BlackBerry Limited
CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD FROM
JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2018
JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2018
INTRODUCTION
This Conflict Minerals Report for BlackBerry Limited (“BlackBerry”, “Company,” “we,” or “our”) is provided in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which
implements Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (the “Rule”) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2018.
The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registrants whose manufactured products contain tantalum, tin, tungsten, or gold (defined by Item 1.01(d)(3) of Form SD as “Conflict Minerals”), that are necessary to the functionality or production of those products. If the SEC registrant has reason to believe that any of those Conflict Minerals may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (“Covered Countries”), or is unable to determine the country of origin of those Conflict Minerals, the SEC registrant is required to submit a Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC that includes a description of the measures it took to exercise due diligence on the Conflict Minerals’ source and chain of custody.
Transportation and Asset Tracking hardware products manufactured on behalf of BlackBerry in 2018 contain Conflict Minerals including tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold that are necessary to their functionality or production (“Necessary Conflict Minerals”). BlackBerry did not source these Conflict Minerals directly. These Conflict Minerals were typically commingled with minerals of varied provenance and then processed using chemical and/or thermal methods into purified metals and compounds. They are then either further processed and/or subsequently manufactured into components and materials by sub-tier suppliers of BlackBerry, and finally assembled into end products via an electronics manufacturing services provider.
For the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2018, BlackBerry conducted a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”). A description of BlackBerry’s RCOI is included in Form SD. The results of our RCOI were as follows:
a) a portion of our Necessary Conflict Minerals may have originated in a Covered Country and we have reason to believe that those Necessary Conflict Minerals are not from recycle or scrap sources; and
b) a portion of our Necessary Conflict Minerals has an unknown origin.
The statements below are based on the due diligence activities performed to date and in good faith by BlackBerry and are based on the information available through the 29th of March 2019. There are factors that could affect the accuracy of these statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: incomplete supplier, smelter, or refiner data; errors or omissions by suppliers, smelters or refiners; evolving definition and confirmation of smelters and refiners; incomplete information from industry or other third-party sources, or aggregated data which is not wholly attributable to the parts, suppliers, smelters or refiners existing in BlackBerry’s supply chain.
DUE DILIGENCE MEASURES
We conducted due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Necessary Conflict Minerals contained in products that we contracted to manufacture as described above to ascertain whether these minerals originated in a Covered Country and directly or indirectly financed or benefited non-state armed groups in any of these countries.
Design of Our Due Diligence Measures With consideration of our scale and position in the supply chain, we have designed our Conflict Minerals due diligence measures to conform with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition (2016) (the “OECD Guidance”), as applicable for tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold and for downstream companies (as the term is defined in the OECD Guidance), in all relevant material respects: 1. establish strong company management systems for Conflict Minerals supply chain due diligence; 2. identify and assess Conflict Minerals risks in our supply chain; 3. design and implement strategies to respond to Conflict Minerals risks identified; 4. contribute to independent third-party audits of the due diligence practices of Conflict Minerals smelters and refiners by participating in industry organizations; and 5. report on our Conflict Minerals supply chain due diligence activities. |
