Source: Semafor
“Lawyers representing the DR Congo have written to Apple CEO Tim Cook demanding answers on the sourcing of minerals used to manufacture the company’s products. The lawyers shared concerns that Apple’s supply chain may be tainted by blood minerals — those obtained through unethical mining practices — from the DRC. The group of lawyers, led by Robert Amsterdam of Amsterdam & Partners LLP in Washington DC and William Bourdon of Bourdon & Associés in Paris, also wrote to Apple subsidiaries in France, demanding a response within three weeks. Amsterdam & Partners said it was appointed to represent DRC in litigation related to ‘individuals and companies involved in the chain of extraction, supply and commercialization of natural resources and minerals pillaged from the DRC.'” (04/25/24)
https://www.semafor.com/article/04/25/2024/dr-congo-apple-blood-mineral-supply-chain-concerns