EX-1.01 2 d302224dex101.htm EXHIBIT 1.01 EXHIBIT 1.01

Exhibit 1.01

Conflict Minerals Report

Capri Holdings Limited has included this Conflict Minerals Report as an exhibit to its Form SD in respect of the calendar year ended December 31, 2021 (“calendar 2021”) as provided for in Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Form SD (collectively, the “Conflict Minerals Rule”). The date of filing of this Conflict Minerals Report is May 27, 2022.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “we,” “its,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to Capri Holdings Limited and its consolidated subsidiaries. As used herein, “Conflict Minerals” or “3TG” are cassiterite (tin), columbite-tantalite (tantalum), gold and wolframite (tungsten), without regard to the location of origin of the minerals or derivative metals.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements in this document that refer to plans and expectations for future periods are forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “intends,” “could,” “would,” “might” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the additional steps that we intend to take to mitigate the risk that our necessary 3TG benefit armed groups. You should not place undue reliance on such statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to, the continued implementation of satisfactory traceability and other compliance measures by our direct and indirect suppliers, on a timely basis or at all, whether smelters and refiners (“SORs”) and other market participants responsibly source 3TG, and political, regulatory and economic developments, whether in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) region (the “Covered Countries”), the United States or elsewhere. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by applicable laws or regulations.

Applicability of the Conflict Minerals Rule to Our Company

We are a global fashion luxury group, consisting of iconic brands that are industry leaders in design, style and craftsmanship. Our brands (Versace, Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors) cover the full spectrum of fashion luxury categories, including women’s and men’s accessories, footwear and apparel as well as wearable technology, watches, jewelry, eyewear and a full line of fragrance products. In-scope product information in respect of calendar 2021 is provided under “Product Information” below. We believe that we are subject to the Conflict Minerals Rule because some of the products that we contract to manufacture may contain 3TG that are necessary to the functionality or production of such products.

Through the efforts described in this Conflict Minerals Report, we seek to ensure that our sourcing practices are consistent with our Conflict Minerals Policy, which is described below. With the exception of one directly owned facility located in Pistoia, Italy, we contracted to manufacture, but did not directly manufacture, products during calendar 2021. We did not directly source 3TG from mines or SORs during calendar 2021, and are many levels removed from these market participants. The efforts undertaken to identify the origin of 3TG in our products reflect our circumstances and position in the supply chain, and we work with our direct suppliers so that they may provide us with accurate information about the origin of necessary 3TG minerals in the products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture.

 

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Our Conflict Minerals Policy

We are opposed to human rights abuses such as those that are occurring in connection with the mining of certain minerals from locations in the DRC. We also take our obligations under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and the laws in countries in which we operate seriously, including our compliance obligations under the Conflict Minerals Rule. In addition, we are committed to principles of ethical business practice and recognition of the dignity of others, including the responsible sourcing of 3TG, and we expect that our suppliers share this commitment.

In furtherance of the foregoing, we have adopted and communicated to our suppliers and the public a Company policy (the “Conflict Minerals Policy” or “Policy”) for determining the use and origin of 3TG in our supply chain. Our Conflict Minerals Policy is available on our website at www.capriholdings.com under the caption “Responsibility”. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Conflict Minerals Report or the Form SD and should not be considered part of this Conflict Minerals Report or the Form SD.

The Conflict Minerals Policy includes, but is not limited to, our expectations that our suppliers:

 

  1.

put in place procedures for the traceability of 3TG;

 

  2.

cooperate with our 3TG due diligence process, including by providing us, from time to time, with written certifications and other information concerning the origin of 3TG included in products and/or components supplied to us;

 

  3.

maintain reviewable business records supporting the source of 3TG;

 

  4.

adopt policies and procedures with respect to 3TG consistent with our Conflict Minerals Policy and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, including the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten and the Supplement on Gold (collectively, the “OECD Guidance”), including the adoption of a risk mitigation strategy to respond to identified risks in the supply chain, and communicate such policies and procedures to their personnel, direct suppliers and indirect suppliers; and

 

  5.

require their direct and indirect suppliers to adopt policies and procedures that are consistent with our Conflict Minerals Policy.

