"One example is the Forest Stewardship Council which is now a global timber certificationscheme which in the last 10 years has managed to certify as well manage an area of more than 25 million hectares of forest, " he said.
In particular, Clinton's leadership and gravitas are needed to implement an international certificationscheme that enables companies to trace the source of the minerals to ensure that they aren't funding armed groups, and that allows consumers to choose which companies to give business to, based on their human rights record in Congo.