EX-1.01 2 ex101conflictmineralsrepor.htm CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT Document

Exhibit 1.01










Allegion plc
Conflict Minerals Report
For the reporting period January 1 to December 31, 2020






EXHIBIT 1.01
Allegion plc
Conflict Minerals Report
For the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2020
Contents

Background ............................................................................................................................................2
Forward Looking Statements .................................................................................................................
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Covered Minerals ...................................................................................................................................3
Company Overview.................................................................................................................................4
Product Description................................................................................................................................4
Conflict Minerals Program Overview.......................................................................................................4
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry.....................................................................................................5
OECD Due Diligence Framework in Practice.........................................................................................5
STEP 1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems..................................................................6
Company Conflict Minerals Policy...........................................................................................................6
Internal Team..........................................................................................................................................6
Grievance Mechanism............................................................................................................................8
STEP 2: Identify and Assess Risks in the Supply Chain.........................................................................8
Scope……………………………………………………………………………………………........................8
Execution................................................................................................................................................9
STEP 3: Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks...........................................12
STEP 4: Independent Third-Party Audit of Smelter/Refiner’s Due Diligence Practices..........................12
STEP 5: Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence.....................................................................13
2020 Results...........................................................................................................................................14
Due Diligence Determination..................................................................................................................14
Independent Private Sector Audit...........................................................................................................15
Future Initiatives.....................................................................................................................................15
Reported Entities....................................................................................................................................15
Definitions...............................................................................................................................................25




Background

This Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD of Allegion plc ("Allegion," "we," "us" or the “Company") for the year ended December 31, 2020 was prepared to comply with the final rule regarding sourcing of conflict minerals under Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("the Dodd-Frank Act"). Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), adopted pursuant to Section 1502 the Dodd-Frank Act, was approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 22, 2012, and imposes annual reporting requirements on SEC reporting companies relating to the presence of conflict minerals in the products that they manufacture or contract to manufacture.

The rule on conflict minerals focuses on the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC") and its adjoining countries (the “Covered Countries”), a central African region with vast mineral wealth, including reserves of conflict minerals.


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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this report, other than purely historical information, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result” or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar expressions generally intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's currently available information and our current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. They are subject to future events, risks and uncertainties - many of which are beyond the Company’s control - as well as potentially inaccurate assumptions, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information on these factors and other risks that may affect the Company's business is included in filings it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including its Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020 and in its other SEC filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Covered Minerals

The minerals covered by the SEC rules go by the name conflict minerals but are also referred to as 3TGs, an abbreviation for Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten and Gold. These conflict minerals are used in many manufactured goods across many industries, including the aerospace, appliances, automotive, electronics, jewelry, medical and tool and die industries. The term “conflict mineral” is defined in Section 1502(e)(4) of the Dodd-Frank Act as (A) columbite-tantalite, also known as coltan (the metal ore from which tantalum is extracted); cassiterite (the metal ore from which tin is extracted); gold; wolframite (the metal ore from which tungsten is extracted); or certain of their derivatives (currently limited to tin, tantalum and tungsten); or (B) any other minerals or derivatives designated by the Secretary of State in the future, although no additional minerals or derivatives have been so designated at this time.


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Company Overview

We are a global pioneer in seamless access, providing security products and solutions that keep people and their assets safe and productive. Focusing on security around the door and adjacent areas, we offer an extensive and versatile portfolio of mechanical, electronic and software products for homes, businesses, schools and institutions. We are dedicated to upholding our values, serving as a trusted partner for end-users, distributors, other innovators and the industry, and making the communities where we live and work better. We have prepared this report to satisfy the requirements of Rule 13p-1 and Form SD (collectively, the “Rule”) promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Product Description

The following categories of electronic and other products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture may contain conflict minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of such products:
Locks, keys & levers – mechanical locks, master key systems, mechanical levers and handles, padlocks;
Portable & out of home – portable and action sports locks and security, action sports lights;
Electronic access & monitoring – electronic and connected locks, access management cards, keypads, credentials, readers, software, services;
Doors, exits, openers, closers & accessories – doors, exit devices, door openers, latches, other door accessories;
Other door hardware – weather stripping, threshold solutions, hinger, lites, louvers; and
Accessibility & wellness – safety and comfort solutions, bath hardware, accessibility aids, quiet solutions.

