on the basis of high administrative costs and ...

Created after the financial crisis of 2008, the Dodd-Frank Act imposed new rules and establish regulatory bodies to watch over the financial services industry and protect consumers.