Tulane Law School Center Launches Survey on Business Impact of SEC Conflict Minerals Rule
Tulane University Law School’s Payson Center for International Development is undertaking a survey on the economic impact of the Security and Exchange Commission’s conflict minerals rule. The regulation, which went into effect in November 2012, requires companies to publicly disclose their use of conflict minerals that originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. Tulane said the purpose of the survey is to gauge how companies affected by the conflict minerals rule are mobilizing resources to meet the requirements. “Through a short, anonymous, online-based survey, we intend to get the facts and numbers directly from the multitude of affected companies,” said the survey website. The deadline for participation is Aug. 9.
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“By offering companies the opportunity to report on their various efforts, as well as welcoming their opinions about perceived advantages, this study’s findings will allow stakeholders across the board to understand what companies are doing to realize conflict mineral programs in line with the requirements and appreciate the broader ramifications of the law,” the center said.