Conflict Minerals Program Overview

As a purchaser, we are many layers removed from the mining of the conflict minerals, and we do not directly purchase raw ore or unrefined conflict minerals. We rely on collaboration with our supplier base by building awareness through training and provide support in order to identify the downstream supply chain and the originating smelter(s)/refiner(s) for the conflict minerals that ultimately are found in our products.

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This effort is both challenging and demanding, as many of our suppliers are private entities that are not directly affected by the Rule, and many times do not have the financial and human resources to comply with the requests. Furthermore, our suppliers have their own supply chains and need to collaborate with their own downstream suppliers in order provide transparency of the end-to-end supply chain and to identify the smelter(s)/refiner(s).

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

We conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) regarding the conflict minerals by utilizing the conflict minerals reporting template (“CMRT”) provided by the Responsible Business Alliance’s (RBA) and Global e-Sustainability Initiative (“GeSI”) through its Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI). Our RCOI was designed to determine whether any of the conflict minerals in our products manufactured in 2020, originated in the Covered Countries or were from recycled or scrap sources by asking our suppliers to identify the smelters and refiners of the conflict minerals contained in the products or raw materials that they supply to us. We reviewed the information our suppliers provided and compared it to publicly available information about such smelters and refiners.

OECD Due Diligence Framework in Practice

We designed our due diligence measures to conform, in all material respects, with the framework in The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (Second Edition) and the related Supplements for gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten (“the Guidance”). The Guidance identifies five steps for due diligence that should be implemented and provides guidance as to how to achieve each step. We developed our due diligence process to address each of these five steps, namely:

1.Establishing strong company management systems regarding conflict minerals;
2.Identifying and assessing risks in our supply chain;
3.Designing and implementing a strategy to respond to identified risks in our supply chain;
4.Utilizing independent third-party audits of supply chain diligence; and
5.Publicly reporting on our supply chain due diligence

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The OECD Guidance specifies that the requirements for compliance should reflect a company’s position in the supply chain. In particular, the OECD Guidance states that the implementation of due diligence should be tailored to a company’s activities and relationships and that the nature and extent of due diligence may vary based on a company’s size, products, relationships with suppliers and other factors. Due to practical difficulties associated with supply chain complexities, the OECD Guidance advises that downstream companies exercise due diligence primarily by establishing controls over their immediate suppliers. Accordingly, we rely primarily on our strategic, direct suppliers to provide information with respect to the origin of the conflict minerals contained in the components and materials supplied to us.

STEP 1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems

Company Conflict Minerals Policy

Our policy is to support the legitimate businesses within the Covered Countries, and we expect our suppliers to source conflict minerals responsibly by establishing conflict minerals compliance policies and a due diligence process to support their conflict minerals data collection efforts.

To view our complete Conflict Minerals Policy, visit our webpage located at:
https://www.allegion.com/corp/en/about/csr/sustainability-and-safety/conflict-minerals.html.

Internal Team

Our conflict minerals program is designed to conform to the internationally recognized due diligence framework of the OECD. The framework includes standard operating procedures, supplier risk segmentation, established processes for RCOI, due diligence and escalation, training and communication, as well as, an external and internal website containing our Conflict Minerals Policy with information about the regulation, email contact information, and the latest Form SD filing.

We have a global supply chain compliance team that reports up to the Vice President - Global Operations and Integrated Supply Chain and is responsible to the Corporate Secretary’s Office for the Form SD report creation, and focuses on driving the compliance efforts of the conflict minerals program, executing the procedures, and working closely with a third party regulatory compliance consulting firm to advance the maturity and sophistication of the program, and further strengthening the conformance with
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the OECD Guidance and standards. Our continued conflict minerals program maturity progress can be attributed to several successfully executed initiatives:

Attendance at conferences that include topics related to conflict minerals;
Advancing internal knowledge through continuing education;
Following any updates to relevant regulations (such as following news releases, webinars, industry initiatives);
Third party software solution and consulting services
We leveraged this software to upload related legacy documents for retention purposes and will retain the records for a period of 5 years per the OECD Guidelines
We are leveraging this software to offer training and updates for suppliers, and
We utilize their resources for benchmarking purposes.