Due Diligence Measures Performed BlackBerry’s due diligence measures during, and in support of, the reporting year included the following activities: Step 1: Establish strong company management systems for Conflict Minerals supply chain due diligence 1) Implemented our Responsible Minerals Policy by conducting due diligence on the source of Conflict Minerals contained in BlackBerry’s Transportation and Asset Tracking hardware products; 2) Maintained an internal team to advance BlackBerry’s Conflict Minerals Program and implement our Responsible Minerals Policy; 3) Maintained BlackBerry EthicsLink as a grievance mechanism support tool for use by employees and third parties as a confidential means of reporting violations of our policies and monitored the Responsible Minerals Initiative (the “RMI”) Grievance Report and discussions for any applicable issues; and 4) Maintained records associated with the implementation of BlackBerry’s due diligence process in accordance with specified requirements (minimum 5-year retention). Step 2: Identify and assess risk in the supply chain 5) Identified relevant sub-tier suppliers with the potential for providing materials, components, subassemblies, or finished goods containing at least one of the Necessary Conflict Minerals; 6) Requested relevant sub-tier suppliers to complete the RMI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”), version 5.10 or later, to obtain updated sourcing and Conflict Minerals due diligence information about BlackBerry’s supply chain, including the identification of smelters and refiners in the supply chains of BlackBerry’s sub-tier suppliers; 7) Reviewed CMRT submissions for completeness and data credibility against BlackBerry criteria and third-party data sources; and 8) Used information: as submitted by suppliers in the CMRT; as provided by the RMI as a benefit of our membership; and as collected from other third-party sources to conduct an RCOI as described in BlackBerry’s Form SD report. Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks 9) Escalated the identities of sub-tier suppliers who failed to provide credible sourcing data to BlackBerry commodity management; and 10) Provided due diligence guidance and communicated issues requiring corrective action based on assessments in Step 2 to relevant sub-tier suppliers. |
Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit of due diligence practices 11) Relied upon the due diligence conducted on smelters and refiners by the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (the “RMAP”). The RMAP relies on independent private sector auditors to audit the source, including mines of origin and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals used by smelters and refiners that agree to participate in the RMAP. The smelters and refiners that are found to be RMAP conformant are those for which the independent auditor has verified that the smelters and refiners have demonstrated responsible minerals sourcing and implemented systems in conformance with RMAP requirements; and 12) Maintained an active membership in the RMI and supported expansion of the RMAP to additional smelters and refiners by conducting the following actions: a. Contributed to the RMI workgroup to maintain and enhance the CMRT; b. Contributed to RMI activities to identify and engage new smelters and refiners and encourage their participation in the RMAP; and c. Participated in efforts to revise the RMI audit standards Step 5: Report on supply chain due diligence 13) As required under Section 13(p) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, BlackBerry has filed a Form SD which includes this Conflict Minerals Report and made such information available on our website, demonstrating our progress in implementing our Responsible Minerals Policy. |
Independent Private Sector Audit
This Conflict Minerals Report has not been subject to an independent private sector audit (“IPSA”). Per guidance issued by the SEC on April 29, 2014 and the related order subsequently issued on May 2, 2014, only issuers who describe their products as “DRC conflict free” are subject to an IPSA.
DUE DILIGENCE DETERMINATION
On the basis of the due diligence measures detailed above, which are on the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals in BlackBerry’s products, BlackBerry describes the following products as “DRC Conflict Undeterminable” *:
Product Category |
BlackBerry’s Transportation and Asset Tracking hardware products |
*DRC conflict undeterminable products are those for which we were unable to determine that such products do not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in Covered Countries.
Facilities Processing Conflict Minerals
As described in Form SD, BlackBerry compiled the list of facilities processing Conflict Minerals (smelters and refiners) by surveying the manufacturers of the components and materials used in BlackBerry products. The survey responses were either specific to the components used in BlackBerry products or represented a broader segment of the manufacturer’s portfolio. The latter could result in the over-reporting of smelters and refiners (i.e., the inclusion of smelters and refiners who supply conflict minerals to the manufacturer for use in components and materials not actually used in BlackBerry products).
A summary of the status of the smelters and refiners which have been reported by these manufacturers, is provided in Table 1. The smelters and refiners are listed in Table 2. Facilities reported by manufacturers who do not meet the RMI’s definition of a refiner or smelter are not included in these tables.
