The mobile industry, coltan extraction and Congo. Are these companies Socially Responsible? How could their corporate responsibility be enhanced?
Coltan is mainly extracted in the DRC, possessing 80% of the worldwide reserves. Due to an atomized opaque supply chain, the mineral is highly revaluated and later sold all over the world. Instigated by the massive demand of multinational companies, armed conflicts arise frequently. In this connection, multinationals have implemented “DRC conflict free” Code of Conduct CSR programmes
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