5-6 May 2011 - OECD Conference Centre, Paris

 

Following adoption of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, this meeting addressed how best to implement the OECD-UN due diligence recommendations. 

 

Jointly organised by the ICGLR, the OECD and the UN Group of Experts on the DRC, participants focused on:

• developing a common methodology to evaluate how the recommendations can be implemented throughout the supply chain
• assessing the consistency of existing industry tools with the UN-OECD framework and how to overcome possible challenges
• how to ensure the integration of the recommended due diligence processes and standards into on-going certification and traceability initiatives at national and regional level
  

Meeting Documents

• Action plan for the implementation of the Guidance (PDF)
• Key outcomes (PDF)
• Summary Report (PDF)
• Draft agenda (PDF)

Presentations

• Methodology for Assessing Companies’ Implementation of the OECD Guidance, Didier Verbruggen and Evie Francq, IPIS
• Mineral Tracking and Certification Scheme, Shawn Blore, ICGLR
• E-TASC Supplier and Information Management Process, Fiona Donaldson, Archilles
• Downstream Due Diligence: EICC® GeSI Common Industry Reporting Template, Michael Loch, GeSI  

Further reading and links

• OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (PDF) Version Française (PDF)
   
• English 
   
• OECD Risk Awareness Tool for Multinational Enterprises in Weak Governance Zones  
   
• ICGLR