BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has published IPC-1755, Conflict Minerals Data Exchange Standard, giving the supply chain a list of terms and descriptions for conflict minerals data.

The new standard includes terms and definitions, descriptions of declaration classes, data requirements for a conflict minerals declaration, and provides verification guidance.

“IPC-1755 is XML-schema based,” said John Plyler, chairman of the 2-18h Conflict Minerals Data Exchange Committee and supply chain social responsibility manager at BlackBerry. “IPC-1755 will be compatible with several software tools and Version 3.0 of the CFSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. Organizations will still be able to use the template to collect information, but with the new standard, it will be much easier to exchange that information throughout the supply chain and ultimately improve industry’s effort to trace and eliminate non-conflict-free conflict minerals.”

IPC created the standard in conjunction with the Automotive Industry Action Group, the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative and the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association.

For more information, visit www.ipc.org/IPC-1755.