AFRICA
The money generated from conflict minerals is funneled to armed groups in these countries who
not only kill their own people but also commit violations of human rights such as child and forced labor that
can occur during the mining process, as well as abuse of women.
The U.S. Congress enacted a law (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) in 2010 requiring the reporting of the use of conflict minerals,
and companies listed on the US stock market are required to investigate the use and origin of conflict minerals, conduct due diligence on their supply chains,
and report the results to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under Section 1502 of the Act.
WiTS Conflict Mineral Management Policy
As a responsible company, WiTS will make sure conflict materials related to armed groups within conflict areas are not included in the supply cycle.
WiTS conflict mineral management policy
We will apply international standards that regulate conflict minerals to establish a conflict mineral work process to abide by laws and actively cooperate with conflict mineral prohibition activities carried out by EICC and GeSI (Global e-Sustainability Initiative).
By using the conflict minerals reporting questionnaire provided by EICC-GeSI, we will identify the names and locations of all smelters of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold used in our products.
We will ask companies that use 3TG (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold) minerals to submit a conflict minerals reporting questionnaire and a compliance statement that they are not using conflict minerals.
We will make sure partners purchase conflict minerals from certified smelters according to the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSI).
We will carry out periodic evaluations on our partners according to internal due diligence standards.
WiTS applies the conflict mineral management criteria to all sub-suppliers, demanding that all partners have full awareness of conflict mineral-related laws and abide by WiTS's conflict mineral management policy.
Partners must provide documented data on conflict minerals to ensure that products supplied to WiTS do not contain conflict minerals that benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or its neighboring countries.
Partners must strive to identify smelters and countries of origin for all 3TG (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold) materials.
Partners must carry out corrective measures if problems related to conflict minerals are discovered. If required information is not provided or is falsely provided to confirm the use of conflict minerals and corrective measures are not taken upon occurrence of the problem, WiTS may stop trading with the partner in question.
WiTS will actively join in the effort to prohibit the use of conflict minerals with partners and clients.