"Raw materials: Commission launches new online portal to support responsible sourcing in businesses", 20 Nov 2019

Today, the European Commission is launching Due Diligence Ready!,an online portal that provides businesses with guidance on how to check the sources of the metals and minerals entering their supply chains – the so-called “due diligence” process. It will help them ensure that their use of raw materials respects human rights while improving transparency and accountability across their value chains...

Due Diligence Ready! will help businesses to:

• Improve their due diligence capacity of minerals' sourcing...
• Facilitate compliance with the EU's Regulation on Responsible Sourcing of Minerals (the so-called “Conflict minerals Regulation”)
• Respond to growing market demand for responsibly sourced minerals...