The highly-touted Solutions for Hope (SfH) Project in the DRC has received global publicity as a potential model for future conflict-free mineral sourcing within the DRC. As part of the project, an independent audit of the operations was conducted to evaluate conformance of the operation to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance. This work was conducted by Gregory Mthembu-Salter, a consultant to the United Nations Group of Experts. This audit document, which forms the basis of SfH’s conflict-free mine claims, is available on the SfH website. (NOTE: When we began writing this piece, the link to this audit report functioned properly. At the time of our publication, the link appears to have become corrupted, therefore we include the document in its exact form as originally downloaded from the SfH website on April 5, 2012. SfH OECD audit report) With the world carefully watching the SfH project, one expects the highest attention to detail and scrutiny at each step in the process. However, with all due respect to Mr. Mthembu-Salter (whom Elm will be meeting at the end of this month at the ITRI Conflict Minerals Programme in Cape Town South Africa), it is unlikely that an SEC Conflict Minerals Report (CMR)
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