We collaborate closely with our suppliers by developing long lasting relationships. Our supplier development team has the responsibility to qualify and develop our suppliers. This team conducts an annual review of the “Global Supplier Requirements Manual” that lays out the expectations of compliance with local, state and national regulations, including the Rule.

Further, we have a dedicated commodity management team responsible for maintaining relationships with suppliers within their assigned commodities. This team also monitors supplier performance, and selectively manages strategic relationships with preferred suppliers to help preserve the stability and longevity of the supplier relationships. Our supplier contracts contain a regulatory clause that explicitly lays out the expectations with the suppliers to comply with laws, including the Rule, and allows our company to audit and inspect data, records and other materials to evidence conflict minerals use and controls.

Per the OECD Guidelines, we retain and maintain our records for a period of five years on a company share drive system. These legacy records will be loaded into our new third-party software system, Assent Compliance Manager system (“ACM System”) and going forward we will leverage this system for record keeping purposes.

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Grievance Mechanism

Allegion has established a Helpline for ethical and compliance situations as part of our continuing efforts to ensure lawful and ethical behavior and to maintain compliance with Allegion’s Code of Conduct and Business Partner Code of Conduct, which can be found at https://www.allegion.com/corp/en/about/csr/ethics-and-compliance-program.html.

This helpline is a confidential, non-retaliatory resource for any stakeholder to inform Allegion of concerns or report findings of non-compliance by sending an e-mail or by using our third-party hotline. Reports can be made anonymously and will be kept confidential to the extent practicable and allowed by law.

Email: EthicsandCompliance@allegion.com

For the United States and Canada: (800) 461-9330

For all other countries, please visit:
https://www.allegion.com/content/dam/allegion-corp/migration/header-footer/Code_of_Conduct_for_Business_Partners_-2-25-21__English.pdf

STEP 2: Identify and Assess Risks in the Supply Chain

Scope Identification

Due to our size, the complexity of our products, and the depth, breadth, and constant evolution of our supply chain, it is difficult to identify actors upstream from our direct suppliers. Risks are identified automatically in the ACM System based on criteria established for supplier responses in the ACM System. These risks are addressed by Assent Compliance supply chain staff and members of our internal conflict minerals team who contact the supplier, gather pertinent data and perform an assessment of the supplier’s conflict minerals status.

    The primary risk we identified with respect to the reporting period ended December 31, 2020 is related to the nature of the responses received. Many of the responses received provided data at a company or divisional level or were unable to specify the smelters or refiners used for 3TG in the components supplied to Allegion. Additionally, some suppliers indicated that they received information regarding their supply chains from 50% or less of their suppliers and, therefore, they could not provide a
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comprehensive list of all smelters or refiners in their supply chains. Based on the supply chain information that we collected, we performed a risk-based approach in our due diligence that included:

Risk Identification through a commodity segmentation across the company for components (including electronic products) or products previously identified as containing, or were suspected of containing, conflict mineral(s).

Risk Assessment and prioritization based on information about purchased components or products from engineering, catalogs, sourcing managers and commodity-taxonomy definition.

Our categories were as follows:

High Concern
Electronic products / components
Materials / mechanical components containing 3TG’s

Low Concern
Mechanical products, molded components, finishing, powered coats

No Concern / Out of Scope
Plastics extrusions, foam/insulation
Packaging, paper, wood, chemicals, service provider etc.

Risk Monitoring of new suppliers and additional information, including changes in regulatory landscape. When new suppliers are identified, we conduct a risk assessment of the anticipated purchases to determine the concern level. Based on this assessment, we engage with all relevant suppliers and request that they complete and return the CMRT.

Execution

For our 2020 campaign, we retained Assent Compliance (“Assent”), our third-party service provider, to assist us in reviewing our supply chain. We initiated the campaign with a communication to our supply base authorizing Assent to solicit information from our suppliers. Next, Assent distributed a ‘campaign kick-off’ letter in multiple languages that laid out the timing of the 2020 CMRT campaign, the process, and expectations. Following the ‘campaign kick-off’, Assent provided each supplier with (in multiple languages):
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Allegion’s Conflict Minerals Policy;
Information about the conflict minerals regulations;
Training materials for the program and CMRT form (version 6.1 );
Allegion contact information and conflict minerals website; and
CMRT response deadline

We followed this pre-established process for all suppliers with reminders to complete and return the CMRT and validated the CMRT responses for completion and accuracy. In addition, we followed an escalation process for all suppliers who failed to timely complete and return the CMRT or who provided incomplete or inconsistent responses - the process included alternative communication medium (e.g., phone calls or emails from private accounts as opposed to company accounts), leveraging the commodity managers (including local commodity managers in other regions of the world) who had established relationships with the suppliers, and online research of the suppliers to see if they provided any public information regarding conflict minerals (e.g., policy or Form SD filing).

