EX-1.01 2 tm2415560d1_ex1-01.htm EXHIBIT 1.01

Exhibit 1.01

 

 

 

Conflict Minerals Report

 

Organon & Co. - For Year Ending December 31, 2023

 

Company Overview

 

This report has been prepared by the management of Organon & Co. (“Organon”). Organon is a global health care company formed through a spinoff from Merck & Co., Inc., of Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA (“Merck”) to focus on improving the health of women throughout their lives. Organon develops and delivers innovative health solutions through a portfolio of prescription therapies within women's health, biosimilars and established brands ("Organon Products"). Organon has a portfolio of more than 60 medicines and products across a range of therapeutic areas. Organon sells these products through various channels including drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, government agencies and managed health care providers such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers and other institutions. Organon operates six manufacturing facilities, which are in Belgium, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom ("UK").

 

Introduction

 

For the 2023 calendar year, Organon determined that columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite and the derivatives tantalum, tin, and tungsten (“3TGs” or “conflict minerals”) were necessary to the functionality or production of products that were manufactured or contracted to be manufactured. Therefore, Organon conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry in good faith to determine whether any of the 3TGs in its products originated from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (CAHRAs), such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or an adjoining country (collectively referred to as the “Covered Countries”) or are from recycled or scrap sources.

 

Based on the country of origin data, Organon believes its products could contain 3TGs that may have originated in the Covered Countries and, therefore, in accordance with Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (from here on referred to “Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act” or “the Rule”), due diligence was performed on the source and chain of custody of the 3TGs in question to determine whether its products are “conflict free or responsibly sourced.” Organon designed its due diligence measures to conform, in all material respects, with the internationally recognized due diligence framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and the related supplements for gold, tin, tantalum, and tungsten (the “OECD Guidance”).

 

Organon is committed to complying with the requirements of the Rule and upholding responsible sourcing practices. As such, Organon has put into place a robust due diligence program to ensure its contributions to upholding human rights and responsible practices across the supply chain.

 

Conflict Minerals Program & Policy

 

Organon has taken over from Merck and adopted a conflict minerals policy (“Conflict Minerals Policy”) articulating the conflict minerals supply chain due diligence process and Organon’s commitments to reporting obligations regarding conflict minerals. Organon has actively engaged with its suppliers for last year with respect to the use of conflict minerals.

 

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Description of Products

 

Only some of Organon products fall in scope of the Rule, as they contain (or may contain) one or more of the 3TGs. The following product line descriptions provide additional detail on products that contain, or may contain, 3TGs:

 

4Actuators and Pumps used in Nasonex® — Respiratory product, used for the treatment of hay fever symptoms and perennial rhinitis. It is sold to the international markets and contains Tin.
   

4Re-usable Injection Pen used in FOLLISTIM® AQ Cartridge (follitropin beta injection) – Fertility product, indicated for the induction of ovulation and pregnancy in anovulatory infertile women in whom the cause of infertility is functional and not due to primary ovarian failure. It is sold to the international markets and contains 3TG substances.
   

4Needle Microfine used in FOLLISTIM® AQ Cartridge (follitropin beta injection) – Fertility product, indicated for the induction of ovulation and pregnancy in anovulatory infertile women in whom the cause of infertility is functional and not due to primary ovarian failure. It is sold to the international markets and contains 3TG substances.
   

4Silicon Molded Components used in Jada® system 2.0 convenience kit — a medical device intended to provide control and treatment of abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding or hemorrhage.

 

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

 

To determine whether necessary 3TGs in products originated in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Organon retained Assent Inc. (“Assent”), a third-party service provider, to assist Organon in reviewing the supply chain and identifying risks. Organon provided a list composed of suppliers and parts associated with the in-scope products to Assent for upload to the Assent Compliance Manager. As used herein, “suppliers” means those suppliers of products or materials that Organon determined contain (or may contain) conflict minerals.

 

Organon utilized the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) Version 6.2 or higher to conduct a survey of all in-scope suppliers.

 

During the supplier survey, Organon contacted suppliers via the Assent Compliance Manager, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform provided by Assent that enables users to complete and track supplier communications and allows suppliers to upload completed CMRTs directly to the platform for validation, assessment and management. The Assent Compliance Manager also provides functionality that is intended to meet the OECD Guidance process expectations by evaluating the quality of each supplier response and assigning a health score based on the supplier’s declaration of process engagement. Additionally, the metrics provided in this Conflict Minerals Report, as well as the step-by-step process for supplier engagement and upstream due diligence investigations, are managed through this platform.

 

Via the Assent Compliance Manager and Assent team, Organon requested that all suppliers complete a CMRT. Training and education to guide suppliers on best practices and the use of this template was included in Assent’s communications. Assent monitored and tracked all communications in the Assent Compliance Manager for future reporting and transparency. Organon directly contacted suppliers that were unresponsive to Assent’s communications during the diligence process and requested these suppliers complete the CMRT and submit it to Assent.