Table 1: Status Summary of Facilities Processing Conflict Minerals | |||
Conflict Mineral | Total | Conflict-Free Status** | |
DRC Conflict-Free | Unknown | ||
Gold | 139 | 101 (73%) | 38 (27%) |
Tantalum | 39 | 39 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
Tin | 79 | 70 (89%) | 9 (11%) |
Tungsten | 42 | 39 (93%) | 3 (7%) |
All | 299 | 249 (83%) | 50 (17%) |
Table 2: List of Facilities Processing Conflict Minerals | |||
Conflict Mineral | Name of Smelter or Refiner Processing Conflict Mineral | Location of Smelter or Refiner | Conflict-Free Status** |
Gold | Abington Reldan Metals, LLC | United States | Unknown |
Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | African Gold Refiner | Uganda | Unknown |
Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Al Etihad Gold LLC | United Arab Emirates | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. | Germany | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | Uzbekistan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao | Brazil | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Argor-Heraeus S.A. | Switzerland | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Asahi Pretec Corp. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | Canada | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | Turkey | Unknown |
Gold | AU Traders and Refiners | South Africa | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Aurubis AG | Germany | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Bangalore Refinery | India | Unknown |
Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | Philippines | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Boliden AB | Sweden | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | Germany | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Caridad | Mexico | Unknown |
Gold | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | Canada | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Cendres + Metaux S.A. | Switzerland | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Chimet S.p.A. | Italy | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Chugai Mining | Japan | Unknown |
Gold | Daejin Indus Co., Ltd. | Korea (Republic Of) | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Gold | Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH | Germany | Unknown |
Gold | DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH | Germany | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Dowa | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | DS PRETECH Co., Ltd. | Korea (Republic Of) | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | Korea (Republic Of) | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Emirates Gold DMCC | United Arab Emirates | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. | India | Unknown |
Gold | Geib Refining Corporation | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | China | Unknown |
Gold | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | China | Unknown |
Gold | Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Gold | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Gold | HeeSung Metal Ltd. | Korea, Republic Of | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | Germany | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Gold | HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD. | Korea (Republic Of) | Unknown |
Gold | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Istanbul Gold Refinery | Turkey | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Italpreziosi | Italy | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Japan Mint | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | JSC Uralelectromed | Russian Federation | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Kazakhmys Smelting LLC | Kazakhstan | Unknown |
Gold | Kazzinc | Kazakhstan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna | Poland | Unknown |
Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | Korea (Republic Of) | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | Kyrgyzstan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO | Russian Federation | Unknown |
Gold | L'azurde Company For Jewelry | Saudi Arabia | Unknown |
Gold | Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Gold | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Gold | L'Orfebre S.A. | Andorra | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | Korea (Republic Of) | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Gold | Marsam Metals | Brazil | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Materion | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | Singapore | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Metalor Technologies S.A. | Switzerland | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V. | Mexico | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | India | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | Malaysia | Unknown |
Gold | Morris and Watson | New Zealand | Unknown |
Gold | Morris and Watson Gold Coast | Australia | Unknown |
Gold | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | Russian Federation | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. | Turkey | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | Uzbekistan | Unknown |
Gold | NH Recytech Company | Korea (Republic Of) | Unknown |
Gold | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | Austria | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet) | Russian Federation | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery | Russian Federation | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | PAMP S.A. | Switzerland | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Pease & Curren | United States | Unknown |
Gold | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Gold | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | Chile | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | Russian Federation | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | PX Precinox S.A. | Switzerland | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | South Africa | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Gold | REMONDIS PMR B.V. | Netherlands | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | Canada | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | SAAMP | France | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Sabin Metal Corp. | United States | Unknown |
Gold | Safimet S.p.A | Italy | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Sai Refinery | India | Unknown |
Gold | Samduck Precious Metals | Korea (Republic Of) | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Samwon Metals Corp. | Korea (Republic Of) | Unknown |
Gold | SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH | Germany | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. | Spain | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Gold | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | Taiwan, Province Of China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | Russian Federation | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | Taiwan, Province Of China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology | Lithuania | Unknown |
Gold | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. | Korea (Republic Of) | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | T.C.A S.p.A | Italy | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Gold | TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn | Kazakhstan | Unknown |
