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Does this also entail that no Saudi Arabian [0] or American fossil fuels will be used in the entire supply chain? [0] http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/s
by crishoj 11y ago
Does this also entail that no Saudi Arabian [0] or American fossil fuels will be used in the entire supply chain?
[0] http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/nov/24/bernie-s/bernie-sanders-right-saudi-arabia-more-focused-con/ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/nov/...
- wyager 11y agoEverything upsets someone. "Conflict-free" is like "inoffensive". It's impossible to apply for everyone.
- babayega2 11y agoExactly. Also, I've seen a pictures of minerals being weighted in Kigali, Rwanda. Everyone knows Rwanda hasn't so much minerals ressources, but all those came from Easter DRC [1]. So it says something about the process. [1]: http://www.pactworld.org/sites/default/files/unconflicted.pdf http://www.pactworld.org/sites/default/files/unconflicted.pd...
- azinman2 11y agoExactly. Says nothing about the toxicity to get the materials out, the wages paid, whether there were bribes or not, etc etc. But hey, better than nothing.
- jfoutz 11y agoI'm vaguely more familiar with diamonds rather than metals. Conflict Diamonds and metals (commonly) mean a mine run by slave labor with all proceeds going to finance a war. It's an easy thing to confuse. Your model, no components from any country at war is admirable, but not likely feasible.