Compliance Alert! RMI will Phase Out the CRT and MRT
In a recent announcement, the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) announced their intention to phase out the Cobalt Reporting Template (CRT) and Mica Reporting Template (MRT) by the end of March 2022. As an alternative to using the respective templates for the various minerals included within the software, the RMI released the Extended Minerals Reporting Template […]
Did you know, EMRT is updated by RMI?
On December 23, 2021, a new version of EMRT 1.02 is released by RMI. This new release has only minor changes. The new release has corrected the issues reported in Chinese translation. Originally, Extended Mineral Reporting Template (EMRT) was published by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) and IPC 1755 standards committee on 20th Oct 2021. […]
All you need to know about Extended Mineral reporting template (EMRT) by RMI
In October of this year, the Responsible Mineral Initiative released a free, standardized report template, EMRT (Extended Mineral reporting template) v1.0. The purpose of this report is to gather compliance documents about Mica and Cobalt to be used in due diligence. In order to reduce costs and simplify supply chain surveying for downstream stakeholders, the […]
Everything about Revised Cobalt Refiner Supply Chain Due Diligence Standard
RMI (Responsible Mineral Initiative) and RCI (Responsible Cobalt Initiative) published their revised Cobalt Refiner Supply Chain Due Diligence Standard on Aug 19,2021. The Responsible Cobalt Initiative (RCI) is initiated by the upstream and downstream companies in the global cobalt supply chain. It is dedicated in identifying, preventing and addressing the social and environmental challenges of […]
CRT 2.0 A New Update: Everything About RMI’s New Version of the Cobalt Reporting Template
RMI(Responsible Mineral Initiatives) has released revised version of Cobalt Reporting Template CRT 2.2 on 28th October 2020. The first version of the CRT was launched on December 21, 2018. CRT is developed by RMI to identify choke points and collect due diligence information in the cobalt supply chain. It is a standardized template and can […]
CMRT & CRT Update
New Version of Conflict Mineral Reporting Template CMRT v 6.01 and Cobalt Reporting Template CRT v 2.11 is released by RMI. CMRT v 6.01 (Conflict Mineral Reporting Template) RMI has released the new version of CMRT on 19th May 2020, which will replace the current version of CMRT v 5.12. The CMRT v 6.01 must […]
RMI has released Cobalt Reporting Template Version 2.0 (CRT 2.0)
The Cobalt Reporting Template is developed by Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) to identify choke points and collect due diligence information in the cobalt supply chain. This is a free standardized template and was launched on December 21, 2018. RMI has revised the CRT with effect from 30th October 2019 and the new version is CRT […]
New Cobalt Reporting Template (CRT), How Is It Different From CMRT?
Cobalt was supposed to be the fifth conflict mineral along with 3TG (Tin, Tungsten, Tantalum and Gold) when Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was introduced in the United States. It was dropped because of resistance from corporates. Their reason was that identifying and validating smelters became complex as […]