In the tech giant’s eighth annual report, Apple says it enforced its strict Supplier Code of Conduct through 451 audits, training and education throughout 2013. Apple also pledges to increase its vigilance in the area of minerals sourcing, particularly the four "conflict minerals" — gold, tin, tungsten and tantalum — minerals native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the sale of which has helped fund fighting in the region for years. Already making headway, Apple reveals it has newly validated its tantalum supply chain as "conflict-free.”
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