7 January 2014
Intel (click here) will no longer use minerals mined in conflict zones to build its microprocessors, the company has said.
Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Intel's chief executive Brian Krzanich urged the "entire industry" to follow suit.
Gold, tungsten and other minerals used in electronics manufacturing are mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and surrounding countries.
Production and trade of the materials are often controlled by armed groups.
Intel's policy comes after increased international pressure for technology firms to investigate the sources of their raw minerals....
I'm just sayin'. Ya, know? War never stopped Halliburton and Iraq's oil fields. The USA is FINALLY becoming a country with a conscience. Interestingly, when Sam Brownback was a Senator he wrote the regulation. But, it was never adopted. It was included in the Dodd-Frank Bill and Wall Street has been moaning and groaning ever since.
USGS Assessment (click here)
Why are No Conflict Minerals important? Because their sales act to fuel the conflict, increase death and inhibits any nation from growing an economy and a society reflecting a civilized values.
