EX-1.01 2 knl-ex101conflictmineralsr.htm EX-1.01 Document

EXHIBIT 1.01


KNOLL, INC.
2020 CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
For the reporting period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020

This Conflict Minerals Report (the “Report”) of Knoll, Inc. (“Knoll”, the “Company”, “us”, “we” or “our”) has been prepared pursuant to Rule 13p-1 and Form SD (the “Rule”) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the reporting period January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
The Rule requires disclosure of certain information when a company manufactures or contracts to manufacture products for which the minerals specified in the Rule are necessary to the functionality or production of those products. The specified minerals, which we collectively refer to in this Report as the “Conflict Minerals,” are gold, columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite and wolframite, including their derivatives, which are currently limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten. The “Covered Countries” for purposes of the Rule and this Report are the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”), the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola. As described in this Report, certain of Knoll’s operations manufacture, or contract to manufacture, products for which the Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of those products.
Company Overview
We are a leading designer and manufacturer of furnishings, textiles and fine leathers for the workplace and home. We manage our business through our reporting segments: Workplace, Lifestyle and Corporate. The Workplace segment includes systems, seating, storage, tables, desks and ergonomic accessories, DatesWeiser, Fully, KnollTextiles® and Spinneybeck®. The Lifestyle segment includes KnollStudio®, North America and Europe, HOLLY HUNT®, and Muuto. The Corporate segment represents the accumulation of unallocated costs relating to shared services and general corporate activities.
Supply Chain
Knoll’s supply chain is complex and there are many third parties in the supply chain between the ultimate manufacture of our products and the original sources of the Conflict Minerals. Knoll does not purchase Conflict Minerals directly from the mines, smelters or refiners. Therefore, Knoll must rely on its suppliers to provide information regarding the origin of Conflict Minerals that are included in the Covered Products (as hereinafter defined). Moreover, Knoll believes that the smelters and refiners of the Conflict Minerals are best situated to identify the sources of Conflict Minerals, and therefore the Company has taken steps to identify the applicable smelters and refiners of Conflict Minerals in the Knoll supply chain.
Conflict Minerals Policy
Knoll supports the Dodd-Frank Act’s goal for preventing armed groups in the Covered Countries from benefitting from the sourcing of Conflict Minerals in that region. We are committed to responsibly sourcing products, including Conflict Minerals, from suppliers that share our values with regard to human rights, ethics, and social and environmental responsibility. Our supply chain is highly complex, and our manufacturing process is significantly removed from the mining, smelting and refining of Conflict Minerals. As a result, Knoll has adopted a Conflict Minerals Sourcing Policy (the “Sourcing Policy”), which incorporates the standards set forth in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Guidance and objectives of the Rule. In short, the Sourcing Policy reiterates our commitment to responsibly sourcing products, including Conflict Minerals, from suppliers that share our values with regard to human rights, ethics, and social and environmental responsibility. Engagement with suppliers has also been strengthened, as Knoll added Conflict Mineral sourcing language to its Purchase Order Terms and Conditions, and began directly asking upstream suppliers about their involvement with Conflict Minerals in order to develop more clarity regarding the supply chain. Our policy is publicly available on our website at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=66169&p=irol-irhome.
Description of Knoll Products Covered by this Report
This Report relates to products: (i) for which Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of that product; (ii) that were manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by the Company; and (iii) for which the manufacture was completed during calendar year 2020.
These products, which are referred to in this Report collectively as the “Covered Products,” are the following: electrical components, certain seating components, certain coatings, glass products, hardware, table bases, foam, certain fabrics and task lighting products.
Conflict Mineral Compliance Process



