An article published on August 26, 2015 on the Thomson Reuters Inside Financial & Risk blog noted that “(l)ast year, Intel — one of the largest global manufacturers of microprocessors for computer, tablets and mobile phones — proved itself a leader in corporate responsibility and sustainability with its release of the world’s first commercially accessible “conflict-free” microprocessors.
This is but one step in the company’s overall goal of an entire conflict-free product line by 2016 as it continues to ensure its products do not contribute to the continuing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).”
You may read the article on the Thomson Reuters Inside Financial & Risk blog.