SA R33 (2016-2017): Prescribing Conflict-Free University Contracts

Conveyed to the President

• Resolution:
  SA R33 (2016-2017): Prescribing Conflict-Free University Contracts
• Day:
  April 22, 2017
• Action:
  Conveyed to the President
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  Dear President Pollack,
  
  I would like to convey the Student Assembly’s 33rd resolution of the year to you. This resolution urges Cornell to make verifiably conflict mineral-free purchasing decisions, a measure that other international institutions have taken in order to curb militia violence in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  
  Resolution 33 is Prescribing Conflict-Free University Contracts. This resolution was presented in collaboration with Amnesty International.
  
  This resolution requests that Cornell University clarify whether it has modified its purchasing practices in light of the August 2011 review, that the University develop a new independent survey that allows it to assess firms not covered by existing rating systems, and that the University commit to annually surveying its vendors and investments for conflict-free verification purposes. The Assembly also requests that Cornell Information Technologies shall use these surveys to confirm companies’ conflict-free statuses before renewing or finalizing contracts with them.
  
  Thank You,
  
  Jordan Berger