3-4 May 2012 - OECD Conference Centre, Paris

 

Participants in this multi-stakeholder meeting were updated on the findings from interim progress reports on the implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance's supplement on tin, tantalum and tungsten.

 

Break-out sessions were organised to further identify and resolve the challenges faced by companies while implementing the 3Ts Supplement. These sessions focused on:

• donor-supported programmes to create enabling conditions for effective due diligence
• the desirability of an institutionalised mechanism to support global due diligence efforts in the  mineral supply chain
• due diligence in the “upstream” and “downstream” segments of the supply chain

During the break-out sessions, participants were asked to to delve deeper into existing practices and work together to resolve any outstanding challenges related to due diligence in the 3 Ts supply chain. 

 

This meeting was jointly organised by the OECD, the ICGLR, and the UN Group of Experts on the DRC.

 

Meeting documents

• Agenda [en français]
   
• Key outcomes [en français]
  
  
• Summary report
   
• Action plan [en français]
   
• How can donors support host governments? [en français]
   

Cycle 2 reports

• Upstream report
   
• Downstream report

Presentations

 

3 May: Joint learning session on gold

• Introduction to the Supplement on Gold, Drafting Committee of the Supplement on Gold

3 May: Joint learning session on tin, tantalum and tungsten

• The regional initiative against the illegal exploitation of natural resources, Pierre Kamaro & Markus Wagner, ICGLR
• Public-Private Alliance for responsible minerals trade, Mike Loch, Motorola Solutions and Richard Robinson, USAID
• iTSCi: contributing to minerals traceability and due diligence in Central Africa, Kay Nimmo and Richard Burt, iTSCi Governance Committee
• Solutions for Hope, William Millman, Solutions for Hope Project
• EICC® and GeSI Reporting Template Update, John Plyler, GeSI

3 May: Joint governance session

• Overview of the OECD Due Diligence Initiative, OECD Secretariat

3 May: High-level findings session

• La Conférence Internationale sur la Région des Grands Lacs, Ntumba Luaba, CIRGL (in French)
• High level findings of the pilot implementation phase of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, Evie Francq and Anna Bulzomi, IPIS
• OECD Due Diligence Guidance Downstream Progress Report High-Level Summary, Sasha Radovich and Amaya Gorostiaga, BSR
• The ICGLR regional initiative against the illegal exploitation of natural resources, Pierre Kamaro and Markus Wagner, ICGLR

3-4 May: Upstream and downstream break-out sessions

• Detailed findings on due diligence implementation upstream, Evie Francq and Anna Bulzomi, IPIS
• Detailed findings on due diligence implementation downstream, Sasha Radovich and Amaya Gorostiaga, BSR

4 May: Smelter engagement session

• Smelter mapping and engagement, Farid Baddache, BSR

4 May: Closing remarks

• Closing remarks by Carolyn Ervin, OECD Director of Financial and Enterprise Affairs

Related meetings

• 2nd ICGLR-OECD-UN meeting on implementation of due diligence for responsible mineral supply chains, 29-30 November 2011, Paris, France
   
• 1st ICGLR-OECD-UN meeting on implementation of due diligence for responsible mineral supply chains, 5-6 May 2011, Paris, France

Further reading and links

• OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas 2nd Edition (PDF) Version Française (PDF)
   
• Implementing the OECD Due Diligence Guidance
   
• Action plan for the implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance
   
• OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 
   
• OECD Risk Awareness Tool for Multinational Enterprises in Weak Governance Zones  
   
• ICGLR