We do not support the embargoing of responsibly sourced 3TG from the Covered Countries or other conflict-affected and high-risk areas.

In addition, our Code of Conduct for Business Partners (the “Supplier Code of Conduct”) indicates that we encourage our suppliers that use 3TG that are necessary to the functionality or production of products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture, to source product in a socially and environmentally responsible manner and in accordance with our Conflict Minerals Policy. The Supplier Code of Conduct is available on our website at www.capriholdings.com under the caption “Responsibility”.

 

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Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

As required by the Conflict Minerals Rule, for calendar 2021, we conducted a “reasonable country of origin inquiry” (“RCOI”). We designed our RCOI in good faith to determine the origin of 3TG that are necessary to the functionality or production of products that we contract to manufacture. The results of our RCOI are discussed in Annex A to this Conflict Minerals Report. To the extent applicable, for our RCOI, we utilized the same processes and procedures as for our due diligence, particularly Steps 1 and 2 of the OECD Guidance design framework, which are described below in this Conflict Minerals Report.

We determined which of our products were in-scope or potentially in-scope for purposes of the Conflict Minerals Rule through product specifications, visual inspection, supplier inquiries and other information known to us. We also considered the degree of influence that we exercised over the materials, parts and components of the products. Our outreach included 468 suppliers that produce in-scope or potentially in-scope products (the “Suppliers”).

Pursuant to the Conflict Minerals Rule, based on the results of our RCOI, we exercised due diligence for calendar 2021. These due diligence efforts are discussed below.

Due Diligence Program Design and Execution

Design Framework

We designed our due diligence measures relating to 3TG to conform with, in all material respects, the criteria set forth in the OECD Guidance.

Selected Elements of Compliance Program

The OECD Guidance has established a five-step framework for due diligence as a basis for responsible global supply chain management of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. Selected elements of our compliance program are discussed below. However, these are not all of the discrete elements of the program that we have put in place to provide for the responsible sourcing of 3TG contained in our products. The headings below conform to the headings used in the OECD Guidance for each of the five steps.

 

  1.

OECD Guidance Step One: “Establish strong company management systems”

 

  a.

We have a Conflict Minerals Policy and Supplier Code of Conduct, as described earlier in this Conflict Minerals Report. The Conflict Minerals Policy is communicated internally by email and Intranet. The Conflict Minerals Policy is also communicated to suppliers utilizing our web-based compliance management software and is posted on our website.

 

  b.

We have a team under the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Sustainability Officer charged with managing our 3TG compliance program. The following functional areas are represented on the working group: Global Social Compliance; Production/Licensing; Internal Audit; and Legal. Appropriate members of these functional areas are educated on the Conflict Minerals Rule, the OECD Guidance, our Policy and our compliance program, including the procedures for reviewing and validating supplier responses to our inquiries.

 

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  c.

We have a Standard Operating Procedure that contains standard processes, timelines and communications for our compliance with the Conflict Minerals Rule.

 

  d.

We utilize the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the “CMRT”) developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (the “RMI”) to identify SORs in our supply chain.

 

  e.

Supplier requests for a completed CMRT are accompanied by the Conflict Minerals Policy or include a link to the Policy.

 

  f.

We consider on an ongoing basis whether any suppliers may benefit from receiving training or orientation materials concerning the Conflict Minerals Rule, the OECD Guidance, the Conflict Minerals Policy and/or our survey process. If so, we arrange for the relevant supplier(s) to receive those materials and/or recommend training or informational resources to those supplier(s).

 

  g.

We maintain records relating to 3TG due diligence, including records of our due diligence processes, findings and resulting decisions, in an electronic database. Our policy is to maintain these records for at least five years.

 

  h.

