August 26, 2026
The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) certifies, through its Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), the tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold and battery-mineral smelters used across electronics, medical device and auto manufacturing supply chains. Global buyers rely on that certification to document forced-labor-free supply chains. On 5 August 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) designated the RBA as a target of retaliatory countermeasures under Beijing's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (AFSL).