How is the industry responding to the issue of Coltan Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)?
The topic remains complicated, mainly because of continuing violence and civil unrest in the DRC. Finding a solution to the situation requires the agreement and action of many other organisations such as the DRC Government, rebel factions, the United Nations, and others. The Global e-Sustainability Initiative, a partnership of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies supported by the United Nations Environment Programme and International Telecommunication Union, has supported research on the issue. Conducted by Fauna and Flora International, this research recommended that key stakeholders, including the wide range of industries that use Coltan-derived tantalum, work towards a regulated coltan mining industry in the DRC. Because the DRC benefits from the income mining can provide, GeSI continues to work with FFI and the Government to see how mining operations can be done in a way that helps people without harming wildlife. The Coltan report and additional information on
