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Industry: Consumer Markets, Diversified Industrials, Telecommunications
Type: Publication series
Date: 11/15/2012

Conflict Minerals: Time to Develop a Compliance Strategy

This publication discusses the implications of the conflict minerals provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, highlights the hurdles that companies might face in complying, and helps companies develop a strategy to conduct due diligence on conflict minerals.

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Compliance with the provision will be a daunting task—many businesses will find it difficult to conduct due diligence on the origin of the conflict minerals. It’s important to develop a compliance strategy that will encompass conflict minerals as well as new and upcoming regulatory requirements.

Jim Low

Partner

Americas' FS Centers of Excellence

T: 212-872-3205

E: jhlow@kpmg.com

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