Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy
Conflict-Free Minerals Policy
The Company is committed to corporate social responsibility. We are committed to ensuring that the gold (Au), tantalum (Ta), tin (Sn), tungsten (W), cobalt (Co) and mica contained in our products do not directly or indirectly finance armed conflict, or contribute to serious human rights abuses, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or its adjoining countries.
The adjoining countries include the Republic of the Congo, Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, as well as any new country or region that comprises all or part of the territory of the foregoing.
To implement this commitment, the Company will:
1. Establish and maintain a due diligence process with reference to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas;
2. Require suppliers to provide the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) and the Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT), and trace minerals to the smelter or refiner level;
3. Give preference to smelters and refiners that have been audited as conformant under the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP);
4. Conduct additional risk assessment on minerals sourced from conflict-affected and high-risk areas and, where non-conformance is identified, require corrective action within a specified time or, where necessary, terminate sourcing;
5. Review and update this policy periodically.