Executive Summary
The 2010 Dodd-Frank Act requires that US-listed companies sourcing
so-called “conflict minerals” from Africa’s Great Lakes region conduct
due diligence. (The EU now imposes similar requirements.) Due diligence
programs (DDP), following guidelines from the OECD, provide ongoing
monitoring of mineral production and processing to ensure that suppliers
respect human rights and do not contribute to conflict. A decade later,
we still have limited evidence about whether DDP impacts economic and
security conditions.