The smelter information provided by the suppliers was validated using the most recent smelter and refinery validation list from the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI). Before the validation, the lists were reviewed and scrubbed for:
Electronic component suppliers declaring NO 3TGs;
Convert old smelter identification number (“CID”) to new CID;
Remove duplicates and non-actionable submissions;
Identify the CID based on the mineral, name, location;
Remove any entries that don’t meet the RMI definition of a smelter or refiner; and
Correct misspelled smelters/refiners.

We reviewed the list to identify smelters/refiners that were participating in the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”) while a risk-based assessment was also performed on the remaining smelters/refiners in order to determine which suppliers posed increased risks in the supply chain. This risk assessment and further investigation consisted of, among other things:
Reviews of Dun and Bradstreet reports;
Checks of the Department of Commerce Conflict Mineral processing facilities;
Verification of country of origin risk as listed in the RMAP Audit Procedure; and
Internet searches.
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Assent uses three factors to determine the level of risk that each smelter poses to the supply chain by identifying red flags:
Geographic proximity to the DRC and covered countries;
Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) audit status; and
Credible evidence of unethical or conflict sourcing.

Based on these criteria Assent Compliance identified the following third-party facilities in the received CMRT responses as “Smelters of Interest”:
Tony Goetz NV - CID0002587 - Belgium
African Gold Refinery - CID003185 - Uganda
Kaloti Metals - CID002563 - UAE
Fidelity Printers - CID002515 - Zimbabwe
Sudan Refinery - CID002567 - Sudan

Through Assent Compliance, submissions that include any of the above facilities immediately produce a response instructing the supplier to take their own risk mitigation actions, including submission of a product specific CMRT to better identify the connection to components or products that they supply to us, if any, and escalating up to removal of these “Smelters of Interest” from their supply chain.

Due to our continued partnership with Assent Compliance, we were able to leverage the provider to assist us with the smelter review and country-of-origin determination for the data we collected during our due diligence and supplier campaign.

Additionally, suppliers are evaluated on program strength (further assisting in identifying risk in the supply chain). Evaluating and tracking the strength of the program meets the OECD Guidelines and can assist in making key risk mitigation decisions as the program progresses. The criteria used to evaluate the strength of the program are based on these four questions in the CMRT:

A.Have you established a conflict minerals sourcing policy?
E. Have you implemented due diligence measures for conflict-free sourcing?
G. Do you review due diligence information received from your suppliers against your company’s expectations?
H. Does your review process include corrective action management?

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When suppliers meet or exceed those criteria (Yes to at least A, E, G, and H), they are deemed to have a strong program. When suppliers do not meet those criteria, they are deemed to have a weak program. As of April 28, 2021, 14% of our responsive suppliers have been identified as having a strong program, and 11% of suppliers have been identified as having a weak program.

STEP 3: Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks

We provide periodic reports on the progress of our campaign process to our Global Supply Management leadership. On an annual basis, we provide an update to the Executive Leadership team about the state of our conflict minerals program, and have a separate meeting with the Vice President - Global Operations and Integrated Supply Chain (“VP Global Operations”) and the Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary where we review the process, efforts, challenges, milestones, and results before the final Form SD report is signed by the VP Global Operations, and filed with the SEC.

If there is a need for any meetings outside of the regular cadence to discuss emergency/escalation matters, our VP Global Operations and Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary are available at short notice. Further, we have established an oversight governing body (Conflict Minerals Risk Team) who is responsible for discussing and deciding the next steps for escalated high-risk/non-compliant suppliers (including any need for renegotiation of supplier terms, termination of supplier relationships, creation of a remediation plan, etc.). The members of the team are as indicated below. We also review with internal audit members as needed.

Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
VP Global Operations
Director, Global Supply Management
Manager, Supply Chain Compliance

STEP 4: Carry out Independent Third-Party Audit of Smelter/Refiner’s Due Diligence Practices

While we do not have a team of resources to independently audit the smelters/refiners within our supply chain, we have partnered with a ‘best-in-class’ third-party software and regulatory consulting company who perform audits and verification activities of smelters/refiners across the globe as part of their business services.

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STEP 5: Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence

This is the eighth year that we have reported on our conflict minerals program, our risk assessment and due diligence, and our results. We have experienced a significant maturity from our suppliers in relation to engagement, sophistication of data provided and overall improved transparency in the supply chain.

While progress has been made, we were unable to determine with certainty that all the conflict minerals contained in our products are from conflict free sources due to, among other things, the following:

a.     Several of our suppliers identified smelters/refiners that do not participate in the RMAP or a similar program and other suppliers failed to identify any smelter / refiner in their responses to us. Furthermore, we were unable to obtain responses from all our suppliers and other suppliers provided incomplete or inconsistent data.

b.     Many of our suppliers submitted responses that were declared on a company-wide basis (i.e., representing the smelters and refiners associated with all product offerings of the supplier that contained conflict minerals) and not specific to the materials supplied to Allegion. Therefore, in combination with multiple layers in our supply chain, we believe that these declarations might include smelters and refiners that do not provide the conflict minerals that are in our products.

As a result, we do not have sufficient information to conclusively determine the country of origin of all the conflict minerals in our products and, if such conflict minerals did originate in the Covered Countries, whether such conflict minerals were from recycled or scrap sources or were from other conflict free sources.


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2020 Results

For 2020, we reviewed 1,035 suppliers and actively engaged with 272 suppliers that we deemed relevant based on historical CMRT responses and purchases. We received CMRT responses from 142 of the identified suppliers (response rate of 52.2%) and CMRTs from an additional 107 suppliers for a total of 249 CMRT responses. All CMRTs were reviewed for completeness and accuracy. Out of the received CMRTs, 241 were validated and provided the basis for our list of “Reported Entities,” starting on page 15 of this report.

Based on the due diligence process described under the heading “OECD Due Diligence Framework in Practice” on page 5 of this report and the information provided by our suppliers, we believe, to the extent reasonably determinable by us, that the facilities used to process the conflict minerals in our products or the other sources of the conflict minerals in our products consist of the following 332 entities (listed in the Reported Entities section), and that we have categorized as follows:
237 smelters were classified as ‘RMAP Conformant’
64 smelters had a status of ‘Not Enrolled’
23 smelters are ‘RMAP Active’
8 smelters are ‘Non-Conformant’

“RMAP Conformant” means the smelter has successfully completed a Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) audit and maintains good standing in the program, through a continual validation process. These smelters or refiners (SOR’s) have the systems and processes in place to support responsible sourcing of raw materials and can provide evidence to support their sourcing activities.

Due Diligence Determination

For the reasons stated in this report, we do not have sufficient information to conclusively determine the country of origin of all the conflict minerals in our products described under the heading “Product Description” on page 4 of this report and, if such conflict minerals did originate in the Covered Countries, whether such conflict minerals were from recycled or scrap sources or were from other conflict free sources.

We have provided this information as of the date of this report. Subsequent events, such as the inability or unwillingness of any suppliers, smelters or refiners to provide us with complete information, may affect our future determinations under the Rule.
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Independent Private Sector Audit

As permitted by Rule 13p-1 and the SEC’s guidance with respect thereto, we did not obtain an independent private sector audit of this Conflict Minerals Report.

Future Initiatives

We plan to execute several initiatives to enhance our conflict minerals program, such as:
Continued education and training both for our Company and our supply chain;
Continued partnerships with industry groups and subject matter experts to define and improve best practices and build leverage over our supply chain;
Continued engagement with our suppliers to obtain current, accurate and complete information from them and their downstream supply chain; and
Continued engagement with our third-party software solution and consulting company who are working on independently verifying smelters outside of the RMI smelter certification program.


