Sentence examples for chain conflict from inspiring English sources

Intel's "audacious plan" to completely rid its supply chain conflict minerals – such as from the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo – by 2016 will make major progress this year, according to Sustainalytics.

Rebuilding the cold chain Conflict has been disastrous for the health of children in the Central African Republic.

In the past month, this issue rose to the top of the agenda once again with the EU's announcement of an initial agreement on similar legislation which will require smelters and refiners to implement due diligence and report on the supply chain of conflict minerals imported into the EU.

American companies are facing increasing pressure from the government to scrutinize supply chains for conflict minerals.

In recent years, companies have faced mounting pressure to rid their supply chains of conflict minerals, specifically tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold.

"If you want to manage supply chains in conflict or fragile states responsibly," says Kaur, "it's crucial that businesses start the process with an eye on the long term rather than short-term gains".

Carroll was aware that the profit plans of media chains could conflict with the goals of journalists, but he wanted to believe that the Tribune Company saw, as he did, that investing in staff and resources would pay dividends in readership.

Irma Villarreal, chief securities counsel for Kraft Foods, said during the S.E.C. roundtable that Kraft produced 40,000 distinct products and used 100,000 suppliers, creating a Herculean task of auditing supply chains for conflict minerals.

Meanwhile, major electronics manufacturers were scrambling to verify that each step in their supply chains was conflict minerals-free.

After a lengthy chain of conflicts with heavy casualties, the campaign resulted in an Ottoman-British victory.

But militia access to mining wealth was dramatically curbed in 2012, when the SEC adopted a new regulation requiring U.S. companies to audit their supply chains for conflict minerals.