This statistic shows the ranking of selected consumer electronics companies in the United States based on the use of conflict minerals in 2017. During that year, Apple was the highest/best ranked of any consumer electronics company worldwide in terms of not having conflict minerals in their supply chain, scoring 114 out of a possible 120 points, plus eight additional points in extra credit, bringing Apple to a total score of 122.
Ranking of consumer electronics producers' use of conflict minerals in the United States as of 2017*
* The the highest (and best) possible ranking in this scale is 120 points, which is based on the following criteria:
1) Conducting conflict minerals sourcing due diligence and reporting.
2) Developing a conflict-free minerals trade and sourcing conflict-free minerals from Congo, particularly gold.
3)Supporting and improving livelihoods for artisanal mining communities in eastern Congo.
4) Conflict-free minerals advocacy.
Conflict minerals refer to tantalum, tin, tungsten, or gold (also know as 3TG) from regions where these materials are produced in conditions of armed conflict or human rights abuses.
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Enough Project. (November 16, 2017). Ranking of consumer electronics producers' use of conflict minerals in the United States as of 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875139/conflict-mineral-supply-chain-ranking-electronics-companies-united-states/
Enough Project. "Ranking of consumer electronics producers' use of conflict minerals in the United States as of 2017*." Chart. November 16, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875139/conflict-mineral-supply-chain-ranking-electronics-companies-united-states/
Enough Project. (2017). Ranking of consumer electronics producers' use of conflict minerals in the United States as of 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875139/conflict-mineral-supply-chain-ranking-electronics-companies-united-states/
Enough Project. "Ranking of Consumer Electronics Producers' Use of Conflict Minerals in The United States as of 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875139/conflict-mineral-supply-chain-ranking-electronics-companies-united-states/
Enough Project, Ranking of consumer electronics producers' use of conflict minerals in the United States as of 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875139/conflict-mineral-supply-chain-ranking-electronics-companies-united-states/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Ranking of consumer electronics producers' use of conflict minerals in the United States as of 2017* [Graph], Enough Project, November 16, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/875139/conflict-mineral-supply-chain-ranking-electronics-companies-united-states/
