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High-risk areas
Conflict-affected and other high-risk areas are characterised by institutional weakness, political instability, insecurity, armed conflict, widespread violence, or other risks of harm to people.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner content_placement=”default” width=”1/2″ el_class=”bk-white-text”][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-flag” color=”white” el_class=”bk-white-text”][vc_column_text el_class=”bk-white-text”]
What are red flags?
When companies recognise the following red flags, they should carry out enhanced due diligence (see what that means in the “How does the five-step framework apply to you?” section of this website):[/vc_column_text][lvca_accordion style=”style3″ toggle=”true”][lvca_panel panel_id=”panel-5bc380a68a672″ panel_title=”Mineral, origin, and transit red flags”]
- The minerals originated in or have been transported through a conflict-affected or high-risk area.
- The declared country of origin for the minerals is one where the known mineral reserves or stocks, probable resources, or expected production levels are limited (i.e. the declared volumes of minerals from the country are disproportionate to its known reserves or expected production levels).
- The minerals are declared to originate in a country through which minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas are known or reasonably suspected to be transported.
- The minerals are declared to originate from recyclable, scrap, or mixed sources and have been refined in a country through which minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas are known or reasonably likely to be transported.
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- Suppliers or other known upstream companies operate in one of the red-flag locations of mineral origin and transit, or suppliers hold shareholder or other interests in suppliers of minerals from one of the red-flag locations of origin and transit.
- Suppliers or other known upstream companies are known to have sourced minerals from a red-flag location of origin and transit in the last 12 months.
[/lvca_panel][lvca_panel panel_id=”panel-5bc380e776af4″ panel_title=”Red-flag circumstances”]Based on anomalies or unusual circumstances identified in the information collected in Step 1, it is reasonable to suspect that the minerals may contribute to conflict or serious abuses, bribery, or other serious financial crimes associated with mineral extraction, transport, or trade.[/lvca_panel][/lvca_accordion][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner content_placement=”top” width=”1/2″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-exclamation-triangle” color=”white” el_class=”bk-white-text”][vc_column_text el_class=”bk-white-text”]
High-risk areas
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