Sony, Amazon Cannot Verify 2025 Mineral Sourcing as Microsoft, Apple Back Conflict-Free Supply Chains
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Updated · Kotaku · Jun 5
Sony, Amazon Cannot Verify 2025 Mineral Sourcing as Microsoft, Apple Back Conflict-Free Supply Chains
1 articles · Updated · Kotaku · Jun 5
Summary
Sony and Amazon still could not clearly verify whether 2025 tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold in some products funded armed groups, leaving them the weakest performers in the latest conflict-minerals disclosures.
Sony said only 68% of its smelters and refiners were audit-compliant for a second straight year, and it could not determine the location of 45 non-compliant facilities.
Amazon said some suppliers were still determining country-of-origin and facility data, and it was unable to validate the accuracy of its own smelter list despite saying it found no sourcing that benefited armed groups.
Microsoft reported 266 smelters and refiners, with 85% audited or in process, and said it found no reasonable basis to conclude any 2025 sourcing financed conflict; Apple made a similar statement but omitted its usual detailed exhibit.
The filings, required under Dodd-Frank conflict-minerals rules, suggest most major gaming and tech hardware companies improved or maintained due diligence in 2025, even as transparency remained uneven.