 

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Organon’s program includes automated data validation on all submitted CMRTs. The goal of data validation is to increase the accuracy of submissions and identify any contradictory answers in the CMRT. This data validation is based on questions within the declaration tab of the CMRT, which helps identify areas that require further classification or risk assessment, as well as understand the due diligence efforts of Tier 1 suppliers. The results of this data validation contribute to the program’s health assessment and are shared with the suppliers to ensure they understand areas that require clarification or improvement.

 

All submitted declaration forms are accepted so that data is retained, but they are classified as valid or invalid based on a set criteria of validation errors (see Appendix C for CMRT validation criteria). Suppliers are contacted regarding invalid forms and are encouraged to correct validated errors to resubmit a valid form. Suppliers are provided with guidance on how to correct these validation errors in the form of feedback to their CMRT submission, training courses, and direct engagement help through Assent’s multilingual Supplier Experience team. Since some suppliers may remain unresponsive to feedback, Organon tracks program gaps to account for future improvement opportunities.

 

As of April 1, 2024, there were 25 suppliers in scope of Organon’s conflict minerals program and 18 provided a completed CMRT. Organon’s total response rate for this reporting year was 72%. These metrics are summarized in the table below in order to assess progress over time:

 

Year  Suppliers in Scope   % Responded 
RY 2023   25    72%

 

Through reasonable due diligence practices, Organon was able to take advantage of a broader set of country of origin data to complement efforts in establishing transparency in the supply chain. Based on the findings, Organon was able to determine at least some of the possible countries of origin of the conflict minerals contained in its products. Covered Countries are among the possible countries of origin. Therefore, Organon performed due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals in question.

 

Due Diligence

 

Design of Due Diligence

 

Organon designed its due diligence measures to conform, in all material respects, with the framework in the OECD Guidance and the related supplements. The program aligns with the five steps for due diligence that are described by the OECD Guidance and Organon continues to evaluate market expectations for data collection and reporting to achieve continuous improvement opportunities.

 

Due diligence requires Organon’s necessary reliance on data provided by direct suppliers and third-party audit programs. There is a risk of incomplete, inaccurate, and over-inclusive data as the process cannot be fully confirmed by Organon. However, through active risk identification, and risk assessment, as well as continued outreach and process validation, risk gaps can be mitigated. This process aligns with industry standards and market expectations for downstream companies’ due diligence.

 

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Due Diligence Performed

 

1) Establish Strong Company Management Systems

 

Internal Compliance Team

 

Organon established a cross-functional Conflict Minerals Compliance Team led by Global Procurement & Supplier Management. The Conflict Minerals Compliance Team is responsible for implementing the conflict minerals compliance strategy and briefing senior management about the results of these due diligence efforts.

 

Organon also uses a third-party service provider, Assent, to assist with evaluating supply chain information regarding 3TGs, identifying potential risks, and in the development and implementation of additional due diligence steps that Organon will undertake with suppliers and/or respective stakeholders in regard to conflict minerals sourcing.

 

Organon leverages Assent’s Managed Services in order to work with dedicated program specialists who support Organon’s conflict minerals program. Organon communicates regularly with the Assent team in order to receive updates on program status. Each member of Assent’s Customer Success team is trained in conflict minerals compliance and understands the intricacies of reporting templates such as CMRT and conflict minerals reports, as well as the requirements of the conflict minerals rule adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Control Systems

 

Organon expects all suppliers to have policies and procedures in place to ensure that 3TGs used in the production of the products sold to Organon are “conflict free or responsibly sourced.” This means that the products should not contain “3TGs” that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in any of the Covered Countries. Organon expects direct suppliers to provide information on the origin of the 3TGs contained in components and materials supplied, including sources of 3TGs that are supplied to them from lower-tier suppliers.

 

Organon’s Business Partner Code of Conduct applies to all direct suppliers and outlines certain expected behaviors and practices. This code of conduct is based on industry and internationally-accepted principles such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance. The Business Partner Code of Conduct is provided to all direct suppliers. If a supplier does not meet Organon’s requirements, the relationship with this supplier will be evaluated. The Business Partner Code of Conduct will be reviewed annually to ensure it continues to align with industry best practices.

 

Conflict Minerals Policy

 

Organon’s Conflict Minerals Policy is available online, and can be found here: LINK.

 

Supplier Engagement

 

Organon has a strong relationship with its Tier 1 direct suppliers. As an extremely important part of the supply chain, Organon has leveraged processes and educational opportunities in order to ensure non-English speaking suppliers have access to a free platform to upload their CMRTs, help desk support, and other multilingual resources. Organon’s suppliers are able to leverage Assent’s team of supplier support specialists to ensure they receive appropriate support and understand how to properly complete a CMRT. Suppliers are provided guidance in their native language, if needed.

