This guidance is intended to provide a framework and detailed due diligence recommendations for responsible global supply chain management of tin, tantalum, tungsten, their ores and mineral derivates, [and gold]...The purpose of this guidance is to guide companies’ performance in the supply chain of minerals to identify and address risks of adverse impacts so that they do not fuel, facilitate or exacerbate conflict through their sourcing practices and successfully contribute to sustainable development...Risk-based due diligence refers to the appropriate steps companies should take to identify and address risk in order to prevent or mitigate actual, potential or perceived adverse impacts associated with their operations.