We have an anonymous email mailbox for employees, suppliers and other interested parties to report violations of our Conflict Minerals Policy. The email address is conflictmineralscompliance@capriholdings.com. We also have a confidential hotline through which parties may report violations. The country-specific hotline telephone numbers are set forth in the Annex to our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics available on our website at www.capriholdings.com under the caption “Responsibility”. The foregoing serve as our grievance reporting mechanisms.

 

  2.

OECD Guidance Step Two: “Identify and assess risk in the supply chain”

 

  a.

We requested through our web-based compliance management software that the Suppliers provide us with information, through the completion of a CMRT, concerning the usage and source of 3TG in their products as well as their related compliance efforts. We sent requests to 480 Suppliers to provide us with a completed CMRT. We followed up by email or phone with all Suppliers that did not respond to the request within the specified time frame. We requested that the Suppliers furnish us with a completed template at the product level. We received responses from approximately 97% of the Suppliers.

 

  b.

We reviewed the responses received from the Suppliers for completeness, accuracy, reasonableness, credibility and “red flags” using written guidelines that we have developed. We followed up by email or phone with the Suppliers that submitted a response that was rejected under our written guidelines, requesting the Supplier submit an updated or corrected CMRT.

 

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  c.

SOR information provided by the Suppliers was reviewed against the Smelter Look-up tab list of the CMRT. To the extent that a SOR identified by a Supplier was not on that list, we took additional steps to attempt to determine whether the listed entity is a SOR.

 

  d.

SOR information provided by the Suppliers also was reviewed against the lists of Conformant and Active (both as later defined) SORs published by the RMI. To the extent that a SOR identified by a Supplier was not listed as Conformant by the RMI, we requested further information from the Supplier or consulted publicly available information to determine whether the SOR obtained 3TG from sources that directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in a Covered Country.

 

  3.

OECD Guidance Step Three: “Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks”

 

  a.

Our 3TG compliance team reported the findings of its supply chain risk assessment to our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Sustainability Officer.

 

  b.

If our due diligence does not result in a reasonable belief that the applicable 3TG originated outside of the Covered Countries or came from recycled or scrap sources, we assess the risk that the 3TG may benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries.

 

  c.

Under our written procedures, risk mitigation measures include escalation of the supplier inquiry process, working with the supplier to establish a corrective action plan and possible termination of the supplier relationship.

 

  4.

OECD Guidance Step Four: “Carry out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain”

To that extent that SORs of 3TG in our supply chain are identified to us, we utilize and rely on information made publicly available by the RMI concerning independent third-party audits of SORs to assess SOR due diligence and to determine whether the SOR is Conformant.

 

  5.

OECD Guidance Step Five: “Report on supply chain due diligence”

We file a Form SD and a Conflict Minerals Report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and make these documents available on our website.

Product Information; Identified Smelters and Refiners

For calendar 2021, the following categories of products that may include tin, tantalum, tungsten and/or gold were potentially in-scope:

 

   

women’s and men’s accessories, including handbags and small leather goods

 

   

footwear

 

   

ready-to-wear, including womenswear, menswear, swimwear and outerwear

 

   

wearable technology

 

   

watches

 

   

jewelry

 

   

eyewear

 

   

home furnishings

 

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For a further discussion of our products, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 27, 2021 (the “Annual Report”). The information contained in our Annual Report is not incorporated by reference into our Form SD or this Conflict Minerals Report and should not be considered part of this report or the Form SD.

We endeavored to determine the mine or location of origin of the 3TG contained in our in-scope products by requesting that the Suppliers provide us with a completed CMRT at the product level and through the other measures described in this Conflict Minerals Report.

In connection with our RCOI or due diligence, as applicable, the Suppliers identified to us the facilities listed on Annex A as potentially having processed the necessary 3TG contained in our potentially in-scope products for calendar 2021. Due to our position in the supply chain, we rely on the Suppliers for accurate SOR information. Our due diligence measures cannot provide absolute certainty regarding the source and chain of custody of the necessary 3TG contained in our potentially in-scope products for calendar 2021. Many of the Suppliers provided company level CMRT declarations rather than product level declarations. Therefore, we do not know if the SORs identified in these declarations relate specifically to products those Suppliers made for us.