 

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Organon engages with suppliers directly to request a valid (free of validated errors) CMRT for the products that they supply to Organon. With respect to the OECD requirement to strengthen engagement with suppliers, Company has developed an internal procedure that includes supplier risk identification process that then leads to further steps of supplier engagement in the form of escalations, such as in-person meetings and/or corrective actions. Feedback from this engagement process has allowed Organon to oversee improvements in supplier responses and supplier compliance for this initiative.

 

Additionally, Organon’s Conflict Minerals Policy is included in supplier contracts, requiring new suppliers to read and accept the policy as a requirement of doing business with Organon. When entering or renewing supplier contracts, a clause is added that requires suppliers to provide information about the source of 3TGs and smelters and refiners in their supply chains.

 

Organon continues to place a strong emphasis on supplier education and training. To accomplish this, Assent’s online resources are leveraged, and all in-scope suppliers have been provided with access to their library of conflict minerals training and support resources. Also, Assent’s automated feedback process that notifies suppliers of risks associated with their CMRT submission serves to educate suppliers of certain risks associated with sourcing of conflict minerals.

 

Organon believes that the combination of the Business Partner Code of Conduct, Conflict Minerals Policy, and direct engagement with in-scope suppliers for conflict minerals training and support constitute a strong supplier engagement program.

 

Grievance Mechanisms

 

Organon established multiple longstanding grievance mechanisms (also referred to as whistleblowing or speak-up tools) whereby employees and suppliers can report violations of Organon’s policies, including conflict minerals. Suppliers and others outside of Organon may report grievances, via a dedicated email address that is published in the Conflict Minerals Policy, the Business Partner Code of Conduct, and in other communications with suppliers. In addition, employees and suppliers may anonymously report suspected violations using Organon’s Speak Up Process. Any violations are reported to the Corporate Compliance Committee.

 

Violations or grievances at the industry level can be reported to the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”) directly as well. This can be done at http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/responsible-minerals-assurance-process/grievance-mechanism/ This website is not considered part of this Conflict Minerals Report and is not incorporated by reference herein.

 

Maintain Records

 

Organon has adopted a policy to retain relevant documentation for a period of five years. Through Assent, a document retention policy to retain conflict minerals related documents, including supplier responses to CMRTs and the sources identified within each reporting period, has been implemented. Organon manages its own record retention policy and stores all of the information and findings from this process in a database that can be audited by internal or external parties.

 

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2) Identifying & Assessing Risk in the Supply Chain

 

Supplier Risk Evaluation

 

Risks associated with Tier 1 suppliers’ due diligence processes were assessed by their declaration responses on a CMRT, which the Global Procurement Team identifies automatically based on established criteria. These risks are addressed by Assent staff and members of Organon’s internal Conflict Minerals Team, who engage with suppliers to gather pertinent data and ask for corrective actions if needed, performing an overall assessment of the supplier’s conformity status, which is referred to as “conflict minerals status.”

 

Risks at the supplier level may include non-responsive suppliers or incomplete CMRTs. In cases where a company-level CMRT (such as when a company declares there are no 3TGs in any of its products) is submitted, Organon is unable to determine if all of the specified smelters/refiners actually processed the 3TGs in the products supplied to Organon.

 

Assent’s supplier risk assessment (flagging suppliers’ risk as high, medium, low) identifies problematic suppliers in a Organon’s supply chain. The risk assessment is derived from the smelter validation process, which establishes risk at the smelter/refiner level via an analysis that takes into account multiple conflict minerals factors.

 

Smelter/Refiners Risk Evaluation

 

Other supply chain risks were identified by assessing the due diligence practices and audit status of smelters/refiners identified in the supply chain by upstream suppliers that listed mineral processing facilities on their CMRT declarations. Assent’s smelter validation program compared listed facilities to the list of smelters/refiners consolidated by the RMI to ensure that the facilities listed met the recognized definition of a 3TG processing facility that was operational during the 2023 calendar year.

 

Assent determined whether the smelter/refiner had been audited against a standard in conformance with the OECD Guidance, such as the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP). Organon does not have a direct relationship with smelters/refiners, and does not perform direct audits of these entities within their pre-supply chain. Smelters/refiners that are conformant to RMAP audit standards are considered to have their sourcing validated as “responsibly sourced.” In cases where the smelter/refiner’s due diligence practices have not been audited against the RMAP standard or where they are considered non-conformant by RMAP, further due diligence steps are followed by Assent to notify suppliers that reported these facilities. Smelters/refiners are actively monitored to proactively identify other risks pertaining to conflict minerals.

