Energy & Extractives · Policy Lab
Conflict Minerals and Blood Diamonds
A public research route covering institutions, existing frameworks, possible interventions, and open policy questions.
How to interpret these labels
Urgency is a qualitative editorial assessment of time sensitivity and potential severity in the underlying working research. Addressability is a qualitative assessment of whether identifiable institutions and public interventions may materially affect the issue. The labels are research triage categories; they are not measured forecasts, comparative rankings, or recommendations. Recheck both classifications against current primary sources before use.
Possible public intervention
Mandatory supply chain due diligence. Blockchain-based traceability. Conflict minerals certification reform. Beneficial ownership transparency.
Institutions to examine
- SEC
- State Department
- UN Panel of Experts
- EU External Action Service
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Institution abbreviations
- SEC
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- OECD
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- EU
- European Union
Existing frameworks and precedents
- Dodd-Frank §1502 (2010)
- EU Conflict Minerals Regulation (2021)
- OECD Due Diligence Guidance
- Kimberley Process (diamonds)
Open policy gap
SEC enforcement of §1502 weakened. Kimberley Process has significant loopholes.
Legislative and policy forums
- Financial Services
- Foreign Affairs
- INTA
- DEVE
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