受冲突影响和高危害区域矿石全球认真任供应链政策

pg电子游戏难熔金属分公司熟悉到在受冲突影响和高危害区域从事矿产开釆、商业、处置惩罚、出口保存可能形成重大负面影响的危害，并熟悉到我们有尊重人权、不助长冲突的义务，我们允许会釆纳并普遍推广如下受冲突影响和高危害区域含钽金属质料认真任釆购政策，并将其纳入与供应商签署的条约和/或协议之中。这一政策为从开釆到终端用户整个历程中的对冲突敏感的釆购运动以及供应商的危害意识提供了基本参考。我们允许不从事任何会为冲突提供资助的运动，允许遵守团结国相关制裁决议，或者 在适用情形下，遵守执行此类决议的海内执法。

与矿产开釆、运输、或商业有关的严重侵权行为：

1. 在受冲突影响和高危害区域开展釆购或谋划运动时，我们既不会容忍也不会以任何方法赚钱于、资助、协助或便当任何一方实验：

i）   任何形式的酷刑，残忍、不人性和有辱人格的待遇；

ii）  任何形式的强迫或强制劳动。强迫或强制劳动是指以处分作为威胁榨取的任何小我私家的、并非该人自愿提供的劳动或效劳；

iii） 最卑劣形式的童工；

iv） 其他严重侵占和蹂躏人权的行为，如普遍的性暴力行为；

v） 战争罪或其他严重违反国际人性主义法的行为，反人类罪或种族灭绝罪。

对严重侵权行为的危害治理

2. 若是我们有合理理由以为该危害保存，即上游供应商正从实验第 1条所划定的严重侵权行为的任何一方举行采购或与该方有关联，我们将连忙中止或中止与该供应商的相助。

关于直接或间接支持非国家武装整体：

3. 我们不会容忍任何通过矿产开釆、运输、商业、处置惩罚或出口为非国家武装整体提供直接或间接的支持。通过矿产开釆、运输、商业、处置惩罚或出口为非国家武装整体提供“直接或间接的支持”包括且不限于从非国家武装整体或其关联方购置矿产，向其举行付款，或以其他方法 为其提供后勤支援或装备等。这些武装整体或关联方：

i）   不法控制矿址，或以其他方法控制运输蹊径、矿产生意点以及供应链的上游行为主体；并/或

ii）  在矿址入口、运输蹊径沿线或矿产生意点不法征税或者勒索钱财或矿产；并/或

iii）   对中央雨、出口企业、或国际商业者不法征税或勒索。

对向非国家武装整体提供直接或间接支持的危害治理：

4. 若是我们有理由以为，上游供应商从向非国家武装整体提供直接或间接支持的任何一方举行釆购或与之保存关系，我们将连忙中止或中止与该供应商的相助。

关于公共或私人清静武装：

5. 我们赞成凭证第十段之划定，杜绝向不法控制矿址、运输蹊径以及供应链上游行为主体，在矿址入口、运输蹊径沿线或矿产生意点不法征税或索要钱财或矿产，或者向中央商、出口企业或国际商业者不法征 税或举行勒索的公共或私人清静武装提供直接或间接支持。
6. 我们认可，矿址及/或其周边地区以及/或运输蹊径沿线的公共或私人清静武装的作用仅是维护法治，包括包管人权、掩护矿工、装备和设施清静、掩护矿址或运输蹊径以使正当的开釆和商业不受滋扰。在我们或我们供应链上的任何企业与公共或私人清静武装签署了合约的情形下，我们允许或者将划定，在与这类清静武装举行相助的历程中将遵守《清静与人权自愿原则》的划定。尤其是，我们将会支持或接纳步伐运用筛查政策，确保已知的实验过严重侵监犯权行为的小我私家或清静武装单位不被任命。
7. 在我们或我们供应链上的任何企业与公共或私人清静武装签署了合约的情形下，我们允许或者将划定：在与这类清静武装举行相助的历程中将遵守《清静与人权资源原则》的划定，尤其是，我们将支持或接纳步伐运用筛查政策，确保已知的实验过严重侵监犯权行为的小我私家或清静武装单位不被任命。
8. 我们将支持或釆取步伐与中央或地方政府、国际组织和民间社会组织开展相助，配合为怎样提髙公共清静武装安保用度的透明度、相当性和问责性找到可行的解决计划。
9. 我们将支持或釆取步伐与外地政府、国际组织和民间社会组织开展互 动，阻止或最大限度地降低公共或私人清静武装驻扎在矿址给弱势群体带来的负面影响，尤其是对小作坊矿工的负面影响，在这种情形下，供应链上的矿产是通过小作坊或小规模釆矿的方法开采出来的小作坊。