Conflict Mineral Policy
As stated above, Knoll has adopted the Sourcing Policy which is publicly available at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=66169&p=irol-irhome.
Knoll Internal Management Team
Knoll has also established a team responsible for implementing our conflict mineral compliance strategy which consists of members of our legal, operations, supply chain and environmental, health and safety groups, as well as representatives of our business segments.
Control Systems
Our controls include the Knoll Employee Code of Ethics, which sets forth the behavior expectations of every Knoll employee, as well as our Conflict Mineral Sourcing Policy, which sets forth the expectations that Knoll places on our suppliers. Knoll suppliers are expected to:
Source Conflict Minerals only from parties that are DRC Conflict Free;
Develop policies, procedures, due diligence processes and management systems that: (a) are consistent with the Sourcing Policy; (b) are reasonably designed to prevent products or materials that financially benefit armed groups in the covered countries from entering our supply chain; and (c) provide reasonable transparency as to the source of any Conflict Minerals;
Provide any information necessary to facilitate our compliance efforts with respect to the Rule; and
Advise us as promptly as possible of any determination that any products or materials in the supply chain are not DRC Conflict Free.
Knoll also encourages our suppliers to support industry efforts to enhance the traceability and responsible sourcing of Conflict Minerals, such as the programs of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, Global e-Sustainability Initiative, and Responsible Minerals Initiative. We evaluate our relationships with our suppliers on a regular basis. If we determine that a supplier’s efforts are deficient, we reserve the right to re-evaluate the supplier relationship and to take any appropriate action, including terminating our relationship with the supplier. Additionally, Knoll has participated in groups and forums focused on responsible sourcing of Conflict Minerals. Knoll has participated in the Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) effort to standardize and simplify data collection from suppliers. BIFMA’s efforts related to Conflict Minerals are aligned with the work of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICCO and Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), which Knoll has utilized as an integral part of its due diligence process. The EICC and GeSI due diligence approach developed a Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) to collect standardized supplier responses to due diligence inquiries.
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry
Knoll conducted a good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry for 2020 regarding the Conflict Minerals. Knoll conducted a product review to determine the products in scope and developed a supplier risk assessment process. With a goal of targeting Conflict Minerals, this risk assessment process was developed to identify commodities whose products may contain Conflict Minerals. Thereafter, Knoll surveyed suppliers whose products may contain Conflict Minerals in the top ninety-five percent (95%) of its spending using the CMRT Template described above. We received responses from approximately ninety-six percent (96%) of our surveyed suppliers. Responses were reviewed by members of Knoll’s Internal Management Team. Approximately sixteen percent (16%) of our surveyed suppliers indicated in their responses that the products they supplied contained Conflict Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of the supplied product.
Knoll’s Due Diligence Process
We designed our due diligence measures to conform to the OECD Guidance. We requested that our suppliers in affected commodities complete a CMRT Template in order to obtain information about smelters and refiners that may be upstream in our supply chain. We identified approximately sixteen percent (16%) of our surveyed suppliers as possible sources of Conflict Minerals. While most of these suppliers did provide a list of smelters, the lists were often incomplete or prepared at the company level, as opposed to the part-number level, such that we could not establish a definitive connection to the Covered Products.



Determination
As described above, the information provided to us was insufficient to conclusively determine: the origin of Conflict Minerals in the Covered Products; whether the Conflict Minerals come from recycled or scrap sources; the facilities used to process such Conflict Minerals; or their mine or location of origin. A listing of the smelters that may have been used to process the Conflict Minerals in the Covered Products is attached as Appendix A. The country of origin of the smelters is set forth next to each smelter name.
This Conflict Minerals Report is also publicly available on the Knoll Investor Relations website at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=66169&p=irol-irhome.











Appendix A
MetalSmelter NameSmelter Country
GoldAl Ghaith GoldUNITED ARAB EMIRATES
GoldAlexy MetalsUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldARY Aurum PlusUNITED ARAB EMIRATES
GoldDaejin Indus Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldElemetal Refining, LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)INDIA
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)INDIA
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)INDIA
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)INDIA
GoldGuangdong Hua Jian Trade Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldGUANGDONG JINXIAN GAOXIN CAI LIAO GONG SICHINA
GoldHang Seng TechnologyCHINA
GoldHenan Yuguang Gold & Lead Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldHetai Gold Mineral Guangdong Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldHop Hing electroplating factory ZhejiangCHINA
GoldHung Cheong Metal Manufacturing LimitedCHINA
GoldJin Jinyin Refining Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldJinlong Copper Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldK.A. RasmussenNORWAY
GoldKosak SeirenJAPAN
GoldMD OverseasINDIA
GoldMetal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.SOUTH AFRICA
GoldMetallix Refining Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldMorris and Watson Gold CoastAUSTRALIA
GoldNihon Material CorporationJAPAN
GoldNihon Superior Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldPrecious Metals Sales Corp.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldRealized the Enterprise Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldRepublic Metals CorporationUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldRio Tinto GroupUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldSancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)COLOMBIA
GoldSchone Edelmetaal B.V.NETHERLANDS
GoldSellem Industries Ltd.MAURITANIA
GoldShan Dong HuangjinCHINA
GoldShan Tou Shi Yong Yuan Jin Shu Zai Sheng Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldShandon Jin Jinyin Refining LimitedCHINA
GoldShandong Hengbang Smelter Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldShandong penglai gold smelterCHINA
GoldShandong Yanggu Xiangguang Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldShenzhen Heng Zhong Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldShenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldSino-Platinum Metals Co LtdCHINA
GoldSo Accurate Group IncUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldSuntain Co, LtdTAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA



GoldSuper Dragon Technology Co LtdCHINA
GoldSuper Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
GoldSuZhou ShenChuang recycling Ltd.CHINA
GoldTAIWAN TOTAI CO., LTD.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
GoldTsai Brother industriesTAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
GoldUniversal Precious Metals Refining ZambiaZAMBIA
GoldViagra Di precious metals (Zhaoyuan) Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldWANG TINGCHINA
GoldWuzhong GroupCHINA
GoldXiamen JInbo Metal Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldYamato Denki Ind. Co., Ltd.JAPAN
GoldYunnan Gold Mining Group Co., Ltd. (YGMG)CHINA
GoldZhaojun MaifuCHINA
GoldZhe Jiang Guang Yuan Noble Metal Smelting FactoryCHINA
GoldZhongkuang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldZhongshan Hyper-Toxic Substance Monopolized Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldZhongshan Poison Material Proprietary Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldZhuhai toxic materials Monopoly Ltd.CHINA
GoldZhuzhou Smelting Group Co., LtdCHINA
TantalumAnhui Herrman Impex Co.CHINA
TantalumDongguan City Xida Soldering Tin Products Co.CHINA
TantalumGuandong Rising Rare MetalsCHINA
TantalumGuangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.CHINA
TantalumGuizhou Zhenhua Xinyun Technology Ltd, Kaili BranchCHINA
TantalumHi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumJiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumKEMET Blue PowderUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumKing-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.CHINA
TantalumNantong Tongjie Electrical Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumPM Kalco IncUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumShanghai Jiangxi Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
TantalumShenzhen Hong Chang Metal Manufacturing FactoryCHINA
TantalumTranzact, Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TantalumYichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinAlphaUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TinAn Thai Minerals Co., Ltd.VIET NAM
TinArco AlloysUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TinChenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinChifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinChina Tin Group Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinChofu WorksJAPAN
TinCNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co. LtdCHINA
TinCNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinCooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda.BRAZIL
TinCRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil LtdaBRAZIL
TinCRM SynergiesSPAIN
TinCV Ayi JayaINDONESIA



TinCV Dua SekawanINDONESIA
TinCV Gita PesonaINDONESIA
TinCV JustindoINDONESIA
TinCV Tiga SekawanINDONESIA
TinCV United SmeltingINDONESIA
TinCV Venus Inti PerkasaINDONESIA
TinDongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinDongguan City Xida Soldering Tin Products Co.CHINA
TinDowaJAPAN
TinEM VintoBOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
TinFenix MetalsPOLAND
TinFuji Metal Mining Corp.JAPAN
TinGejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical PlantCHINA
TinGejiu Jinye Mineral CompanyCHINA
TinGejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLCCHINA
TinGejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinGejiu Yunxi Group Corp.CHINA
TinGejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinGejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinGuangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinGUANGXI HUA TIN GOLD MINUTE FEE, LTD.CHINA
TinGuangxi Nonferrous Metals GroupCHINA
TinGuangxi Zhongshan Jin Yi Smelting Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinGuanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting PlantCHINA
TinHezhou Jinwei Tin Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinHongqiao Metals (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinHuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinHuichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinHulterworth SmelterCHINA
TinJiang Jia Wang Technology Co.CHINA
TinJiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinJiangxi Ketai Advanced Materials Co.CHINA
TinJiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.CHINA
TinJiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinJin Zhi Dao Tin Co. Ltd.CHINA
TinJu Tai Industrial Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinLIAN JINGCHINA
TinM/s ECO Tropical ResourcesSINGAPORE
TinMa An Shan Shu Guang Smelter Corp.CHINA
TinMa'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinMagnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.BRAZIL
TinMalaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)MALAYSIA
TinMaterials Eco-Refining Co., Ltd.JAPAN
TinMelt Metais e Ligas S.A.BRAZIL
TinMetahub Industries Sdn. Bhd.MALAYSIA
TinMetal Alloy (India)INDIA