 

Each facility that meets the definition of a smelter or refiner of a 3TG mineral is assessed according to red-flag indicators defined in the OECD Guidance. Assent uses numerous factors to determine the level of risk that each smelter/refiner poses to the supply chain by identifying red flags. These factors include:

 

4Geographic proximity to Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.

 

4Known mineral source country of origin.

 

4RMAP audit status.

 

4Credible evidence of unethical or conflict sourcing.

 

4Peer assessments conducted by credible third-party sources.

 

4Sanctions risks

 

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3) Design & Implement A Strategy to Respond to Risks

 

Together with Assent, Organon developed processes to respond to the risks identified in its supply chain. Organon has a risk management plan, through which the conflict minerals program is implemented, managed, and monitored. As the program progresses, escalations are sent to non-responsive suppliers to outline the importance of a response via CMRTs and to outline the required cooperation for compliance to the conflict minerals rules and Organon’s expectations.

 

Risk mitigation activities are initiated whenever a supplier’s CMRT reports facilities of concern. Through Assent, suppliers with submissions that included any smelters or refiners of concern were immediately provided with feedback instructing suppliers to take their own independent risk mitigation actions. Examples include the submission of a product-specific CMRT to better identify the connection to products that they supply to Organon. Additional escalation may have been necessary to address any continued sourcing from these smelters or refiners of concern. Suppliers are given clear performance objectives within reasonable timeframes with the ultimate goal of progressive elimination of these smelters or refiners of concern from the supply chain.

 

In addition, suppliers are guided to the educational materials on mitigating the risks identified through the data collection process.

 

Suppliers are also evaluated on program strength, which assists in making key risk mitigation decisions as the program progresses. The criteria used to evaluate the strength of the program is based on certain questions in the CMRT related to the suppliers’ conflict minerals practices and policies.

 

Feedback on supplier submissions is given directly to suppliers and educational resources are provided to assist suppliers in corrective action methods or to improve their internal programs. In cases where suppliers have continuously been non-responsive or are not committed to corrective action plans, Organon will assess if replacing that supplier is feasible. The results of the program and risk assessment are shared with the Conflict Minerals Team and Organon’s Executive Leadership Team to ensure transparency within Organon.

 

4) Carry Out Independent Third-Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified Points in the Supply Chain

 

Organon does not have a direct relationship with any 3TG smelters/refiners and does not perform or direct audits of these entities within the supply chain. Instead, Organon relies on third-party audits of smelters/refiners (industry recognized audit/assessment programs). As an example, RMAP uses independent auditors, and audits the source, including the mines of origin, and the chain of custody of the conflict minerals processed by smelters/refiners that agree to participate in the program.

 

Assent directly engages smelters/refiners that are not currently enrolled in an industry recognized audit/assessment program to encourage their participation and for those smelters/refiners already conformant to the corresponding program’s standards, Assent thanks them for their efforts on behalf of its compliance partners. Organon is a signatory of these communications in accordance with the requirements of downstream companies detailed in the OECD Guidance.

 

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5) Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence

 

Organon has published the Form SD for the year ended December 31, 2023. This Conflict Minerals Report is available on the Investor Relations section of Organon’s website at LINK. Information found on or accessed through this website is not considered part of this Conflict Minerals Report and is not incorporated by reference herein. Organon has also publicly filed a Form SD and this Conflict Minerals Report with the SEC.

 

This year Organon has also considered impacts from the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation when disclosing details with regards to due diligence efforts. Organon will continue to expand efforts both for transparency through the data collection process and risk evaluation, as well as the disclosure of efforts through the form of public report.

 

Due Diligence Results

 

Supply Chain Outreach Results

 

Supply chain outreach is required to identify the upstream sources of origin of 3TG necessary to the functionality or production of Organon’s products. Following the industry standard process, CMRTs are sent to and requested from Tier 1 suppliers, who are expected to follow this process with their own suppliers until the smelter and refiner sources are identified. The following is the result of the outreach conducted by Organon for the 2023 reporting year.

 

Supply Chain Outreach Metrics

 

Number of in-scope
suppliers
  Change in number of in-scope
suppliers from 2022
  Response rate 
25  N/A*   72% 
   *First Year Reporting for Organon is 2023     

 

Upstream Data Transparency

 

Appendix A includes all smelters/refiners that Organon’s responding suppliers listed in completed CMRTs that met the recognized definition of a 3TG processing facility and were operational during the 2023 calendar year. As is common when requests are sent upstream in the supply chain, those who purchase materials from smelters/refiners may not be able to discern exactly which of the company’s product lines contain the materials processed by those smelters/refiners. As a result, those providing the CMRT responses on a company level list all smelters/refiners they may purchase from within the reporting period. Therefore, Organon believes that the smelters/refiners listed in Appendix A are likely to include smelters and refiners that do not actually process the 3TGs contained in Organon’s products.

