Nintendo, Canon Fail to Act on Conflict Minerals, Group Says
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Nintendo Co., Canon Inc., Panasonic Corp. and Sharp Corp. failed over the past two years to ensure their products are free of “conflict minerals,” amid a campaign to end support for armed groups in Central Africa, a U.S. advocacy group said.
The Enough Project, based in Washington, ranked 21 technology companies on their efforts to certify mineral purchases don’t support armed groups in the region, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The trade in illicit minerals has helped finance more than 15 years of conflict in the country in which 5 million people have died.