- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=2015 Conflict Minerals Filings - Insights from 2014 https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/53757?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/53757?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/53757?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=2015 Conflict Minerals Filings - Insights from 2014&body=ESG News from Source Intelligence® https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/53757?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Responsible Production & Consumption](/CSR-News/responsible-production-consumption-0) # 2015 Conflict Minerals Filings - Insights from 2014 Jan 5, 2015 9:00 AM ET Campaign: [Conflict Minerals Education Package](/news/campaign/conflict-minerals-education-package) [2015 Conflict Minerals Filings - Insights from 2014](http://sourceintelligence.com/blog/case-study-based-insight-conflict-minerals-compliance-2015) Section 1502 of Dodd Frank, "conflict minerals law", was not instated without debate. In April 2014, National Association of Manufacturers went up against the Securities and Exchange Commission in the US Court of Appeals stating the rule violated the First Amendment. Despite attempts to fight the conflict minerals requirements, the Court of Appeals ruled that issuers must investigate their supply chain and file a special disclosure or Form SD with the SEC. Many companies that once operated with a wait and see approach, in the hopes that the rule would be overturned, have now accepted the trend towards supply chain transparency. High profile media coverage by Intel and Apple indicated that companies are leveraging “conflict-free” as a competitive advantage while challenging their industry peers to investigate their supply chains. The result? Companies across multiple industries have realized the strategic benefits of a public commitment to “Fair Trade”, starting with supply chain transparency; and these companies are now applying their efforts to evaluate more risks beyond conflict minerals. June 2014 marked the first year SEC filings for publically traded companies due diligence on the origin of Tin, Tungsten, Gold and Tantalum in their supply chain. Based on hundreds of compliance programs, 4 critical papers captured best practices from aggregated case studies in 2014. The [**E-Book: An Insightful Look at 2014 Conflict Minerals, Benefits of Tracing Your Supply Chain**](http://bit.ly/1ICoHca), is a compilation of Source Intelligence’s most popular white papers of 2014 that have guided companies to conflict minerals compliance. The E-Book includes white papers on Overcoming Supplier Resistance, Conflict Minerals Compliance Programs Implementation: An Analysis of 4 Prevailing Approaches, Moving Beyond Supplier Provided Information: A Guide To Smelter Verification, and a 2015 Guide to a Successful Conflict Minerals Program. To download the E-Book, please use this [link.](http://bit.ly/1ICoHca) [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/Source_Intelligence_Vector_Logo.png)](/profiles/source-intelligencer) ### More from Source Intelligence® ###### [Are These 8 Smelters of High Concern Present in Your Supply Chain?](/news/are-these-8-smelters-high-concern-present-your-supply-chain) Apr 7, 2017 2:30 PM ET ###### [Compliance in 2017 - What Are Your Peers Saying?](/news/compliance-2017-what-are-your-peers-saying) Mar 17, 2017 11:50 AM ET ###### [Why Your Company Needs to Address Human Trafficking in Your Supply Chain](/news/why-your-company-needs-address-human-trafficking-your-supply-chain) Mar 16, 2017 2:00 PM ET ###### [Palm Oil in the Spotlight: HSBC Stops Lending to Companies Involved in Deforestation](/news/palm-oil-spotlight-hsbc-stops-lending-companies-involved-deforestation) Feb 27, 2017 1:30 PM ET ###### [Ashton Kutcher’s Testimonial Puts Technology at the Forefront of Combatting Human Trafficking](/news/ashton-kutchers-testimonial-puts-technology-forefront-combatting-human-trafficking) Feb 23, 2017 4:15 PM ET ###### [The Potential Dangers of Palm Oil Consumption](/news/potential-dangers-palm-oil-consumption) Feb 21, 2017 5:15 PM ET ###### [Mitigating and Managing Business Risk in the Middle East: A Challenge for Supply Chain Managers](/news/mitigating-and-managing-business-risk-middle-east-challenge-supply-chain-managers) Feb 17, 2017 5:10 PM ET ###### [5 Steps to Develop a Supply Chain Risk Assessment Process](/news/5-steps-develop-supply-chain-risk-assessment-process) Feb 14, 2017 5:05 PM ET