Policy for responsible sourcing of minerals

Declaration

ZBIROVIA, a.s. is aware of its co-responsibility for the sustainable use of raw materials, including so-called conflict materials. We are aware that these materials are in some cases used to directly and indirectly finance military conflicts in a number of countries in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa.

We will make every effort to ensure that our products are free of conflict minerals such as tin, tantalum, tungsten, for which the minerals are mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo and some other neighbouring countries.

With this policy, we want to contribute to both the promotion of conflict-free sourcing and the development of conflict-free supply chains.

At the same time, we support the intent of Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act (the Financial Market Reform and Consumer Protection Act), i.e., to minimize or end human rights abuses by preventing the use of so-called conflict minerals from problem areas in Central Africa.

We therefore require from our suppliers:

• Conduct proper and sufficient screening of their supply chains to determine whether the material or semi-finished products they supply to us contain tin, tantalum, tungsten made from minerals originating from the above countries. Report to us on the results of this screening so that we can meet our commitments and targets. Prefer to work with conflict-free smelters in their business activities.
• In the event that ZBIROVIA, a.s. discovers that the supplied materials or semi-finished products contain elements that have been produced from so-called conflict minerals originating from problem areas of Central Africa, Zbirovia a.s. will require the supplier to take and implement appropriate corrective measures.
• Unless a remedy is agreed, ZBIROVIA, a.s. will seek to switch to suppliers that do not use conflict materials sourced from problem areas in Central Africa.

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