 

Suppliers that identified specific smelters/refiners of concern on their CMRT were contacted in accordance with the OECD Guidance, as stipulated in the previous sections.

 

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Status  Number of smelters/refiners listed by
responding suppliers
RMAP Conformant  224
RMAP Active  7
Not Enrolled  90
Non-Conformant  29

 

Country of Origin

 

Appendix B includes an aggregated list of countries of origin from which the reported facilities collectively source 3TGs, based on reasonable identification of country of origin data obtained via Assent’s supply chain database (or other Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry data, in the scenario Organon used alternative data sources). As mentioned in the above section, it is understood that overreporting of smelters/refiners often occurs when company-level CMRTs are provided. Therefore, Organon believes that Appendix B is likely to include more countries than those that are actually sources of the 3TG in Organon’s products.

 

Mine or Location of Origin

 

Organon attempted to determine the mine or location of origin of the necessary 3TG contained in its products by requesting that its suppliers provide it with a completed supplier-level CMRT. Its suppliers’ responses and the information made available by the RMI did not provide sufficiently detailed information for Organon to determine the mine or location of origin of those 3TG.

 

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Steps to Be Taken to Mitigate Risk

 

Organon has taken, or intends to take, the following steps to improve the due diligence conducted to further mitigate the risk that the necessary 3TGs in Organon’s products could finance or benefit armed groups in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas:

 

4Continue to evaluate upstream sources through a broader set of tools to evaluate risk. These include, but are not limited to:

 

4Using a comprehensive smelter and refiner library with detailed status and notes for each entity.

 

4Scanning for verifiable media sources on each smelter and refiner to flag risk issues.

 

4Comparing the list of smelters/refiners against government watch and denied parties lists.

 

4Engage with suppliers more closely, and provide more information and training resources regarding responsible sourcing of 3TGs.

 

4Encourage suppliers to have due diligence procedures in place for their supply chains to improve the content of the responses from such suppliers.

 

4Continue to include a conflict minerals flow-down clause in new or renewed supplier contracts, as well as included in the terms and conditions of each purchase order issued.

 

4Following the OECD Guidance process, increase the emphasis on clean and validated smelter and refiner information from the supply chain through feedback and detailed smelter/refiner analysis.

 

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Appendix A: Smelter and Refiner List

 

Appendix A includes all smelters/refiners that Organon’s responding suppliers listed in completed CMRTs that met the recognized definition of a 3TG processing facility and were operational during the 2023 calendar year. Organon believes that the smelters/refiners listed in Appendix A are likely to include smelters and refiners that do not actually process the 3TGs contained in Organon’s products.

 

Metal   Smelter/Refiner Name   Smelter/Refiner Facility Location
Gold   Advanced Chemical Company   United States Of America
Gold   Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.   Japan
Gold   Agosi AG   Germany
Gold   Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)   Uzbekistan
Gold   AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao   Brazil
Gold   Argor-Heraeus S.A.   Switzerland
Gold   Asahi Pretec Corp.   Japan
Gold   Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.   Japan
Gold   Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.   Turkey
Gold   Aurubis AG   Germany
Gold   Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)   Philippines
Gold   Boliden AB   Sweden
Gold   C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG   Germany
Gold   Caridad   Mexico
Gold   CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation   Canada
Gold   Cendres + Metaux S.A.   Switzerland
Gold   Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Chimet S.p.A.   Italy
Gold   Chugai Mining   Japan
Gold   Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.   China
Gold   DSC (Do Sung Corporation)   Korea, Republic Of
Gold   Dowa   Japan
Gold   Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant   Japan
Gold   JSC Novosibirsk Refinery   Russian Federation
Gold   Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   LT Metal Ltd.   Korea, Republic Of
Gold   Heimerle + Meule GmbH   Germany
Gold   Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.   China
Gold   Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG   Germany
Gold   Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.   Korea, Republic Of
Gold   Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.   Japan
Gold   Istanbul Gold Refinery   Turkey
Gold   Japan Mint   Japan
Gold   Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.   China

 

