Anticipating New SEC Rules, Tech Companies Shift To Conflict-Free Metals

Forbes: Now tech companies are beginning to throw their collective weight behind the new Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade, an alliance between private companies, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, various industry trade associations, non-governmental organizations working in the regions, and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR). So far Intel, Sony, and HP have all indicated their intent to join the Alliance, which is expected to officially launch by the end of the year.