Understanding the Additional Minerals Reporting Template (AMRT)
The Additional Minerals Reporting Template (AMRT) is a free, standardized tool designed to help businesses collect essential due diligence data on minerals beyond conflict minerals (3TG) and extended minerals (cobalt and mica). Unlike these minerals, which have their own specific reporting templates, the AMRT provides a broader framework for tracking various minerals of concern. Developed […]
Update on CMRT: What’s New in Version 6.31?
The CMRT version 6.31 was released on May 26, 2023, and this addresses all the issues with the earlier CMRT v.6.3 which was reported to the RMI. On May 5, 2023, RMI released CMRT V6.3 as a major update to the conflict minerals reporting template. CMRT is a template developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative […]
Importance of CIQs – Company Identification Questionnaires
Are you worried that your Smelter or refiner is currently not listed on the Standard Smelter Reference list? Relax!!! RMI has designed a questionnaire template to include the smelter or refiner details to solve the issue. The term CIQ stands for Company Identification Questionnaire. CIQ was previously known as Smelter Identification Questionnaire (SIQ). This is […]
EU targeting responsible sourcing of Minerals used in RE and EV technology
The project RE-SOURCING is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program and developed for Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Mobility, and Electronics who depend mainly on key minerals and hence targeted for responsible sourcing. The EU’s goal is to develop a platform for the global stakeholders for responsible sourcing and ensure the […]
How to prepare a Product level CMRT?
The major benefit of “Company level CMRT” is – It provides coverage for all the products manufactured by each manufacturer and helps both suppliers and manufacturers to utilize the same CMRT for different customers with a variety of products. In case, a customer requires only a Product level CMRT or if the manufacturer is not […]
EU Conflict Minerals Regulations will apply across the EU on 1st Jan 2021
It is on 17 May 2017 the EU Parliament and EU Council had laid down new import regulation on ‘Conflict Minerals’ under Regulation 2017/821. The importers of Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten and Gold (3TG) into European Union are required to carry out due diligence on their supply chain. Before importing, they are entitled to confirm whether […]
All you need to know about Conflict Minerals
We regularly use various products most possibly containing so-called conflict minerals—rare natural resources such as tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold (3TG), the mining and trade of which results in financial conflicts and human abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the adjoining countries. What is covered in this blog to help manufacturers and […]
CMRT & CRT Update
New Version of Conflict Mineral Reporting Template CMRT v 6.01 and Cobalt Reporting Template CRT v 2.11 is released by RMI. CMRT v 6.01 (Conflict Mineral Reporting Template) RMI has released the new version of CMRT on 19th May 2020, which will replace the current version of CMRT v 5.12. The CMRT v 6.01 must […]
Conflict minerals in EU – What it means for you and your business.
It’s a most conversable topic in the environment and material compliance space; In 2010, US Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, with rules requiring SEC listed companies to disclose their use of conflict minerals viz., Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten or Gold (3TG). The purpose of the rule was to keep a check on exploitation and trade of […]
Conflict Minerals Compliance – The Deadline Is Approaching
May 31, 2014 is a key date for all public companies listed with the SEC, as the first Conflict Minerals Report has to be filed by this day. The Conflict Minerals Rule enacted by the SEC,as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, requires certain public companies to provide disclosures on […]