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Metal   Smelter/Refiner Name   Smelter/Refiner Facility Location
Gold   Asahi Refining USA Inc.   United States Of America
Gold   Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.   Canada
Gold   JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant   Russian Federation
Gold   JSC Uralelectromed   Russian Federation
Gold   JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.   Japan
Gold   Kazakhmys Smelting LLC   Kazakhstan
Gold   Kazzinc   Kazakhstan
Gold   Kennecott Utah Copper LLC   United States Of America
Gold   Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.   Japan
Gold   Kyrgyzaltyn JSC   Kyrgyzstan
Gold   L'azurde Company For Jewelry   Saudi Arabia
Gold   Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.   Korea, Republic Of
Gold   Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Materion   United States Of America
Gold   Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.   Japan
Gold   Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.   China
Gold   Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.   China
Gold   Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.   Singapore
Gold   Metalor Technologies S.A.   Switzerland
Gold   Metalor USA Refining Corporation   United States Of America
Gold   Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.   Mexico
Gold   Mitsubishi Materials Corporation   Japan
Gold   Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.   Japan
Gold   Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant   Russian Federation
Gold   Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.   Turkey
Gold   Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat   Uzbekistan
Gold   Nihon Material Co., Ltd.   Japan
Gold   Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.   Japan
Gold   OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)   Russian Federation
Gold   MKS PAMP SA   Switzerland
Gold   Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals   Russian Federation
Gold   PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk   Indonesia
Gold   PX Precinox S.A.   Switzerland
Gold   Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.   South Africa
Gold   Royal Canadian Mint   Canada
Gold   Sabin Metal Corp.   United States Of America
Gold   Samduck Precious Metals   Korea, Republic Of
Gold   Samwon Metals Corp.   Korea, Republic Of
Gold   SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.   Spain
Gold   Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.   China

 

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Metal   Smelter/Refiner Name   Smelter/Refiner Facility Location
Gold   SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals   Russian Federation
Gold   Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.   Taiwan, Province Of China
Gold   Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.   Japan
Gold   Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.   Taiwan, Province Of China
Gold   Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.   Japan
Gold   Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM   China
Gold   Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.   Japan
Gold   Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Torecom   Korea, Republic Of
Gold   Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining   Belgium
Gold   United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.   United States Of America
Gold   Valcambi S.A.   Switzerland
Gold   Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)   Australia
Gold   Yamakin Co., Ltd.   Japan
Gold   Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.   Japan
Gold   Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation   China
Gold   Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Morris and Watson   New Zealand
Gold   SAFINA A.S.   Czechia
Gold   Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited   China
Gold   Umicore Precious Metals Thailand   Thailand
Gold   MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.   India
Gold   KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna   Poland
Gold   Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.   Zimbabwe
Gold   Singway Technology Co., Ltd.   Taiwan, Province Of China
Gold   Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC   United Arab Emirates
Gold   Emirates Gold DMCC   United Arab Emirates
Gold   International Precious Metal Refiners   United Arab Emirates
Gold   Kaloti Precious Metals   United Arab Emirates
Gold   Sudan Gold Refinery   Sudan
Gold   T.C.A S.p.A   Italy
Gold   REMONDIS PMR B.V.   Netherlands
Gold   Fujairah Gold FZC   United Arab Emirates
Gold   Industrial Refining Company   Belgium
Gold   Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.   India
Gold   Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.   Korea, Republic Of
Gold   Marsam Metals   Brazil
Gold   TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn   Kazakhstan
Gold   Abington Reldan Metals, LLC   United States Of America
Gold   Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd.   China
Gold   Albino Mountinho Lda.   Portugal
Gold   SAAMP   France
Gold   L'Orfebre S.A.   Andorra

 

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Metal   Smelter/Refiner Name   Smelter/Refiner Facility Location
Gold   8853 S.p.A.   Italy
Gold   Italpreziosi   Italy
Gold   WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH   Germany
Gold   Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH   Austria
Gold   AU Traders and Refiners   South Africa
Gold   GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.   India
Gold   Sai Refinery   India
Gold   Modeltech Sdn Bhd   Malaysia
Gold   Bangalore Refinery   India
Gold   Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO   Russian Federation
Gold   Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH   Germany
Gold   Pease & Curren   United States Of America
Gold   JALAN & Company   India
Gold   SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.   Korea, Republic Of
Gold   Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA   Chile
Gold   ABC Refinery Pty Ltd.   Australia
Gold   Safimet S.p.A   Italy
Gold   State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology   Lithuania
Gold   African Gold Refinery   Uganda
Gold   Gold Coast Refinery   Ghana
Gold   NH Recytech Company   Korea, Republic Of
Gold   QG Refining, LLC   United States Of America
Gold   Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC   United Arab Emirates
Gold   CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.   India
Gold   Sovereign Metals   India
Gold   Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant   Japan
Gold   Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant   Japan
Gold   Augmont Enterprises Private Limited   India
Gold   Kundan Care Products Ltd.   India
Gold   Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)   India
Gold   Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)   India
Gold   Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)   India
Gold   Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)   India
Gold   K.A. Rasmussen   Norway
Gold   Alexy Metals   United States Of America
Gold   MD Overseas   India
Gold   Metallix Refining Inc.   United States Of America
Gold   Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.   South Africa
Gold   WEEEREFINING   France
Gold   Gold by Gold Colombia   Colombia
Gold   Dongwu Gold Group   China
Gold   Sam Precious Metals   United Arab Emirates
Gold   Coimpa Industrial LTDA   Brazil
Tantalum   F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.   China
Tantalum   XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED   China

 

