2018 | BMW Group | Supply Chain Audits (Step 4)
Does the downstream company audit its supply chain, specifically its Smelter and Refiners (SoRs)?
"The BMW Group joined the „Responsible Minerals Initiative“(RMI, of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) in 2017, which helps companies promote the sustainable management of conflict minerals with the aid of standardised tools and standards. The Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) aims at encouraging smelters to undergo audits and become certified in order to guarantee a duty of care in the management of conflict minerals."