WASHINGTON, DC – Few major OEMs have complete oversight over their supply chains, a new report claims, although whether the firms actually buy conflict minerals was not part of the rankings.

A recent report by the Enough Project ranks 21 top electronics OEMs in terms of how they trace the source of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. The report is said to rank firms based on their internal supply chain audits and materials traceability, and grade them for working with trade groups and visiting smelters.

Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Motorola ranked first, second and third, respectively, according to The Globe and Mail, which has seen the unpublished report.

The report found the industry as a whole lacks sufficient internal controls, the paper says, with HP less than 35% complete toward responsible sourcing of conflict minerals, and RIM and Apple less than 15% compliant. Four firms scored 0%, the paper reported.

Per the report, firms were ranked based on their paperwork, not whether they actually buy materials from Congolese mines, however. Metals mined in the Congo have been subject to intense scrutiny by government and non-governmental organizations eager to pressure companies to cease business relationships with companies in the war-ravaged nation.

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