Sony states that in August 2011, it “initiated a traceability of certain product categories using the EICC/GeSI and conflict minerals reporting template, as well as joint conflict-free smelter certification programmes, as part of its on-going development of systems and measures to implement its policy against conflict minerals”. The EICC/GeSI's Smelter List includes part of minerals' smelters identified through Sony's traceability processes. Sony supports and contributes to industry initiatives such as the traceability project for tin launched in 2010 by ITRI, a tin industry organisation, to validate that the metals used in its products are not contributing to conflict and come from sustainable sources. Sony is participating in Stakeholder Engagement on Conflict Minerals and is promoting industry initiatives within the EICC and JEITA (Japan Electronics Information Technology industries Association) as part of its effort to address CSR issues relating to mineral procurement. Sony has joined the EICC but is not an active member of the Extractives Working Group. It has begun tracing but it has not published or publicly mapped smelters or suppliers, as several companies have already done. Sony has no internal policy on conflict minerals. Sony signed up to the Public Private Alliance but has neither made statements on the need for a multi-stakeholder certification process or publicly committed to implement the OECD due diligence guidelines. Sony did not issue a statement against the Chamber of Commerce lawsuit or join the multi-stakeholder submission to the SEC on conflict minerals. It did not participate in the OECD due diligence drafting or engage the public on conflict minerals.