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Service: Audit, Tax, Advisory
Industry: Consumer Markets, Diversified Industrials, Financial Services, Electronics, Software & Services
Type: Publication series
Date: 8/1/2012

Dodd-Frank Quick Hits — Conflict Minerals — July 2012

This publication discusses highlights KPMG’s involvement with the World Gold Council, KPMG as a hot topic with investors, the OECD joint forum on implementation, and an update on activity around this topic

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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. Considering the current ambiguity around the provision, the major hurdle for businesses will be to devise a strategy to determine the source of materials.

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