In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) requiring the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to issue rules specifically relating to the use of “Conflict Minerals” within manufactured products. Conflict Minerals are currently defined by US Law as tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (also known as “3TG”) and related derivatives. The SEC rules require any SEC registrant whose commercial products contain any 3TG (“3TG Product”) to determine whether the 3TG in the 3TG Product originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or adjoining countries (collectively, the “DRC Region”) and, if so, whether the 3TG is “conflict free”. “3TG Conflict Free” means that the supply chain is transparent and the 3TG in 3TG Products does not directly or indirectly benefit armed groups responsible for serious human rights abuses in the DRC Region. By enacting this provision, Congress intends to further the humanitarian goal of ending the extremely violent conflict in the DRC Region, which has been partially financed by the exploitation and trade of 3TG originating in the DRC Region.
In accordance with the law and SEC rule, but more importantly in the spirit set forth in our Code of Conduct, Condair will work with our supply chain partners to take reasonable steps to ensure Condair compliance with the law and regulations and to strive towards sourcing product which is considered “3TG Conflict Free” .
If “3TG Conflict Free” status cannot be determined by a supplier, or if, after allowing the supplier a reasonable timeframe to achieve “3TG Conflict Free” status, the supplier is unable to achieve such status, Condair will execute remediation steps to evaluate and procure, as necessary, alternate products and materials.
It is the desire of Condair to eventually reach “3TG Conflict Free” status; however, due to the complexity of our supply chain and the number of suppliers involved, it is a goal we will seek to achieve over time. In the meantime, Condair will take reasonable steps working with our suppliers to map our 3TG Products back to the smelter to determine if the 3TG in our 3TG Products is coming from a smelter considered “conflict free” by a recognized organization or program, such as the Conflict Free Smelter (“CFS”) program.
Condair expects our suppliers to partner with us to reach “3TG Conflict Free” status. We expect our suppliers, at a minimum, to:
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