Of the 286 SORs identified to us by our Suppliers, a substantial portion were identified by a single Supplier that manufactures watches and jewelry for us (including connected devices). We have not been able to confirm that all of the SORs identified by this Supplier actually processed the 3TG in our products, and given the large number of identified SORs, we believe that the SOR list provided by that Supplier is likely over-inclusive.

Please see the notes accompanying Annex A for additional information relevant to the table below. The number of Conformant SORs reflected in the table exceeds the number of unique Conformant SORs reported because some SORs processed more than one 3TG mineral.

 

     Conformant      Active      On Smelter
Look-up List
Tab Only
 

Tantalum (Total Unique SORs = 18)

     17        0        1  

Tin (Total Unique SORs = 79)

     56        6        17  

Tungsten (Total Unique SORs = 27)

     24        2        1  

Gold (Total Unique SORs = 162)

     102        5        55  

Additional Risk Mitigation Efforts

We intend to take the following additional steps in respect of the calendar year ending December 31, 2022 (“calendar 2022”) to mitigate the risk that our necessary in-scope 3TG benefit armed groups, to the extent applicable:

 

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  1.

Encourage Suppliers that provided company-level information for calendar 2021 to provide product level information for calendar 2022 through ongoing outreach with these Suppliers.

 

  2.

Engage with Suppliers that provided incomplete responses or that did not provide responses for calendar 2021 to provide requested information for calendar 2022.

 

  3.

Provide additional materials, informational resources and/or training to selected suppliers.

 

  4.

Communicate to new potentially in-scope suppliers our sourcing expectations, including through the dissemination of the Conflict Minerals Policy. In addition, as new in-scope suppliers are added, work with these suppliers to ensure that they understand the requirements of our Conflict Minerals Policy, the Conflict Minerals Rule and the OECD Guidance.

All of the foregoing steps are in addition to the steps that we took in respect of our calendar 2021 inquiry described earlier in this Conflict Minerals Report, which we intend to continue to take in respect of our calendar 2022 inquiry to the extent applicable.

 

 

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Annex A

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Annex have the meanings indicated in our Conflict Minerals Report.

In connection with our RCOI or due diligence, as applicable, our Suppliers identified to us the SORs listed below as potentially having processed the necessary 3TG contained in our potentially in-scope products in calendar 2021. As noted earlier in this Conflict Minerals Report, a substantial portion of the 286 SORs listed below were identified only by a single Supplier that manufactures watches and jewelry for us (including connected devices).

 

Mineral

  

SOR Name

  

SOR Location

  

Status

Gold    8853 S.p.A.    ITALY    Conformant
Gold    Advanced Chemical Company    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Gold    Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Al Etihad Gold LLC    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES    Conformant
Gold    Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.    GERMANY    Conformant
Gold    Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)    UZBEKISTAN    Conformant
Gold    AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao    BRAZIL    Conformant
Gold    Argor-Heraeus S.A.    SWITZERLAND    Conformant
Gold    Asahi Pretec Corp.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.    CANADA    Conformant
Gold    Asahi Refining USA Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Gold    Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Aurubis AG    GERMANY    Conformant
Gold    BALORE REFINERSGA    INDIA    Conformant
Gold    Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)    PHILIPPINES    Conformant
Gold    Boliden AB    SWEDEN    Conformant
Gold    C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG    GERMANY    Conformant
Gold    CCR    CANADA    Conformant
Gold    Cendres + M?taux SA    SWITZERLAND    Conformant

 