Reported Entities

MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility Location
Gold8853 S.p.A.ITALY
GoldAbington Reldan Metals, LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldAdvanced Chemical CompanyUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldAfrican Gold RefineryUGANDA
GoldAida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldAl Etihad Gold Refinery DMCCUNITED ARAB EMIRATES
GoldAlexy MetalsUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldAllgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.GERMANY
GoldAlmalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)UZBEKISTAN
GoldAngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio MineracaoBRAZIL
GoldArgor-Heraeus S.A.SWITZERLAND
GoldAsahi Pretec Corp.JAPAN
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GoldAsahi Refining Canada Ltd.CANADA
GoldAsahi Refining USA Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldAtasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.TURKEY
GoldAU Traders and RefinersSOUTH AFRICA
GoldAugmont Enterprises Private LimitedINDIA
GoldAurubis AGGERMANY
GoldBangalore RefineryINDIA
GoldBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)PHILIPPINES
GoldBoliden ABSWEDEN
GoldC. Hafner GmbH + Co. KGGERMANY
GoldC.I Metales Procesados Industriales SASCOLOMBIA
GoldCaridadMEXICO
GoldCCR Refinery - Glencore Canada CorporationCANADA
GoldCendres + Metaux S.A.SWITZERLAND
GoldCGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.INDIA
GoldChimet S.p.A.ITALY
GoldChugai MiningJAPAN
GoldDaye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.CHINA
GoldDegussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbHGERMANY
GoldDijllah Gold Refinery FZCUNITED ARAB EMIRATES
GoldDODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbHGERMANY
GoldDowaJAPAN
GoldDS PRETECH Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldDSC (Do Sung Corporation)KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East PlantJAPAN
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North PlantJAPAN
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West PlantJAPAN
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)INDIA
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)INDIA
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)INDIA
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)INDIA
GoldEmirates Gold DMCCUNITED ARAB EMIRATES
GoldFidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.ZIMBABWE
GoldFujairah Gold FZCUNITED ARAB EMIRATES
GoldGCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.INDIA
GoldGeib Refining CorporationUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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GoldGold Coast RefineryGHANA
GoldGold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldGreat Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPMCHINA
GoldGuangdong Jinding Gold LimitedCHINA
GoldGuoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldHangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldHeimerle + Meule GmbHGERMANY
GoldHeraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.CHINA
GoldHeraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KGGERMANY
GoldHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldHunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldHwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldInner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldInternational Precious Metal RefinersUNITED ARAB EMIRATES
GoldIshifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldIstanbul Gold RefineryTURKEY
GoldItalpreziosiITALY
GoldJALAN & CompanyINDIA
GoldJapan MintJAPAN
GoldJiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldJSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing PlantRUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldJSC UralelectromedRUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldJX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldK.A. RasmussenNORWAY
GoldKaloti Precious MetalsUNITED ARAB EMIRATES
GoldKazakhmys Smelting LLCKAZAKHSTAN
GoldKazzincKAZAKHSTAN
GoldKennecott Utah Copper LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldKGHM Polska Miedz Spolka AkcyjnaPOLAND
GoldKojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldKorea Zinc Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldKundan Care Products Ltd.INDIA
GoldKyrgyzaltyn JSCKYRGYZSTAN
GoldKyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAORUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldL'azurde Company For JewelrySAUDI ARABIA
GoldLingbao Gold Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldLingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINA
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GoldL'Orfebre S.A.ANDORRA
GoldLS-NIKKO Copper Inc.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldLT Metal Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldLuoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldMarsam MetalsBRAZIL
GoldMaterionUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldMatsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldMD OverseasINDIA
GoldMetal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.SOUTH AFRICA
GoldMetallix Refining Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldMetalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.CHINA
GoldMetalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.SINGAPORE
GoldMetalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.CHINA
GoldMetalor Technologies S.A.SWITZERLAND
GoldMetalor USA Refining CorporationUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldMetalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.MEXICO
GoldMitsubishi Materials CorporationJAPAN
GoldMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldMMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.INDIA
GoldModeltech Sdn BhdMALAYSIA
GoldMorris and WatsonNEW ZEALAND
GoldMoscow Special Alloys Processing PlantRUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldNadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.TURKEY
GoldNavoi Mining and Metallurgical CombinatUZBEKISTAN
GoldNH Recytech CompanyKOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldNihon Material Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldOgussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbHAUSTRIA
