For Doug's latest thoughts on DFCM, see documents below.
SASB: Disclosures and Conflict Minerals for Form 10-K (May 2017) Click here
5 Things to Look for in This Year's IPSAs (May 2017) Click here
2017: Best Year Yet for IPSAs (March 2017) Click here
IPSA Readiness: 5 Tips (November 2016) Click here
Independent Private Sector Audit (IPSA): 5 Tips (November 2016) Click here
DHC summarizes GAO's third report on SEC's conflict minerals. (October 2016) Click here
3 Good Reasons that Commerce is behind on conflict minerals. (October 2016) Click here
Conflict mineral rules: noble or nonsense? (February 2016) Click here
Conflict Minerals: What Not To Tell Your Customers. Click here
OECD 5-Year Review: What Does it Mean for Downstream Companies? (Janurary 2016) Click here
Circuit court decision, GAO report, risk management – and the IPSA. (September 2015) Click here
Data Management & the IPSA (July 2015) Click here
DHC’s IPSA submitted to SEC for the 2013 reporting year. Click here
Forward - Looking Statements in your 2014 CMR (May 2015) Download here
Anticipating IPSA: 5 Early Actions (February 2015) Download here
5 Tips on Writing a Conflict Minerals Report (February 2015) Download here
Conflict Minerals: What’s Ahead for Your Company?
Answers in Plain Sight – Part One: Component Companies (August 2014) Download here
Conflict Minerals: What’s Ahead for Your Company?
Answers in Plain Sight – Part Two: Customers (August 2014) Download here
Conflict Minerals: What’s Ahead for Your Company?
Answers in Plain Sight – Part Three: Suppliers (August 2014) Download here
Conflict Minerals: What’s Ahead for Your Company?
Answers in Plain Sight – Part Four: Summary (August 2014) Download here
Another Conflict Minerals Analysis of Year One: the Best Yet (August 2014) Download here
Customer Request You Should Not Fulfill. (August 2014) Download here
Lessons Learned (and not?) - and Tips for Year Two (July 2014) Download here
Conflict Minerals Document Distribution: Pitfalls and Tips (May 2014)
Document_Distriburion_Pitfalls_Tips_DHC_5222014.pdf
SEC's "FAQ 14-1/2" on Dodd Frank Conflict Minerals (May 2014)
SEC_Answers_FAQ_14_half_05132014.pdf
Auditor's Perspective on Dodd-Frank Conflict Minerals Filing Obligations
Doug reviews requirements of the Independent Private Sector Audit (IPSA), and how issuers should consider them for their filings due June 2, 2014. Doug also addresses what the IPSA does not cover, and how an auditing perspective can help issuers manage conflict minerals compliance programs.Watch Now
5 Tips on Writing a Conflict Minerals Report (April 2014)
5_Tips_on_Writing_a_Conflict_Minerals_Report.pdf
Please Don't Call Them "Red Flags"
How to Describe Your Problems with Dodd-Frank Confict Minerals Data (April 2014)
Dont_Call_them_Red_Flags.pdf
SEC FAQ Batch 2: What's New for IPSAs? ( April 2014)
SEC_FAQs_Batch2_DHC_Commentary_04102014.pdf
When is the RCOI part of the Due Diligence? (Aoril 2014)
SEC_FAQ18_More_04132014.pdf
DFCM What Was "Manufactured" in 2013
1.DFCM_Manufactured_in_2013_01082014.pdf
DFCM Supplier Info:
2.DFCM_Supplier_Info_in_2013_01082014.pdf
DFCM Materiality Before Reporting Info:
3.DFCM_Materiality_before_reporting_01092014.pdf
DFCM Getting Started in 2014 Info:
4.DFCM_2014_Begins_Now.pdf
Conflict Minerals: What’s Ahead for Your Company?
Answers in Plain Sight – Part Two: Customers