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Gold    Chimet S.p.A.    ITALY    Conformant
Gold    China Henan Zhongyuan Gold Smelter    CHINA    Conformant
Gold    Chugai Mining    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Do Sung Corporation    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF    Conformant
Gold    Doduco    GERMANY    Conformant
Gold    Dowa    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Emirates Gold DMCC    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES    Conformant
Gold    Fujian Zijin mining stock company gold smelter    CHINA    Conformant
Gold    Geib Refining Corporation    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Gold    HeeSung Metal Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF    Conformant
Gold    Heimerle + Meule GmbH    GERMANY    Conformant
Gold    Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong    CHINA    Conformant
Gold    Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG    GERMANY    Conformant
Gold    Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Gold    Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Istanbul Gold Refinery    TURKEY    Conformant
Gold    Italpreziosi    ITALY    Conformant
Gold    Japan Mint    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    JCC    CHINA    Conformant
Gold    JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Kazzinc    KAZAKHSTAN    Conformant
Gold    Kennecott Utah Copper LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Gold    KGHM Polska Miedz S.A.    POLAND    Conformant
Gold    Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant

 

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Gold    Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF    Conformant
Gold    Kosak Seiren    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    L’Orfebre S.A.    ANDORRA    Conformant
Gold    LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF    Conformant
Gold    Marsam Metals    BRAZIL    Conformant
Gold    Materion    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Gold    Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.    SOUTH AFRICA    Conformant
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.    SINGAPORE    Conformant
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Gold    Metalor Technologies S.A.    SWITZERLAND    Conformant
Gold    Metalor USA Refining Corporation    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Gold    Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.    MEXICO    Conformant
Gold    Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.    INDIA    Conformant
Gold    Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.    TURKEY    Conformant
Gold    Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat    UZBEKISTAN    Conformant
Gold    NH Recytech Company    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF    Conformant
Gold    Nihon Material Co., Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH    AUSTRIA    Conformant
Gold    Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    PAMP S.A.    SWITZERLAND    Conformant
Gold    Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA    CHILE    Conformant
Gold    PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk    INDONESIA    Conformant
Gold    PX Precinox S.A.    SWITZERLAND    Conformant

 

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Gold    Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.    SOUTH AFRICA    Conformant
Gold    Remondis Argentia B.V.    NETHERLANDS    Conformant
Gold    Royal Canadian Mint    CANADA    Conformant
Gold    SAAMP    FRANCE    Conformant
Gold    Safimet S.p.A    ITALY    Conformant
Gold    SAFINA A.S.    CZECHIA    Conformant
Gold    Samdok Metal    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF    Conformant
Gold    SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.    SPAIN    Conformant
Gold    Shan Dong Huangjin    CHINA    Conformant
Gold    Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Gold    Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Gold    Singway Technology Co., Ltd.    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA    Conformant
Gold    Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA    Conformant
Gold    Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF    Conformant
Gold    T.C.A S.p.A    ITALY    Conformant
Gold    Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Gold    Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn    KAZAKHSTAN    Conformant
Gold    Torecom    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF    Conformant
Gold    Umicore Precious Metals Refining Hoboken    BELGIUM    Conformant
Gold    Umicore Precious Metals Thailand    THAILAND    Conformant
Gold    United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Gold    Valcambi S.A.    SWITZERLAND    Conformant

 

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Gold    Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)    AUSTRALIA    Conformant
Gold    WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH    GERMANY    Conformant
Gold    Yamakin Co., Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant
Gold    Abington Reldan Metals, LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Active
Gold    Alexy Metals    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Active
Gold    Augmont Enterprises Private Limited    INDIA    Active
Gold    C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS    COLOMBIA    Active
Gold    GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.    INDIA    Active
Gold    African Gold Refinery    UGANDA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Anhui Tongling Nonferrous Metal Mining Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    ATAkulche    TURKEY    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    AU Traders and Refiners    SOUTH AFRICA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Caridad    MEXICO    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.    INDIA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    CHALCO Yunnan Copper Co. Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    DEGUSSA    GERMANY    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Federal State Unitary Enterprise Moscow Special Processing Plant (FSUE MZSS)    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.    ZIMBABWE    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    FSE Novosibirsk Refinery    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only

 

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Gold    Fujairah Gold FZC    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Gold Coast Refinery    GHANA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Great Wall Precious Metals Co,. LTD.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Guangdong Gaoyao Co    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    International Precious Metal Refiners    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    JALAN & Company    INDIA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    JSC Uralelectromed    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Kaloti Precious Metals    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Kazakhmys Smelting LLC    KAZAKHSTAN    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Kyrgyzaltyn JSC    KYRGYZSTAN    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    L’azurde Company For Jewelry    SAUDI ARABIA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    LinBao Gold Mining    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only

