Apple makes progress in cutting use of conflict minerals<article>
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<p>Apple is making progress in eliminating the use of materials that are linked to militant groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries.</p><p>Since 2012 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has required companies that use tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold in their products to issue a yearly report disclosing whether the minerals were obtained from Central African nations. In some cases, the profits from selling those materials, which have been given the name conflict minerals, can benefit warlords, rebels and other criminal organizations.</p><p>These minerals are found in many tech products, including Apple’s iPhone, iPad, Mac computers and Apple TV.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2883972/apple-makes-progress-in-cutting-use-of-conflict-minerals.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple makes progress in cutting use of conflict minerals
