Hewlett Packard (HP) acknowledges receipt of your letter request on April 9, 2012 regarding concern for “Conflict Minerals”. HP has modified our Supplier Social and Environmental Responsibility Policy to include conflict-free minerals and modified our General Specification for the Environment. Additionally, HP has requested our suppliers to use the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template to respond to HP with the smelters in … Continue reading
By Matt Thorn, COO and Co-Founder, Source 44 When retailers and manufacturers learned of Section 1502 in 2010, they knew it would have a far-reaching impact on their business practices. Never before had regulations existed that required a company to understand its entire supply chain, from mines to marketplace, to discover the origins of every … Continue reading
… The issue of conflict minerals is well known in the electronics and other industries and is extremely complex. Resolution will require the commitment and cooperation of businesses, governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Huawei does not procure nor support the use of conflict minerals. Huawei requires all suppliers not to procure conflict minerals. Huawei also … Continue reading
We are taking steps to develop and implement a policy prohibiting use of cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), coltan (tantalum ore) and gold, or their derivatives, whose extraction or trade supports conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo or adjoining countries, and/or contributes to inhumane treatment, including human trafficking, slavery, forced labor, child labor, … Continue reading
The World Gold Council, whose members comprise the world’s leading gold mining companies, today unveils its “Exposure Draft” of the Conflict-Free Gold Standard. The objective of the Standard is to create absolute trust that the gold produced under its guidelines neither fuels armed conflict, nor funds armed groups, nor contributes to human rights abuses associated … Continue reading
… Brooks, like most capital equipment manufacturers, uses certain of these conflict minerals in the manufacturing of its products. As a result, Brooks has begun preparing for compliance with the reporting requirements based on the draft SEC rules. This preparation includes identifying all conflict minerals contained in each Brooks product, identifying the direct source from … Continue reading
… Alcatel-Lucent is “focused on its sphere of direct influence, the supply chain downstream from the minerals smelter, by leveraging existing collaborative initiatives to address the conflic tminerals issue through: Raising suppliers awareness of conflict minerals and having them identify the smelters that process the minerals they purchase; Determining if identified smelters are ‘conflict-free’ by … Continue reading
FINAL DRAFT SUPPLEMENT ON GOLD, VERSION 3.0 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction and scope …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 Definitions ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5 Step 1: Establish strong company management systems……………………………………………………………….11 Section I – General recommendations for all companies in the gold supply chain …………………………..11 Section II – Specific recommendations ……………………………………………………………………………………….13 Step 2: Identify and assess risks in the supply chain……………………………………………………………………..16 Section … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, S.C., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) (the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, KEMET Blue Powder Corporation (“KBP”) is realigning its supplier base in anticipation of a Conflict-Free Smelter (“CFS”) compliance audit. KBP plans to eliminate all non-CFS compliant raw material … Continue reading