 

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Gold    Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Modeltech Sdn Bhd    MALAYSIA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Morris and Watson    NEW ZEALAND    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet)    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Pease & Curren    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    QG Refining, LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Sabin Metal Corp.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Sai Refinery    INDIA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Samwon Metals Corp.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH    GERMANY    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Shandong Tarzan Bio-Gold Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Shyolkovsky    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Sovereign Metals    INDIA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology    LITHUANIA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Sudan Gold Refinery    SUDAN    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only

 

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Gold    Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Gold    Tony Goetz NV    BELGIUM    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tantalum    Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tantalum    D Block Metals, LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Tantalum    F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tantalum    FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tantalum    Global Advanced Metals Boyertown    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Tantalum    Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.    China    Conformant
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.    THAILAND    Conformant
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Ltd.    JAPAN    Conformant
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    GERMANY    Conformant
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH    GERMANY    Conformant
Tantalum    JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tantalum    Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tantalum    Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tantalum    NPM Silmet AS    ESTONIA    Conformant
Tantalum    Telex Metals    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Tantalum    Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC    KAZAKHSTAN    Conformant
Tantalum    Exotech Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    Alpha    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Tin    Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tin    Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tin    China Tin (Hechi)    CHINA    Conformant
Tin    CRM Synergies    SPAIN    Conformant

 

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Tin    Dowa    JAPAN    Conformant
Tin    EM Vinto    BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)    Conformant
Tin    Estanho de Rondonia S.A.    BRAZIL    Conformant
Tin    Fenix Metals    POLAND    Conformant
Tin    Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tin    Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tin    Gejiu Zi-Li    CHINA    Conformant
Tin    Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tin    HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tin    Hulterworth Smelter    MALAYSIA    Conformant
Tin    Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tin    Luna Smelter, Ltd.    RWANDA    Conformant
Tin    Ma’anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tin    Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.    BRAZIL    Conformant
Tin    Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)    MALAYSIA    Conformant
Tin    Metallic Resources, Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Tin    Metallo Belgium N.V.    BELGIUM    Conformant
Tin    Metallo Spain S.L.U.    SPAIN    Conformant
Tin    Mineracao Taboca S.A.    BRAZIL    Conformant
Tin    Minsur    PERU    Conformant
Tin    Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    JAPAN    Conformant
Tin    O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.    THAILAND    Conformant
Tin    O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.    PHILIPPINES    Conformant
Tin    Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.    BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)    Conformant
Tin    PT Artha Cipta Langgeng    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Babel Inti Perkasa    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari    INDONESIA    Conformant

 

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Tin    PT Bangka Serumpun    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Bukit Timah    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Cipta Persada Mulia    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Menara Cipta Mulia    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Mitra Stania Prima    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Prima Timah Utama    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Rajehan Ariq    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Refined Bangka Tin    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Timah Tbk Kundur    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Timah Tbk Mentok    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    PT Tinindo Inter Nusa    INDONESIA    Conformant
Tin    Resind Ind e Com Ltda.    BRAZIL    Conformant
Tin    Rui Da Hung    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA    Conformant
Tin    Soft Metais Ltda.    BRAZIL    Conformant
Tin    Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    VIET NAM    Conformant
Tin    Thaisarco    THAILAND    Conformant
Tin    Tin Technology & Refining    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Tin    White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.    BRAZIL    Conformant
Tin    Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tin    Yunnan Tin Company Limited    CHINA    Conformant
Tin    CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda    BRAZIL    Active
Tin    CV Venus Inti Perkasa    INDONESIA    Active
Tin    PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera    INDONESIA    Active
Tin    PT Sukses Inti Makmur    INDONESIA    Active
Tin    PT Timah Nusantara    INDONESIA    Active

 