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Metal   Smelter/Refiner Name   Smelter/Refiner Facility Location
Tantalum   JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.   China
Tantalum   Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.   China
Tantalum   AMG Brasil   Brazil
Tantalum   Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.   India
Tantalum   Mineracao Taboca S.A.   Brazil
Tantalum   Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.   Japan
Tantalum   NPM Silmet AS   Estonia
Tantalum   Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.   China
Tantalum   QuantumClean   United States Of America
Tantalum   Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.   China
Tantalum   Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO   Russian Federation
Tantalum   Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.   Japan
Tantalum   Telex Metals   United States Of America
Tantalum   Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC   Kazakhstan
Tantalum   Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.   China
Tantalum   D Block Metals, LLC   United States Of America
Tantalum   FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.   China
Tantalum   Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.   China
Tantalum   XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.   China
Tantalum   Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.   China
Tantalum   KEMET de Mexico   Mexico
Tantalum   TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.   Thailand
Tantalum   TANIOBIS GmbH   Germany
Tantalum   Materion Newton Inc.   United States Of America
Tantalum   TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.   Japan
Tantalum   TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG   Germany
Tantalum   Global Advanced Metals Boyertown   United States Of America
Tantalum   Global Advanced Metals Aizu   Japan
Tantalum   Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.   Brazil
Tantalum   Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material   China
Tantalum   RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.   China
Tantalum   5D Production OU   Estonia
Tantalum   Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.   China
Tantalum   PowerX Ltd.   Rwanda
Tin   Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   Alpha   United States Of America
Tin   PT Premium Tin Indonesia   Indonesia
Tin   Dowa   Japan
Tin   EM Vinto   Bolivia (Plurinational State Of)
Tin   Estanho de Rondonia S.A.   Brazil
Tin   Fenix Metals   Poland
Tin   Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC   China
Tin   China Tin Group Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)   Malaysia

 

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Metal   Smelter/Refiner Name   Smelter/Refiner Facility Location
Tin   Metallic Resources, Inc.   United States Of America
Tin   Mineracao Taboca S.A.   Brazil
Tin   Minsur   Peru
Tin   Mitsubishi Materials Corporation   Japan
Tin   Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.   China
Tin   Novosibirsk Tin Combine   Russian Federation
Tin   O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.   Thailand
Tin   Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.   Bolivia (Plurinational State Of)
Tin   PT Artha Cipta Langgeng   Indonesia
Tin   PT Babel Inti Perkasa   Indonesia
Tin   PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari   Indonesia
Tin   PT Bukit Timah   Indonesia
Tin   PT Mitra Stania Prima   Indonesia
Tin   PT Panca Mega Persada   Indonesia
Tin   PT Prima Timah Utama   Indonesia
Tin   PT Refined Bangka Tin   Indonesia
Tin   PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa   Indonesia
Tin   PT Timah Tbk Kundur   Indonesia
Tin   PT Timah Tbk Mentok   Indonesia
Tin   PT Timah Nusantara   Indonesia
Tin   PT Tinindo Inter Nusa   Indonesia
Tin   PT Tommy Utama   Indonesia
Tin   Rui Da Hung   Taiwan, Province Of China
Tin   Thaisarco   Thailand
Tin   Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.   Brazil
Tin   Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.   Brazil
Tin   PT Tirus Putra Mandiri   Indonesia
Tin   Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.   Brazil
Tin   PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya   Indonesia
Tin   O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.   Philippines
Tin   Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company   Viet Nam
Tin   Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company   Viet Nam
Tin   Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company   Viet Nam
Tin   PT Rajehan Ariq   Indonesia
Tin   PT Cipta Persada Mulia   Indonesia
Tin   An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company   Viet Nam
Tin   Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.   Brazil
Tin   Super Ligas   Brazil
Tin   Aurubis Beerse   Belgium
Tin   Aurubis Berango   Spain
Tin   PT Sukses Inti Makmur   Indonesia
Tin   PT Menara Cipta Mulia   Indonesia

 

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Metal   Smelter/Refiner Name   Smelter/Refiner Facility Location
Tin   Modeltech Sdn Bhd   Malaysia
Tin   Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   PT Bangka Serumpun   Indonesia
Tin   Pongpipat Company Limited   Myanmar
Tin   Tin Technology & Refining   United States Of America
Tin   Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa   Indonesia
Tin   Luna Smelter, Ltd.   Rwanda
Tin   Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited   India
Tin   Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo   Indonesia
Tin   CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda   Brazil
Tin   CRM Synergies   Spain
Tin   Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.   Brazil
Tin   DS Myanmar   Myanmar
Tin   PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)   Indonesia
Tin   PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera   Indonesia
Tin   PT Bangka Tin Industry   Indonesia
Tin   PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera   Indonesia
Tin   PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa   Indonesia
Tin   VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC   Viet Nam
Tin   CV Venus Inti Perkasa   Indonesia
Tin   CV Ayi Jaya   Indonesia
Tin   PT Bangka Prima Tin   Indonesia
Tin   HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.   China
Tin   Mining Minerals Resources SARL   Congo, Democratic Republic Of The
Tin   Takehara PVD Materials Plant / PVD Materials Division of MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.   Japan
Tin   Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (Port Klang)   Malaysia
Tungsten   A.L.M.T. Corp.   Japan
Tungsten   Kennametal Huntsville   United States Of America
Tungsten   Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Global Tungsten & Powders LLC   United States Of America
Tungsten   Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.   Japan
Tungsten   Kennametal Fallon   United States Of America
Tungsten   Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG   Austria
Tungsten   Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.   China