Gold | Torecom | Korea (Republic Of) | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Umicore Brasil Ltda. | Brazil | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | Thailand | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | Belgium | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Valcambi S.A. | Switzerland | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | Australia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | Germany | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Yamakin Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Gold | Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Gold | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Exotech Inc. | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. | Thailand | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | Germany | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Inc. | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH | Germany | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Jiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | KEMET Blue Metals | Mexico | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | KEMET Blue Powder | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | LSM Brasil S.A. | Brazil | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | India | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | Brazil | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | NPM Silmet AS | Estonia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | QuantumClean | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | Brazil | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | Russian Federation | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Telex Metals | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | Kazakhstan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tantalum | Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Alpha | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | Viet Nam | Unknown |
Tin | Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | CV Ayi Jaya | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | CV Dua Sekawan | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | CV Gita Pesona | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | CV United Smelting | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Dowa | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | Viet Nam | Unknown |
Tin | EM Vinto | Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Estanho de Rondonia S.A. | Brazil | Unknown |
Tin | Fenix Metals | Poland | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Tin | Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Tin | Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | Brazil | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | Malaysia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | Brazil | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Metallic Resources, Inc. | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Metallo Belgium N.V. | Belgium | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Metallo Spain S.L.U. | Spain | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | Brazil | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Minsur | Peru | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | Malaysia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | Viet Nam | Unknown |
Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | Thailand | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | Philippines | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Operaciones Metalurgical S.A. | Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Pongpipat Company Limited | Myanmar | Unknown |
Tin | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Bangka Prima Tin | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Bangka Serumpun | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Bangka Tin Industry | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Bukit Timah | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT DS Jaya Abadi | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Inti Stania Prima | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Karimun Mining | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Panca Mega Persada | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Premium Tin Indonesia | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Rajehan Ariq | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Sukses Inti Makmur | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Sumber Jaya Indah | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Timah Tbk Kundur | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Timah Tbk Mentok | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | PT Tommy Utama | Indonesia | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | Brazil | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Rui Da Hung | Taiwan, Province Of China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Soft Metais Ltda. | Brazil | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Super Ligas | Brazil | Unknown |
Tin | Thaisarco | Thailand | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | Viet Nam | Unknown |
Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | Brazil | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tin | Yunnan Tin Company Limited | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | A.L.M.T. Corp. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | ACL Metais Eireli | Brazil | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | Germany | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Tungsten | Hydrometallurg, JSC | Russian Federation | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | Japan | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | Unknown |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Kennametal Fallon | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Masan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC) | Viet Nam | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Moliren Ltd. | Russian Federation | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | United States | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | Philippines | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Viet Nam | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Unecha Refractory metals plant | Russian Federation | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | Austria | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Woltech Korea Co., Ltd. | Korea (Republic Of) | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
Tungsten | Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | DRC Conflict-Free |
**Based on RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (the “RMAP”) results through March 29, 2019. Facilities which are reported to be conformant to the RMAP or equivalent program are reasonably assumed to be “DRC Conflict-Free”. “DRC Conflict-Free” does not include facilities designated by the RMI as “Active” or any other status. In 2018, four of the smelters and refiners reported by suppliers were designated as “Non Conformant” by the RMI for failing to undergo routine or follow-up audits within the required time-frame. Based on available evidence, none of the four source raw materials from the covered countries and could reasonably be assumed to be “DRC Conflict-Free”, however, lacking conclusive information such as RMAP audit completion they have been labeled as “Unknown” in this report.
Countries of Origin of Conflict Minerals
By conducting a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry as described in Form SD, BlackBerry established a list of countries, provided in Table 3, from which the facilities listed in Table 2 may be sourcing Conflict Minerals. BlackBerry has no specific knowledge linking the Conflict Minerals originating in any specific country to the metals present in any of its Transportation and Asset Tracking hardware products. To protect the confidentiality of minerals sourcing by smelters and refiners, the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) and London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) in almost all respects have aggregated country of origin data. Being the primary source of the information in this table, the provision of data in this manner by the RMI and LBMA results in considerable uncertainty when correlating specific countries to specific smelters and refiners, and subsequently BlackBerry products.