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Tin    Super Ligas    BRAZIL    Active
Tin    An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company    VIET NAM    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company    VIET NAM    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.    BRAZIL    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    Modeltech Sdn Bhd    MALAYSIA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company    VIET NAM    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    Pongpipat Company Limited    MYANMAR    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited    INDIA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera    INDONESIA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    PT Panca Mega Persada    INDONESIA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    PT Tirus Putra Mandiri    INDONESIA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    PT Tommy Utama    INDONESIA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company    VIET NAM    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC    VIET NAM    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tin    Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only
Tungsten    A.L.M.T. Corp.    JAPAN    Conformant
Tungsten    Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.    VIET NAM    Conformant
Tungsten    Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant

 

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Tungsten    Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tungsten    Cronimet Brasil Ltda    BRAZIL    Conformant
Tungsten    Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tungsten    Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tungsten    GEM Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tungsten    Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Tungsten    Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tungsten    H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    GERMANY    Conformant
Tungsten    H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH    GERMANY    Conformant
Tungsten    Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tungsten    Hydrometallurg, JSC    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    Conformant
Tungsten    Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tungsten    Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tungsten    Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tungsten    Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tungsten    Kennametal Huntsville    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Tungsten    Masan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)    VIET NAM    Conformant
Tungsten    Niagara Refining LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    Conformant
Tungsten    Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG    AUSTRIA    Conformant
Tungsten    Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tungsten    Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA    Conformant
Tungsten    Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.    BRAZIL    Active
Tungsten    NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    Active
Tungsten    Artek LLC    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    Smelter Look-up List Tab Only

 

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We note the following in connection with the information in the table:

 

  (a)

Not all of the included SORs may have processed the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products. Some Suppliers may have reported SORs that were not in our supply chain due to over-inclusiveness in the information received from their suppliers or for other reasons. In addition, the SORs reflected above may not include all of the SORs in our supply chain, since some Suppliers did not identify all of the SORs used to process the necessary 3TG content contained in our in-scope products and because not all Suppliers responded to our inquiries, as discussed above.

 

  (b)

All information in the table is as of May 18, 2022.

 

  (c)

“Conformant” means that a SOR has successfully completed an assessment against the applicable Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”) standard or an equivalent cross-recognized assessment. Included SORs were not necessarily Conformant for all or part of calendar 2021 and may not continue to be Conformant for any future period.

 

  (d)

“Active” means that the SOR is currently engaged in the RMAP but a conformance determination has yet to be made.

 

  (e)

“Smelter Look-up List Tab Only” means that a SOR is listed on the Smelter Look-up list tab of the CMRT, but is not listed as “Conformant” or “Active.” The RMI notes on its website that the operational impacts of COVID-19 have led to postponements of some RMAP assessments. The RMI website also notes that, due to the eligibility criteria for an RMAP assessment, SORs are sometimes removed from the Conformant list because they are no longer operational and not because they are non-conformant to the standard.

 

  (f)

The compliance status reflected in the table is based solely on information made publicly available by the RMI, without independent verification by us.

 

  (g)

SOR location is the location of the smelter or refiner.

Country of Origin Information

The countries of origin of the 3TG processed by the Conformant SORs listed above may include the countries listed below, as well as possibly other countries.

 

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belgium

Benin

Bolivia

Botswana

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi*

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cyprus

Democratic Republic of the Congo*

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Eritrea

  

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

French Guiana

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Guatemala

Guinea

Guyana

Honduras

India

Indonesia

Ivory Coast

Japan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Liberia

Madagascar

Malaysia

  

Mali

Mauritania

Mexico

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Oman

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Philippines

Portugal

Russian Federation

Rwanda*

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

  

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Solomon Islands

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sudan

Suriname

Swaziland

Sweden

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania*

Thailand

Turkey

Uganda*

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland

United States of America

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Zimbabwe

 

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*

Represents a Covered Country.

In addition, some of the listed Conformant SORs may have processed 3TG originating from recycled or scrap sources.

For calendar 2021, we were not able to determine the possible countries of origin of the 3TG processed by any of the SORs listed as “Active” or “On Smelter Look-up List Tab Only.”

 

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