CONFLICT MINERALS E RESPONSABILITÀ SOCIALE D'IMPRESA: LE AZIONI DELL'ONU, DELL'OCSE E DELLA CONFERENZA INTERNAZIONALE SULLA REGIONE DEI GRANDI LAGHI

Abstract

This article analyses the relationship between UN, OECD and ICGLR on the issue of corporate social responsibility. At the beginning these international organizations had different positions on the social responsibility of enterprises sourcing minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo. After the endorsement by the UN Human Rights Council of the UN Guiding Principles on "business and human rights" they developed specific instruments that are consistent with and draw on these principles and set standards for responsible supply chains of minerals from conflict-affected areas.