Responsible minerals supply chain Policy 2022
Jiangxi Tuo hong New Material Co.,Ltd
Responsible minerals supply chain Policy
Recognizing the risks of significant negative impacts from mining, trading, processing and exporting minerals in conflict-affected and high-risk areas, and recognizing our obligation to respect human rights and not contribute to conflict, we undertake to adopt and widely promote the following responsible procurement policy for minerals in conflict-affected and high-risk areas: And incorporate it into contracts and/or agreements with suppliers. This policy provides a basic reference for conflict-sensitive procurement activities and supplier risk awareness throughout the process from mining to end-user. We are committed not to engage in any activity that would finance the conflict and to abide by relevant United Nations sanctions resolutions or, where applicable, domestic laws enforcing such resolutions. The company has established a sound responsible minerals supply chain management system in accordance with the Responsible Minerals Audit Process Criteria for Tin and Tantalum, combined with the addition of the OECD Guidelines on tin, tantalum and tungsten, combined with the applicability of the five-step framework of the OECD Guidelines, including monitoring risks and incidents in the supply chain, to ensure that the raw materials purchased and used by the Company are traceable. To this end, we commit to identify and avoid the following risks in our business activities, review them annually, and make timely improvements if there are changes:
1. Serious infringement related to mineral exploitation, transportation or trade:
When purchasing or operating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas, we will neither tolerate nor in any way benefit, assist, assist or facilitate the implementation by any party of:
i) any form of torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment;
ii) any form of forced or compulsory Labour. Forced or compulsory Labour means Labour or services extracted from any individual under the threat of punishment and not provided voluntarily by that individual;
iii) the worst forms of child Labour;
iv) other gross violations and abuses of human rights, such as widespread sexual violence;
v) War crimes or other grave violations of international humanitarian law, crimes against humanity or genocide.
2. Risk management of serious infringements
If we have reasonable grounds to believe that there is a risk that an upstream supplier is purchasing from or is associated with any party committing a serious infringement under Article 1, we will immediately suspend or discontinue our cooperation with that supplier.
Iii. On direct or indirect support to non-State armed groups:
We will not tolerate any direct or indirect support to non-state armed groups through mining, transportation, trade, processing or export of minerals. Providing "direct or indirect support" to a non-State armed group through mining, transportation, trade, processing or export of minerals includes, but is not limited to, the purchase of minerals from, payment to, or otherwise logistical support or equipment for, a non-State armed group or its affiliates. These armed groups or related parties:
i) Illegally controlling mine sites or otherwise controlling transport routes, mineral trading points and upstream actors in the supply chain; 5 And/or
ii) illegally levying taxes or extorting money or minerals at the entrance to a mine site, along a transport route or at a mineral trading point; And/or
iii) Illegal taxation or extortion of middlemen, export enterprises, or international traders.
Iv. Risk Management of direct or indirect support to non-State armed Groups:
If we have reason to believe that an upstream supplier procured from or has a relationship with any party providing direct or indirect support to a non-state armed group (as defined in paragraph 3), we will immediately suspend or discontinue our cooperation with that supplier.
V. On Public or Private security forces:
1. We agree, in accordance with paragraph 10, to prevent illegal taxation or demand of money or minerals from actors who illegally control mine sites, transport routes and upstream of the supply chain, at the entrance to mine sites, along transport routes or at mineral trading points; Or provide direct or indirect support to public or private security forces that illegally collect taxes or extort money from intermediaries, exporters or international traders.
2. We recognize that the role of public or private security forces at mine sites and/or their surrounding areas and/or along transport roads is only to uphold the rule of law, including the guarantee of human rights, the protection of miners, equipment and facilities, and the protection of mine sites or transport routes from interference with legitimate mining and trade.
3. Where we or any company in our supply chain has a contract with a public or private security force, we undertake or will require that we comply with the provisions of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights in our cooperation with such security force. In particular, we will support or take steps to apply screening policies to ensure that individuals or security forces known to have committed serious human rights violations are not recruited.
4. We will support or take steps to work with central and local governments, international organizations and civil society organizations to find possible solutions on how to increase transparency, proportionality and accountability in the cost of armed security for public safety.
5. We will support or take measures to interact with local governments, international organizations and civil society organizations to avoid or minimize the negative impact of the presence of public or private security forces at mine sites on vulnerable groups, in particular small-scale miners, and, in this context, to ensure the safety of miners. The minerals in the supply chain are small workshops that are extracted by means of small workshops or small-scale mining.
Vi. Risk Management of public or Private security Forces:
If we identify a degree of such risk, we will immediately develop, adopt and implement upstream supplier and other stakeholder risk management plans, depending on the firm's location in the supply chain, to contain or reduce the risk of providing direct or indirect support to public or private security forces as described in paragraph 5. If the risk management plan does not work after six months, we will temporarily stop or discontinue cooperation with upstream suppliers. 8 We will take the same action in cases where we find that there is a certain degree of risk of violations of paragraphs 8 and 9.
7. Fraudulent misrepresentation regarding bribery and accepting bribes and the origin of minerals:
We will not offer, promise, offer or demand any bribes, and we will resist the temptation to offer bribes in order to conceal or falsify the origin of minerals, and to misstate taxes, fees and royalties payable to governments for mining, trading, processing, transportation and export of minerals.
8. Money laundering
We will support or take measures to contribute to the effective elimination of money laundering if we have reason to believe that there is a risk of money laundering arising from or associated with the extraction, trade, handling, transport or export of minerals obtained through illegal taxation or extortion at the entrance to the mine site, along the transport route, or at the location where minerals are traded by upstream suppliers.
Ix. Taxes, fees and royalties paid to the Government:
We will ensure that all legal taxes, fees and royalties related to the extraction, trade and export of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas are paid to governments, and commit to disclose such payments in accordance with the principles set out in the Extractive Industries Transparency Action Plan (EITI), based on the location of the enterprise in the supply chain.
X. Risk management of bribery, fraudulent misrepresentation of mineral origin, money laundering and taxes, fees and royalties paid to the government:
Depending on the firm's location in the supply chain, we commit to work with suppliers, central or local government authorities, international organizations, civil society and affected third parties, as appropriate, to improve or track performance with a view to taking significant steps to prevent or mitigate negative risks within a reasonable time frame. If risk mitigation measures do not work, we will temporarily stop or discontinue cooperation with upstream suppliers.
We will strictly abide by the international transportation standards of the 7 types of substances, and we will ensure that the disposal, storage and transportation of hazardous substances meet the requirements of relevant laws and regulations. We guarantee that there will be no leakage during transportation and production, so as to prevent adverse effects on the environment and human body. Risk reduction: According to international standards, Class 7 goods and non-Class 7 goods are strictly separated. In case of Class 7 goods, we will package, transport and declare such substances to ensure no leakage and no harm to human body and the environment.
Risk reduction measures: According to international standards, we should strictly distinguish between 7 types of goods and non-7 types of goods, and refrain from purchasing 7 types of goods (the content of a single radioactive element exceeds 10Bq/g).
Xii. Responsible Mineral Supply Chain Declaration Contact information: the relevant parties received in the process of the responsible mineral supply chain
Information on concerns related to mining, trade, processing and export conditions.
Contact person: Huang Yan Appeal Tel: 0795-3259660 Email: [email protected]
After receiving the complaint, Huang Yan immediately reported to the general manager. After the report was completed, she investigated and gave feedback on the complaint, and continued to track the results of the investigation and whether the follow-up follow-up happened again.
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