Responsible Minerals Software Solution

Business Challenge

Responsible minerals traceability is an ongoing obligation — not a one-time exercise

In the United States, Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act requires publicly traded US companies and certain foreign companies to declare in their annual SEC filings whether their products contain tantalum, tin, gold, or tungsten (3TG), and if so whether these conflict minerals originate from mines fueling civil conflict in one of nine covered countries in Africa. While around 1,200 US companies are directly required to file a Conflict Minerals Report, the supply-chain ripple requires as many as 12,000 companies to perform some level of analysis.

Similarly, in the European Union, the Battery Regulation 2023/1542 now requires companies to perform due diligence on battery minerals such as cobalt, nickel, lithium, and natural graphite. The further proliferation of worldwide regulations, restrictions, and an evolving tariff landscape is forcing companies to identify the sources of an assortment of raw minerals.

In response, the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) has defined a set of Minerals Reporting Templates — CMRT, EMRT, and AMRT — that companies ask suppliers to complete. But manual approaches to managing traceability create tremendous inefficiency and real risk of error:

Managing supplier requests and responsesTracking which suppliers were asked for an MRT, who received the request, who responded, and which responses are past due becomes difficult when managed through email and spreadsheets.
Validating supplier responsesWhen suppliers return the MRT spreadsheet, validation is hard. In our experience, 90% of templates have errors — mandatory questions left unanswered, or logically inconsistent answers (for example, declaring no tungsten yet listing tungsten smelters).
Analysis and reportingWithout proper roll-up tools, companies manually collate responses to answer questions like "which suppliers report tantalum?" or the far harder "what is the unique list of non-certified smelters, and which suppliers use them?"
Building expertise and staffing due diligenceCompanies struggle to build responsible-minerals expertise and to staff the outreach and analysis that RCOI and due diligence demand.
Managing supply-chain changeAs your suppliers — and your suppliers' suppliers — change, email and spreadsheet methods look ever more inefficient and risk-prone.

Key Features

A comprehensive platform for the 5-step, risk-based OECD Due Diligence Guidance

In addition to the software, SupplierSoft offers a turnkey option — an end-to-end service where we run the program and take it off your plate.

End-to-end turnkey offeringBeyond the software, SupplierSoft reaches out to your suppliers on your behalf — helping them complete the CMRT, EMRT, and AMRT correctly, following up with non-responsive suppliers, and resolving MRT issues. We also provide services to help you file your Form SD / Conflict Mineral Report (CMR).
Configurability for constant changeThe solution is out-of-box yet highly configurable, so it adapts to changing regulations, customer needs, program evolution, and supplier maturity.
Implement in daysThe out-of-box software is ready to go with no IT involvement — all you need is a list of suppliers and contacts, which can be loaded from a spreadsheet.
CMRT / EMRT / AMRT supportThe software supports and automatically loads data from the industry-standard RMI templates. Suppliers don't have to register on a website, take training, or fill out a custom web form — making them far more likely to provide the data.
Automated, configurable MRT validationEvery response is checked against a rigorous set of rules for completeness and logical consistency, and validated against your RMI membership data. Validation rules are configurable with point-and-click technology.
Leverage your RMI membershipThe software automatically validates supplier MRTs against membership data such as the Smelter Database, Smelter RCOI, and smelter aliases — so you avoid offline validation and reporting.
Risk managementConfigure supplier and smelter risk, and use a simple wizard to email every supplier reporting high-risk smelters, pinpointing the exact smelters they listed in their MRT.
Survey response managementTrack which suppliers have responded and which are past due, with expiration-driven reminders that keep responses on schedule.
Automated survey refreshAs suppliers and sub-tier suppliers change, the software refreshes data at your chosen cadence — annually, twice a year, or whatever you set.
Outbound MRT creationA wizard builds your company-, product-category-, or product-level MRT for your own customers, including smelter roll-up. Because inbound data is validated and smelters de-duplicated, the outbound MRT is fully accurate.
Configurable dashboards and reportsOut-of-box dashboards analyze responses by metal and by supplier policy, with drag-and-drop reporting for anything custom.
Mass email with Outlook integrationSend mass communications through the system with a full audit trail, and keep contacts, calendar, tasks, and email synchronized.
Integrated CAPAIntegration with the CAPA module ensures issues requiring corrective and preventive action are tracked to closure — a key step in OECD due diligence.
Integrated supplier auditsIntegration with the Audit module folds on-site and third-party auditor findings directly into responsible-minerals management.

"Best Conflict Minerals Software we have seen"

— Multiple Fortune 500 customers and prospects

Business Benefits

Turn an annual scramble into a managed, repeatable program

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Lower compliance riskValidated, consistent data supports defensible SEC and customer reporting.

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Less manual effortAutomated outreach, validation, and roll-up eliminate spreadsheet chasing.

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Higher supplier response ratesSuppliers use the standard MRT — no portal registration or training.

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Cleaner dataRigorous validation catches the errors present in ~90% of templates.

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Faster program setupImplement in days, out-of-box, with no IT project required.

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Optional turnkey serviceHand the whole program to SupplierSoft and take it off your plate.

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