Survey Results: Conflict Minerals
 1. We are a downstream company (ie. uses minerals in
design/manufacture) required to conduct a "reasonable country of origin
inquiry" (RCOI) and our process is: (Total responses: n=40)
(select only one) |
| n=26 (65.00%) |
Engage 1st-tier suppliers with questionnaire; review responses;
check any smelters identified against independent verified lists; no
further action if no reason to believe from responses received (even if
less than 100% response rate) that the conflict minerals may have
originated in the covered countries |
| n=10 (25.00%) |
Engage 1st-tier suppliers with questionnaire; review responses;
check any smelters identified against independent verified lists; for
unresponsive suppliers, perform further engagement (including 2nd-tier
and above) |
| n=0 (0.00%) |
No direct engagement with suppliers; rely solely on smelters
identified on independent verified lists |
| n=0 (0.00%) |
Outsource entire process to 3rd-party service provider & rely on
their conclusions |
| n=4 (10.00%) |
Other |
2. We are a
downstream company that sends questionnaires to 1st-tier suppliers and
they're non-responsive/unable to answer completely and our next step is:
(Total responses: n=39)
(select only one) |
| n=1 (2.56%) |
Nothing, we're done - and will disclose that we have no reason to
believe that conflict minerals may have originated in the covered
countries |
| n=32 (82.05%) |
Further engage 1st-tier supplier (eg. calling, e-mails) but not
2nd-tier supplier, etc. |
| n=4 (10.26%) |
Further engage 1st-tier supplier, 2nd-tier supplier, etc.
|
| n=2 (5.13%) |
Other |
3. If you choose
"a" in #2 above, would you consider the company to have satisfied its
RCOI obligation: (Total responses: n=21)
(select only one) |
| n=5 (23.81%) |
Yes |
| n=8 (38.10%) |
No |
| n=3 (14.29%) |
Depends on what others are doing |
| n=5 (23.81%) |
Not sure |
4. Are you taking
measures to ensure that your RCOI covers new products manufactured by
the company up until December 31st: (Total responses: n=37)
(select only one) |
| n=8 (21.62%) |
Yes, we have controls to monitor for new products with conflict
minerals on a real time basis |
| n=4 (10.81%) |
Yes, we have controls to monitor for new products with conflict
minerals on a quarterly basis |
| n=6 (16.22%) |
Yes, we have controls to monitor for new products with conflict
minerals on a semi-annual basis |
| n=9 (24.32%) |
Yes, we perform our RCOI once per year as of December 31
|
| n=10 (27.03%) |
No, we perform our RCOI earlier in the year and do not worry
about scanning for new products through December 31 |
5. Has your
company adopted a conflict minerals policy: (Total responses:
n=39)
(select only one) |
| n=20 (51.28%) |
Yes, we are adopting one responding to the new rule |
| n=0 (0.00%) |
Yes, we had one prior to the new rule |
| n=0 (0.00%) |
Yes, we had one prior to the new rule, but have updated it for
the new rule |
| n=13 (33.33%) |
No, but we're considering it |
| n=6 (15.38%) |
No, and we don't plan to |
6. If your company
had to perform Step 3 of the new rule, how long did it take
(soup-to-nuts) (Total responses: n=26)
(select only one) |
| n=1 (3.85%) |
0-3 months |
| n=5 (19.23%) |
3-6 months |
| n=6 (23.08%) |
6-9 months |
| n=6 (23.08%) |
9-12 months |
| n=8 (30.77%) |
More than 12 months |
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