In a recent announcement, the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) announced their intention to phase out the Cobalt Reporting Template (CRT) and Mica Reporting Template (MRT) by the end of March 2022.
As an alternative to using the respective templates for the various minerals included within the software, the RMI released the Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT) in October 2021. As a result of the discontinuation of the CRT and MRT, manufacturers will be forced to switch over to the EMRT instead.
The CRT and MRT webpages will be taken offline after March 31, 2022, and the templates will no longer be available to the public.
What is EMRT?
On 20 October 2021, the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) and the IPC 1755 standards committee published the Extended Mineral Reporting Template (EMRT). The Cobalt Report Template (CRT) and Mica Reporting Template (MRT) are being merged into the Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT) in order that exploration companies can gather information on Cobalt and Mica as part of the due diligence process.
Furthermore, the EMRT represents a transition from mineral-specific individual templates in order to demonstrate a more holistic approach toward managing minerals responsibly. A key objective of EMRT is the fact that, as corporate social responsibility (CSR) matures, further minerals will need additional scrutiny, and industry needs a template designed to evolve and should be adoptable by nature.
With ComplianceXL, manufacturers can use our managed solution for minerals reporting with access to a dedicated supplier engagement team. We offer manufacturers a solution with updated RMI guidelines for EMRT, including data collection and reporting for cobalt and mica due diligence.
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