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Suppliers' Responsibility: Provide conflict-free mineral raw materials
We recognize that the responsible sourcing procedure within the "Conflict-free Smelter Program (CFSP)" developed by RBA and Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) is a promotion to the humanitarian spirit and social moral standards that practice human dignity, and therefore is the corporate social responsibility Alpha Networks has to fulfill. Due to such belief, Alpha Networks has established related mechanisms and procedures, including a due diligence structure that adheres to Model Supply Chain Policy for a Responsible Global Supply Chain of Mineral from Conflict-Affected and High Risk Areas issued by OECD in 2011, to make sure that we and our suppliers match related regulations.
- Starting from 2011, we asked our suppliers to sign the "Statement of Conscientious Conflict Minerals" to prevent supplying us with materials from conflict mines.
- Starting from 2013, we adopted the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template developed by RBA and GeSI and conducted a survey on conflict minerals used in all products. Besides demanding our suppliers to disclose the list of smelters and mines they cooperate with, we also established a conflict mineral investigation system to fulfill our duty of investigation.
Note: "Conflict-free" raw materials mentioned above means that the raw materials are from RBA and GeSI recognized smelters or ones that have been verified and conscientiously investigated and proven to be DRC Conflict Free according to US regulations. For further information on RBA, please log on to its website: http://www.responsiblebusiness.org/