TinMetallic Resources, Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TinMetallo Belgium N.V.BELGIUM
TinMetallo ChimiqueBELGIUM
TinMetallo Spain S.L.U.SPAIN
TinMinchali Metal Industry Co., Ltd.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
TinMineracao Taboca S.A.BRAZIL
TinMing Li Jia smelt Metal FactoryCHINA
TinMinsurPERU
TinMitsubishi Materials CorporationJAPAN
TinModeltech Sdn BhdMALAYSIA
TinNey Metals and AlloysINDONESIA
TinNovosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TinO.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.THAILAND
TinO.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.PHILIPPINES
TinOld City Metals Processing Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinOMODEO A. E S. METALLEGHE SRLITALY
TinOperaciones Metalurgicas S.A.BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
TinPan Light CorporationTAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
TinPrecious Minerals and Smelting LimitedINDIA
TinPT Aries Kencana SejahteraINDONESIA
TinPT Artha Cipta LanggengINDONESIA
TinPT Babel Inti PerkasaINDONESIA
TinPT Babel Surya Alam LestariINDONESIA
TinPT Bangka Prima TinINDONESIA
TinPT Bangka SerumpunINDONESIA
TinPT Bangka Tin IndustryINDONESIA
TinPT Belitung Industri SejahteraINDONESIA
TinPT Bukit TimahINDONESIA
TinPT Cipta Persada MuliaINDONESIA
TinPT DS Jaya AbadiINDONESIA
TinPT Eunindo Usaha MandiriINDONESIA
TinPT Indora ErmultiINDONESIA
TinPT Inti Stania PrimaINDONESIA
TinPT Karimun MiningINDONESIA
TinPT Kijang Jaya MandiriINDONESIA
TinPT Lautan Harmonis SejahteraINDONESIA
TinPT Menara Cipta MuliaINDONESIA
TinPT Mitra Stania PrimaINDONESIA
TinPT NATARIINDONESIA
TinPT O.M. IndonesiaINDONESIA
TinPT Panca Mega PersadaINDONESIA
TinPT Premium Tin IndonesiaINDONESIA
TinPT Prima Timah UtamaINDONESIA
TinPT Rajawali Rimba PerkasaINDONESIA
TinPT Rajehan AriqINDONESIA
TinPT Refined Bangka TinINDONESIA



TinPT Sariwiguna BinasentosaINDONESIA
TinPT Stanindo Inti PerkasaINDONESIA
TinPT Sukses Inti MakmurINDONESIA
TinPT Sumber Jaya IndahINDONESIA
TinPT Timah NusantaraINDONESIA
TinPT Timah Tbk KundurINDONESIA
TinPT Timah Tbk MentokINDONESIA
TinPT Timar Tbk KundurINDONESIA
TinPT Timar Tbk MentokINDONESIA
TinPT Tinindo Inter NusaINDONESIA
TinPT Tirus Putra MandiriINDONESIA
TinPT Tommy UtamaINDONESIA
TinPT Wahana Perkit JayaINDONESIA
TinResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BRAZIL
TinRui Da HungTAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
TinShan Tou Shi Yong Yuan Jin Shu Zai Sheng Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinSichuan Guanghan Jiangnan casting smeltersCHINA
TinSigma Tin Alloy Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinSizer Metals PTESINGAPORE
TinSoft Metais Ltda.BRAZIL
TinSolder Court Ltd.CHINA
TinSpectro Alloys Corp.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TinSuper Ligas Indústria e Comércio de Metais Ltda.BRAZIL
TinSuzhou Nuonengda Chemical Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinTaicang City Nancang Metal Material Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinTaiwan high-tech Co., Ltd.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
TinTaiwan HuanliangTAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
TinTaiwan's lofty Enterprises Ltd.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
TinTAPUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TinThai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.VIET NAM
TinThailand Mine FactoryTHAILAND
TinThaisarcoTHAILAND
TinThree green surface technology limited companyCHINA
TinTianshui Ling Bo Technology Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinTIN PLATING GEJIUCHINA
TinTin Technology & RefiningUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TinTONG LONGCHINA
TinTop-Team Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd.CHINA
TinUntracore Co., Ltd.THAILAND
TinVQB Mineral and Trading Group JSCVIET NAM
TinWELLEYTAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
TinWhite Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.BRAZIL
TinWUJIANG CITY LUXE TIN FACTORYCHINA
TinXiamen Honglu Tungsten Molybdenum Co., Ltd.CHINA



TinXianghualing Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinXin Furukawa Metal ( Wuxi ) Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinXURICHINA
TinYifeng TinCHINA
TinYiquan ManufacturingCHINA
TinYuecheng Tin Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinYunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinYunnan Chengo Electric Smelting PlantCHINA
TinYunnan Copper Zinc Industry Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinYunnan Geiju Smelting Corp.CHINA
TinYunnan Industrial Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinYunnan Malipo Baiyi Kuangye Co.CHINA
TinYunnan Tin Company LimitedCHINA
TinYunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
TinZhongshan Jinye Smelting Co.,LtdCHINA
TungstenArtek LLCRUSSIAN FEDERATION
TungstenDAIDO STEELJAPAN
TungstenGanzhou Beseem Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenGanzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenJiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINA
TungstenMehra Ferro-Alloys Pvt. Ltd.INDIA
TungstenToshiba Material Co., Ltd.JAPAN
TungstenTungsten Diversified Industries LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TungstenVietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.VIET NAM
TungstenWOLFRAM Company CJSCRUSSIAN FEDERATION
TungstenZhangzhou Chuen Bao Apt Smeltery Co., Ltd.CHINA
PT Bangka Kudai TinINDONESIA
PT Bangka Timah Utama SejahteraINDONESIA
PT Tinindo Inter NusaINDONESIA