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Green Status Pro, the leading provider of Conflict Minerals Reporting services, demonstrated that it supports CMRT Version 4.10. Version 4.10 was published on April 29, 2016, by the CFSI (Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative.)

Green Status Pro, Responsible Trade and Elm Sustainability Partners LLC, conflict minerals reporting industry experts, have announced that they will lead a limited number of webinars to assist compliance professionals prepare their corporate Conflict Minerals Disclosure. These webinars are being offered as just-in-time learning opportunities for corporations covered by Dodd-Frank Section 1502, the Conflict Minerals Rule, that are required to file their Disclosures with the SEC by May 31, 2016.

On November 16, 2015, the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) released a new version (4.01b) of its industry-standard Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT.) In conjunction with this release, the CFSI stated: "Suppliers responding to new requests should use the latest version (CMRT 4.01b)."

The Conflict Minerals Rule as defined by Dodd-Frank Section 1502 and the SEC's administration of the Act requires approximately 1,300 US public corporations to conduct a reasonable country of origin inquiry (RCOI) regarding the source of gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten in their products. In today's global economy, this RCOI requirement means that over 20,000 manufacturers who are part of the covered corporations' supply chains must report to their customers their source of conflict minerals. The majority of these 20,000 manufacturers are either private companies or located outside the U.S. Most do not have the resources to adequately satisfy their customers' reporting requirements.

Green Status Pro announces a new, unique Conflict Minerals RCOI Reporting Service for executives responsible for approving and certifying their company's SEC-mandated Conflict Minerals Reports. Green Status Pro's Complete RCOI Reporting Service 2015 is ideal for companies that are committed to meeting their conflict minerals regulatory obligations at the lowest cost and with the greatest accuracy.

Green Status Pro, the leader in Conflict Minerals Reporting Automation, is now offering a 2014 Year-End Conflict Minerals RCOI Reporting Service. Only Green Status Pro’s service automates the processing of all the CFSI Versions 2.0 through 3.02 utilizing the latest Standard Smelter List, published November 7, 2014. The CFSI recommends that companies use this Smelter List for 2014 due diligence reference checks. Incorporating this reference list into an automated validation and reporting system allows the estimated 20,000 manufacturers who must report their source and custody of conflict minerals to generate the 100% accurate RCOI reports required by the SEC for achieving compliance with Dodd-Frank Section 1502.

Green Status Pro, the leader in Conflict Minerals Reporting Automation, announces that its Ingestor™ is the first Conflict Minerals Reporting software service to incorporate CMRT Version 3.02 into RCOI (Reasonable Country of Origin) reporting. Only Ingestor’s technology can generate the 100% accurate RCOI reports required by the SEC for achieving compliance with Dodd-Frank Section 1502.

Ernst & Young and Green Status Pro will deliver a free webinar on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, 1 PM EDT, focusing on best practices for Managing Crises in Conflict Minerals Supply Chains. This webinar is for business executives who are responsible for managing conflict minerals supply chain sustainability during the current turmoil, preparing their corporations today for the SEC-mandated conflict minerals independent private sector audit (IPSA), and overcoming the crisis in accurate conflict minerals reporting caused by the incompatibilities between CMRT versions 2 and 3.

Green Status Pro, the leader in Conflict Minerals Reporting Automation, is distributing for free a concise e-book describing industry best practices. Written by Rob Kasameyer, president of Green Status Pro, Conflict Mineral Reporting: 12 Lessons Learned for 2014 identifies the initiatives industry leaders are putting in place to comply with the requirements of Dodd-Frank Section 1502 and the SEC Conflict Minerals Final Rule. This free e-book can be downloaded by clicking here.

Green Status Pro’s Conflict Minerals automated reporting system now supports CMRT 3.01. Green Status Pro’s web-based service is the first to process version 3.01 plus all version 2.0 templates, digitally validating and reporting supplier and supply-chain smelter information, as required by the SEC rules.