 

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Metal   Smelter/Refiner Name   Smelter/Refiner Facility Location
Tungsten   Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.   Viet Nam
Tungsten   Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch   China
Tungsten   H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH   Germany
Tungsten   TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG   Germany
Tungsten   Masan High-Tech Materials   Viet Nam
Tungsten   Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Niagara Refining LLC   United States Of America
Tungsten   China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Hydrometallurg, JSC   Russian Federation
Tungsten   Unecha Refractory metals plant   Russian Federation
Tungsten   Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.   Philippines
Tungsten   ACL Metais Eireli   Brazil
Tungsten   Moliren Ltd.   Russian Federation
Tungsten   Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.   Taiwan, Province Of China
Tungsten   JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"   Russian Federation
Tungsten   NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC   Russian Federation
Tungsten   Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.   Brazil
Tungsten   Cronimet Brasil Ltda   Brazil
Tungsten   Artek LLC   Russian Federation
Tungsten   Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   OOO “Technolom” 2   Russian Federation
Tungsten   OOO “Technolom” 1   Russian Federation
Tungsten   LLC Vostok   Russian Federation
Tungsten   YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.   China
Tungsten   HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd.   Korea, Republic Of
Tungsten   Tungsten Vietnam Joint Stock Company   Viet Nam
Tungsten   DONGKUK INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.   Korea, Republic Of
Tungsten   CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Nam Viet Cromit Joint Stock Company   Viet Nam
Tungsten   Lianyou Resources Co., Ltd.   Taiwan, Province Of China
Tungsten   Shinwon Tungsten (Fujian Shanghang) Co., Ltd.   China
Tungsten   Kenee Mining Corporation Vietnam   Viet Nam

 

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Appendix B: Countries of Origin

 

Appendix B includes an aggregated list of countries of origin from which the reported facilities collectively source 3TGs. Organon believes that Appendix B is likely to include more countries than those that are actually sources of the 3TG in Organon’s products.

 

Albania Cyprus Indonesia Netherlands Sudan
Andorra Democratic Republic of Congo Ireland New Zealand Suriname
Angola Djibouti Israel Nicaragua Sweden
Argentina Dominica Italy Niger Switzerland
Armenia Dominican Republic Ivory Coast Nigeria Taiwan
Australia Ecuador Japan Norway Tajikistan
Austria Egypt Jersey Oman Tanzania
Azerbaijan El Salvador Kazakhstan Panama Thailand
Belarus Eritrea Kenya Papua New Guinea Togo
Belgium Estonia Korea Peru Turkey
Benin Ethiopia Kyrgyzstan Philippines Uganda
Bermuda Fiji Liberia Poland United Arab Emirates
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Finland Liechtenstein Portugal United Kingdom
Botswana France Lithuania Russian Federation United States of America
Brazil Georgia Luxembourg Rwanda Uruguay
Bulgaria Germany Madagascar Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan
Burkina Faso Ghana Malaysia Senegal VietNam
Burundi Guam Mali Serbia Zambia
Cambodia Guatemala Mauritania Sierra Leone  
Canada Guinea Mexico Singapore  
Central African Republic Guyana Mongolia Slovakia  
Chile Honduras Morocco Solomon Islandss  
China Hong Kong Mozambique South Africa  
Colombia Hungary Myanmar South Sudan  
Congo India Namibia Spain  

 

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Appendix C: CMRT Declaration Rejection/Approval Criteria

 

Assent Sustainability Platform Logic Structure

 

The following table maps the Assent Sustainability Platform’s status outputs and CMRT logic structure when determining supplier conflict mineral statuses as displayed on the Assent platform dashboard. Using this table, and referencing certain CMRT questions, Organon was able to determine what answers were provided by its suppliers to earn their conflict minerals response statuses.

 

Dashboard Supplier Response Statuses

 

Supplier Status   Description
Not Submitted   A CMRT has not been submitted by the supplier
Complete   A CMRT has been submitted, and is valid and complete
Incomplete   A supplier with parts associated to them has submitted a partially completed Product-Level or User-Defined CMRT
Invalid Submission   A CMRT has been submitted and deemed invalid based on contradicting responses in the template
Out of Scope   The supplier is out of scope for conflict minerals and does not need to be contacted

 

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