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New Squire Sanders SEC Conflict Minerals Interactive Flowchart
Squire Sanders has developed an interactive tool to help reporting companies work through the SEC’s conflict minerals rule. In its Release, the SEC provided a flowchart that was intended as an overall...
View ArticlePopular Conflict Minerals Reference Materials and Tools
Even before our blog was introduced last week, clients and friends were using reference materials and resources we posted or developed since the Conflict Minerals Rule was issued in August of 2012....
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Conflict Minerals – MetalMiner’s Guide to Manufacturers
MetalMiner recently published a white paper that offers some practical insights to manufacturers, especially about the materials and metals themselves. The white paper is titled The Definitive Guide to...
View ArticleSEC’s Guidance on Conflict Minerals — Not Just the FAQs
In the last two weeks, there have been more than a few articles and law firm memos written on the SEC’s FAQs relating to the Conflict Minerals Rule. Many of the articles and memos recite the FAQs....
View ArticleSquire Sanders to Participate in Law Seminars International’s SEC’s Conflict...
Squire Sanders is pleased to participate in Law Seminars International’s “SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rules – Impacts of the New Rule and Strategies for Compliance” webinar on August 27, 2013. The webinar...
View ArticleNew Conflict Minerals FAQs — But Little New Guidance
On April 7, 2014, the SEC issued a second set of FAQs on the conflict minerals rule which is presented as Frequently Asked Questions 13-21. Most of the new FAQs provide guidance on the Independent...
View ArticleEU’s Proposed Regulation on Conflict Minerals – Part I
The European Union (EU) is considering legislation that would regulate the importation of conflict minerals into the EU. The European Commission announced its proposed regulation on March 5, 2014. The...
View ArticleEU’s Proposed Regulation on Conflict Minerals – Part II
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View ArticleConflict Minerals — For European Companies That Haven’t Started The Process,...
When the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s conflict minerals rule was issued in 2012, US reporting companies (and their suppliers) developed and implemented conflict minerals compliance programs....
View ArticleSlavery and Human Trafficking — How to Build Your Compliance Program
The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2012 (“California Act”) applies to retailers and manufacturers with annual worldwide gross receipts over $100 million that are doing business in...
View ArticleResource Extraction Payment Disclosure Rule — You Have More Time To Comment
In a January 21, 2016 release titled Extension of Comment Period for Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers, the Securities and Exchange Commission extended the comment periods for the...
View ArticleUK Modern Slavery Act 2015 – 2 Weeks Notice
If your organization has a financial year-end of March 31, 2016 and is covered by the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA), yours is in the first wave of MSA statements (MSA Statements) that must be...
View ArticleConflict Minerals in 2017 – What’s New?
It’s January 2017, and some believe it will be the last year for the SECs conflict minerals rule. Political and Legislative Environment President Trump’s inclination to roll back regulation reduces or...
View ArticleEU Conflict Minerals Regime
You’re no doubt working hard to complete your due diligence analysis and finalize your Form SD (and Conflict Minerals Report) as required by the US Conflict Minerals Rule. But, around the corner is...
View ArticleEU Conflict Minerals Regulation Flowchart — Launching Today!
We are pleased to announce the launch of our EU Conflict Minerals Regulation Flowchart, which promises to be a valuable tool for those charged with compliance with the EU conflict minerals regulation....
View ArticleCountdown to EU Conflict Minerals Regulation (7 Months)
In less than 7 months, the EU conflict minerals regulation will take full effect, and importers into the European Union of certain threshold amounts of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (3TG) and of...
View ArticleEU Conflict Minerals Regulation — OECD Guidance Workshops
Now that the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation (EU Regulation) is in full effect, EU importers of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold and derivative products need to determine whether they are covered by...
View ArticleEU’s Proposed Regulation on Conflict Minerals – Part II
Editors Note: A prior version of this blog post incorrectly attributed the sentence in bold below. We sincerely apologize for any confusion this may have caused. This version has now been corrected....
View ArticleConflict Minerals — For European Companies That Haven’t Started The Process,...
When the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s conflict minerals rule was issued in 2012, US reporting companies (and their suppliers) developed and implemented conflict minerals compliance programs....
View ArticleSlavery and Human Trafficking — How to Build Your Compliance Program
The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2012 (“California Act”) applies to retailers and manufacturers with annual worldwide gross receipts over $100 million that are doing business in...
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