GoldOhura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldOJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)RUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldOJSC Novosibirsk RefineryRUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldPAMP S.A.SWITZERLAND
GoldPease & CurrenUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldPenglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldPlanta Recuperadora de Metales SpACHILE
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GoldPrioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous MetalsRUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldPT Aneka Tambang (Persero) TbkINDONESIA
GoldPX Precinox S.A.SWITZERLAND
GoldQG Refining, LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldRand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.SOUTH AFRICA
GoldRefinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldREMONDIS PMR B.V.NETHERLANDS
GoldRoyal Canadian MintCANADA
GoldSAAMPFRANCE
GoldSabin Metal Corp.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldSafimet S.p.AITALY
GoldSAFINA A.S.CZECH REPUBLIC
GoldSai RefineryINDIA
GoldSamduck Precious MetalsKOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldSamwon Metals Corp.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldSancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)COLOMBIA
GoldSAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbHGERMANY
GoldSellem Industries Ltd.MAURITANIA
GoldSEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.SPAIN
GoldShandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldShandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldShandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldShenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldShirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.INDIA
GoldSichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldSingway Technology Co., Ltd.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
GoldSOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious MetalsRUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldSolar Applied Materials Technology Corp.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
GoldSovereign MetalsINDIA
GoldState Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and TechnologyLITHUANIA
GoldSudan Gold RefinerySUDAN
GoldSumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldSungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldT.C.A S.p.AITALY
GoldTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.JAPAN
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GoldThe Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldTokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldTongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldTony Goetz NVBELGIUM
GoldTOO Tau-Ken-AltynKAZAKHSTAN
GoldTorecomKOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldUmicore Precious Metals ThailandTHAILAND
GoldUmicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals RefiningBELGIUM
GoldUnited Precious Metal Refining, Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldValcambi S.A.SWITZERLAND
GoldWestern Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)AUSTRALIA
GoldWIELAND Edelmetalle GmbHGERMANY
GoldYamakin Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldYokohama Metal Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldYunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldZhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold CorporationCHINA
TantalumAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.JAPAN
TantalumChangsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumD Block Metals, LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumExotech Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumF&X Electro-Materials Ltd.CHINA
TantalumFIR Metals & Resource Ltd.CHINA
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals AizuJAPAN
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals BoyertownUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumGuangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumH.C. Starck Co., Ltd.THAILAND
TantalumH.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbHGERMANY
TantalumH.C. Starck Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumH.C. Starck Ltd.JAPAN
TantalumH.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGERMANY
TantalumH.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbHGERMANY
TantalumHengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumJiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumJiangxi Tuohong New Raw MaterialCHINA
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TantalumJiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumJiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumJiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumKEMET Blue MetalsMEXICO
TantalumLSM Brasil S.A.BRAZIL
TantalumMetallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.INDIA
TantalumMineracao Taboca S.A.BRAZIL
TantalumMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JAPAN
TantalumNingxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumNPM Silmet ASESTONIA
TantalumPRG DooelNORTH MACEDONIA, REPUBLIC OF
TantalumQuantumCleanUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BRAZIL
TantalumSolikamsk Magnesium Works OAORUSSIAN FEDERATION
TantalumTaki Chemical Co., Ltd.JAPAN
TantalumTelex MetalsUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumUlba Metallurgical Plant JSCKAZAKHSTAN
TantalumXinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumYanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinAlphaUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TinAn Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing CompanyVIET NAM
TinChenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinChifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinChina Tin Group Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinCRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil LtdaBRAZIL
TinCRM SynergiesSPAIN
TinCV Ayi JayaINDONESIA
TinCV Venus Inti PerkasaINDONESIA
TinDongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinDowaJAPAN
TinElectro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock CompanyVIET NAM
TinEM VintoBOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
TinEstanho de Rondonia S.A.BRAZIL
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TinFenix MetalsPOLAND
TinGejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinGejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical PlantCHINA
TinGejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLCCHINA
TinGejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinGejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinGejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinGuangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinHuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinJiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.CHINA
TinLuna Smelter, Ltd.RWANDA
TinMa'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinMagnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.BRAZIL
TinMalaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)MALAYSIA
TinMelt Metais e Ligas S.A.BRAZIL
TinMetallic Resources, Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TinMetallo Belgium N.V.BELGIUM
TinMetallo Spain S.L.U.SPAIN
TinMineracao Taboca S.A.BRAZIL
TinMinsurPERU
TinMitsubishi Materials CorporationJAPAN
TinModeltech Sdn BhdMALAYSIA
TinNghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyVIET NAM
TinNovosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TinO.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.THAILAND
TinO.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.PHILIPPINES
TinOperaciones Metalurgicas S.A.BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
TinPongpipat Company LimitedMYANMAR
TinPrecious Minerals and Smelting LimitedINDIA
TinPT Aries Kencana SejahteraINDONESIA
TinPT Artha Cipta LanggengINDONESIA
TinPT ATD Makmur Mandiri JayaINDONESIA
TinPT Babel Inti PerkasaINDONESIA
TinPT Babel Surya Alam LestariINDONESIA
TinPT Bangka SerumpunINDONESIA
TinPT Bukit TimahINDONESIA
TinPT Cipta Persada MuliaINDONESIA
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TinPT Lautan Harmonis SejahteraINDONESIA
TinPT Menara Cipta MuliaINDONESIA
TinPT Mitra Stania PrimaINDONESIA
TinPT Mitra Sukses GlobalindoINDONESIA
TinPT Prima Timah UtamaINDONESIA
TinPT Rajawali Rimba PerkasaINDONESIA
TinPT Rajehan AriqINDONESIA
TinPT Refined Bangka TinINDONESIA
TinPT Stanindo Inti PerkasaINDONESIA
TinPT Sukses Inti MakmurINDONESIA
TinPT Timah NusantaraINDONESIA
TinPT Timah Tbk KundurINDONESIA
TinPT Timah Tbk MentokINDONESIA
TinPT Tinindo Inter NusaINDONESIA
TinResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BRAZIL
TinRui Da HungTAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
TinSoft Metais Ltda.BRAZIL
TinSuper LigasBRAZIL
TinThai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.VIET NAM
TinThaisarcoTHAILAND
TinTin Technology & RefiningUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TinTuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyVIET NAM
TinVQB Mineral and Trading Group JSCVIET NAM
TinWhite Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.BRAZIL
TinYunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinYunnan Tin Company LimitedCHINA
TinYunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenA.L.M.T. Corp.JAPAN
TungstenACL Metais EireliBRAZIL
TungstenAlbasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.BRAZIL
TungstenArtek LLCRUSSIAN FEDERATION
TungstenAsia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.VIET NAM
TungstenChenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenChina Molybdenum Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenChongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenCNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenCronimet Brasil LtdaBRAZIL
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TungstenFujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenGanzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenGanzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenGanzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenGanzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenGEM Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenGlobal Tungsten & Powders Corp.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TungstenGuangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenH.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGERMANY
TungstenH.C. Starck Tungsten GmbHGERMANY
TungstenHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenHunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenHydrometallurg, JSCRUSSIAN FEDERATION
TungstenJapan New Metals Co., Ltd.JAPAN
TungstenJiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenJiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenJiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenJiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenJiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenJiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenJSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TungstenKennametal FallonUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TungstenKennametal HuntsvilleUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TungstenKGETS Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
TungstenLianyou Metals Co., Ltd.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
TungstenMalipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenMasan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)VIET NAM
TungstenMoliren Ltd.RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TungstenNiagara Refining LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TungstenNPP Tyazhmetprom LLCRUSSIAN FEDERATION
TungstenPhilippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.PHILIPPINES
TungstenUnecha Refractory metals plantRUSSIAN FEDERATION
TungstenWolfram Bergbau und Hutten AGAUSTRIA
TungstenXiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.CHINA
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TungstenXiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenXinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.CHINA

Definitions

Conflict FreeSmelters or refiners that have been verified as complying with the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative’s Conflict-Free Smelter Program or an equivalent third-party audit program
Covered CountriesRefer to the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC") and any country that shares an internationally recognized border with the DRC
OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Dodd-Frank ActSection 1502(e)(4) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
CIDSmelter Identification Number
RMIResponsible Minerals Initiative
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