Mapping Critical Minerals From the Dirt to the S&P 500: Tantalum

What is the company addressing, and what actions are being taken?

The company is addressing how the global supply of tantalum exposes members of the S&P 500 to forced labor and sex trafficking in the Eastern Congo through Project Tantalus.

Project Tantalus’ three objectives follow:

• Through advocacy networks, engage S&P 500 companies to discreetly map their exposure to modern-day slavery in the Eastern Congo through the tantalum in their supply chains.
• Develop funding to continue the research for modern-day slavery exposure to critical minerals.
• Build an AI-driven process for collecting information from curated sources to support a database that drives real-time exposure metrics for S&P 500 companies.

"Evidencity proactively maps supply chains from the dirt to the consumer, enabling a deep and wide understanding of the exposure multinationals have to modern-day slavery in emerging markets. We are currently focused on critical minerals.

By leveraging unique datasets, in-language research, and local context, Evidencity works with companies to help them map the highest-risk portions of their supply chains. Evidencity also works with a network of solutions partners selected for regional expertise to solve the problem through a consultative approach.”

—David Niccolini, Partner, Evidencity, Inc

About the author

Michael Billet

Michael Billet, director of policy research for Employment Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, keeps members and internal Chamber policy staff abreast of pending labor, immigration, and health care legislation, as well as federal regulatory and subregulatory activities. He is also responsible for planning the Chamber’s annual workplace and community wellness forum.

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