对公共或私人清静武装的危害治理：

10. 若是我们发明在一定水平上保存此类危害，将凭证企业在供应链上所处的详细位置，连忙制订、釆用和实验上游供应商及其他利益相关方危害治理妄想，从而使第五段中所述的为公共或私人清静武装提供直接或间接支持的危害获得阻止或降低。若是危害治理妄想实验六个月未起作用，我们将暂时阻止或中止与上游供应商的相助。我们发明在一定水平上有可能保存有违第8段和第9段内容的行为的情形下，将接纳同样的应对步伐。

关于行贿受贿及矿产原产地的诓骗性失实陈述：

11. 我们不会提出、允许、举行或索要任何行贿，并且抵制诱惑，不会为了掩饰或伪造矿产原产地，虚报矿产开釆、商业、处置惩罚、运输、出口等运动应向政府缴纳的税收、用度和特许开釆费而行贿。

关于洗钱

12. 若是我们有理由以为，保存因开釆、商业、处置惩罚、运输或出口在矿址入口、 运输蹊径沿线、或上游供应商矿产生意地举行不法征税或勒索而得的矿产所 引起或与之相关的洗钱危害，我们将支持或接纳步伐，为有用消除洗钱行为做出孝顺。

关于向政府支付的税收、用度及特许费：

13. 我们将确保向政府支付所有与受冲突影响和高危害区域矿石开采、商业、出口相关的正当税收、用度和特许费，并且允许凭证企业在供应链上所处位置遵照《釆掘行业透明度行动妄想》(EITI)中的各项原则对此类支付举行披露。

对行贿受贿及矿产原产地的诓骗性失实陈述、洗钱及向政府支付的税收、用度、 特许费的危害治理：

14. 凭证企业在供应链上所处的详细位置，我们允许与供应商、中央或地方政府 机关、国际组织、民间社会以及受影响的第三方酌情举行相助，本着在合理的时间跨度内釆取显著步伐提防或降低有负面影响的危害之目的，对绩效举行改善或跟踪。危害降低步伐未起作用的，我们将暂时阻止或中止与上游供应商的相助。

pg电子游戏难熔金属分公司总司理(签字):

日期：2021-7-23

生效日期:2021-7-23

 

 

 

 

 

Supply Chain Policy for a Responsible Global Supply Chain of Minerals from Conflict- Affected and High-Risk Areas

Recognising that risks of significant adverse impacts which may be associated with extracting, trading, handling and exporting minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas, and recognising that we have the responsibility to respect human rights and not contribute to conflict. For the raw materials containing tantalum, tungsten or other metals purchased by us, We, Refractory Metal Branch of Zhuzhou cemented carbide Group Co. LTD commit to adopt, widely disseminate and incorporate in contracts and/or agreements with suppliers the following policy on responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas , as representing a common reference for conflict-sensitive sourcing practices and suppliers* risk awareness from the point of extraction until end user. We commit to refraining from any action which contributes to the financing of conflict and we commit to comply with relevant United Nations sanctions resolutions or, where applicable, domestic laws implementing such resolutions.

Regarding serious abuses associated with the extraction, transport or trade of minerals:

1. While sourcing from, or operating in, conflict-affected and high-risk areas, we will neither tolerate nor by any means profit from, contribute to, assist with or facilitate the commission by any party of:

1. any forms of torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment;
2. any forms of forced or compulsory labour, which means work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of penalty and for which said person has not offered himself voluntarily;

Hi) the worst forms of child labour;

3. other gross human rights violations and abuses such as widespread sexual violence;
4. war crimes or other serious violations of international humanitarian law, crimes against humanity or genocide.

