Is the EU set to crack down on conflict minerals?

Jessica Shankleman
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European Commission poised to propose a new voluntary scheme that green groups fear will be too weak to drive industry change

The European Commission will today propose new regulations designed to prevent businesses from sourcing minerals from areas where mining is known to fuel human rights abuses and environmental destruction....

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