Regarding risk management of serious abuses:

2. We will immediately suspend or discontinue engagement with upstream suppliers where we identify a reasonable risk that they are sourcing from, or linked to, any party committing serious abuses as defined in paragraph 1

Regarding direct or indirect support to non-state armed groups:

3. We will not tolerate any direct or indirect support to non-state armed groups through the extraction, transport, trade, handling or export of minerals. ^uDirect or indirect support" to non-state armed groups through the extraction, transport, trade, handling or export of minerals includes, but is not limited to,procuring minerals from, making payments to or otherwise providing logistical assistance or equipment to, non-state armed groups or their affiliates who:

1. illegally control mine sites or otherwise control transportation routes,

points where minerals are traded and upstream actors in the supply chain;and/or

2. illegally tax or extort money or minerals at points of access to mine sites, along transportation routes or at points where minerals are traded; and/or
3. illegally tax or extort intermediaries, export companies or international traders

Regarding risk management of direct or indirect support to non­state armed groups:

4. We will immediately suspend or discontinue engagement with upstream suppliers where we identify a reasonable risk that they are sourcing from, or linked to, any party providing direct or indirect support to non-state armed groups as defined in paragraph 3

Regarding public or private security forces:

5. We agree to eliminate, in accordance with paragraph 10, direct or indirect support to public or private security forces who illegally control mine sites, transportation routes and upstream actors in the supply chain; illegally tax or extort money or minerals at point of access to mine sites, along transportation routes or at points where minerals are traded; or illegally tax or extort intermediaries, export companies or international traders.
6. We recognise that the role of public or private security forces at the mine sites and/or surrounding areas and/or along transportation routes should be solely to maintain the rule of law, including safeguarding human rights, providing security to mine workers, equipment and facilities, and protecting the mine site or transportation routes from interference with legitimate extraction and trade.
7. Where we or any company in our supply chain contract public or private security forces, we commit to or we will require that such security forces will be engaged in accordance with the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. In particular, we will support or take steps, to adopt screening policies to ensure that individuals or units of security forces that are known to have been responsible for gross human rights abuses will not be hired.
8. We will support efforts, or take steps, to engage with central or local authorities, international organisations and civil society organisations to contribute to workable solutions on how transparency, proportionality and accountability in payments made to public security forces for the provision of security could be improved.
9. We will support efforts, or take steps, to engage with local authorities, international organisations and civil society organisations to avoid or minimise the exposure of vulnerable groups, in particular, artisanal miners where minerals in the supply chain are extracted through artisanal or small-scale mining, to adverse impacts associated with the presence of security forces, public or private, on mine sites

Regarding risk management of public or private security forces:

10. In accordance with the specific position of the company in the supply chain, we will immediately devise, adopt and implement a risk management plan with upstream suppliers and other stakeholders to prevent or mitigate the risk of direct or indirect support to public or private security forces, as identified in paragraph 5, where we identify that such a reasonable risk exists. In such cases, we will suspend or discontinue engagement with upstream suppliers after failed attempts at mitigation within six months from the adoption of the risk management plan. Where we identify a reasonable risk of activities inconsistent with paragraphs 8 and 9, we will respond in the same vein.

Regarding bribery and fraudulent misrepresentation of the origin of minerals:

11. We will not offer, promise, give or demand any bribes, and will resist the solicitation of bribes to conceal or disguise the origin of minerals, to misrepresent taxes, fees and royalties paid to governments for the purposes of mineral extraction, trade, handling, transport and export.

Regarding money laundering:

12. We will support efforts, or take steps, to contribute to the effective elimination of money laundering where we identify a reasonable risk of money-laundering resulting from, or connected to, the extraction, trade, handling, transport or export of minerals derived from the illegal taxation or extortion of minerals at points of access to mine sites, along transportation routes or at points where minerals are traded by upstream suppliers.

Regarding the payment of taxes, fees and royalties due to governments:

13. We will ensure that all taxes, fees, and royalties related to mineral extraction, trade and export from conflict-affected and high-risk areas are paid to governments and, in accordance with the company's position in the supply chain, we commit to disclose such payments in accordance with the principles set forth under the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI).

Regarding risk management of bribery and fraudulent misrepresentation of the origin of minerals, money-laundering and payment of taxes, fees and royalties to governments:

14. In accordance with the specific position of the company in the supply chain, we commit to engage with suppliers, central or local governmental authorities, international organisations, civil society and affected third parties, as appropriate, to improve and track performance with a view to preventing or mitigating risks of adverse impacts through measureable steps taken in reasonable timescales. We will suspend or discontinue engagement with upstream suppliers after failed attempts at mitigation.

Refractory Metal Branch of Zhuzhou cemented carbide Group Co. LTD

GENERAL MANAGER:

DATE: July23, 2021

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 23, 2021