Table 3: Countries of Origin | ||||
Country | Gold | Tantalum | Tin | Tungsten |
Argentina | X | |||
Armenia | X | |||
Australia | X | X | X | X |
Austria | X | |||
Azerbaijan | X | |||
Benin | X | |||
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | X | X | X | X |
Botswana | X | |||
Brazil | X | X | X | X |
Burkina Faso | X | |||
Burundi*** | X | X | X | |
Canada | X | |||
Chile | X | |||
China | X | X | X | X |
Colombia | X | X | X | X |
Côte D'Ivoire | X | |||
Cyprus | X | |||
Dominican Republic | X |
Ecuador | X | |||
Egypt | X | |||
Eritrea | X | |||
Ethiopia | X | X | ||
Finland | X | |||
Georgia | X | |||
Ghana | X | |||
Guatemala | X | |||
Guinea | X | X | X | X |
Guyana | X | |||
Honduras | X | |||
India | X | |||
Indonesia | X | X | X | |
Iran | X | |||
Kazakhstan | X | |||
Kenya | X | |||
Kyrgyzstan | X | |||
Laos | X | X | X | |
Lebanon | X | |||
Madagascar | X | |||
Malaysia | X | X | X | X |
Mali | X | |||
Mauritania | X | |||
Mauritius | X | |||
Mexico | X | |||
Mongolia | X | X | X | |
Morocco | X | |||
Mozambique | X |
Myanmar | X | X | ||
Namibia | X | |||
Nicaragua | X | |||
Niger | X | |||
Nigeria | X | X | X | |
Papua New Guinea | X | |||
Peru | X | X | X | |
Philippines | X | |||
Portugal | X | |||
Russia | X | X | X | X |
Rwanda*** | X | X | X | |
Saudi Arabia | X | |||
Senegal | X | |||
Sierra Leone | X | |||
Slovakia | X | |||
Solomon Islands | X | |||
South Africa | X | |||
Spain | X | |||
Suriname | X | |||
Swaziland | X | |||
Sweden | X | |||
Taiwan | X | X | ||
Tanzania*** | X | |||
Thailand | X | X | X | X |
The Democratic Republic of Congo*** | X | X | X | X |
Togo | X | |||
Turkey | X | |||
Uganda*** | X |
United Kingdom | X | X | ||
United States of America | X | X | ||
Uruguay | X | |||
Uzbekistan | X | |||
Venezuela | X | |||
Zambia | X | |||
Zimbabwe | X |
*** “Covered Countries” which include the Democratic Republic of Congo and its adjoining countries.
Efforts to Determine the Conflict Minerals’ Mine or Location of Origin
BlackBerry’s efforts to determine the conflict minerals’ mine or location of origin included two approaches: (i) use of the CMRT as a method to query and transmit sourcing information along the supply chain; and (ii) reliance on, and support for, the RMAP as an independent third party audit solution through which mineral sources are identified and independently evaluated.
The CMRT helps a company to identify the smelters and refiners within its supply chain and their sources of minerals. The use of the CMRT by industry participants is dependent upon each tier in the supply chain collecting information from its direct suppliers and passing it on to customers. The amount of detail and quality of data being collected by this process is improving; however, considering the number of tiers within BlackBerry’s supply chain, we expect that several reporting cycles will be needed to complete the data collection.
Mineral sources are valuable intellectual property for most smelters, and the OECD Guidance acknowledges that reporting of information may be limited by concerns of business confidentiality. An independent third-party audit solution such as the RMAP can offer an efficient means to address these confidentiality concerns and to help promote the reliability of information collected. BlackBerry has therefore incorporated reliance on the RMAP as an element of its due diligence process. Through the course of the RMAP smelter assessment process, independent auditors review information on the mines of origin for the smelters and refiners. To be conformant with the RMAP, smelters and refiners must have disclosed the identities of their mines or locations of origin to the auditors, and the auditors must have independently validated that sufficient evidence exists to support the sourcing claims and that those sources are DRC conflict-free.
BlackBerry is a member of the RMI and is very active in supporting the implementation and expansion of the RMAP on multiple fronts.
Steps to Improve Due Diligence
BlackBerry is committed to being a socially and environmentally responsible corporation, within our own activities and through those in our supply chain. Despite our scale and position in the supply chain, we expect to continue to engage with relevant manufacturers and the broader industry to improve our due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Necessary Conflict Minerals.
We intend to continue impressing upon the manufacturers our expectation that they apply the OECD Guidance in good faith. We also expect to continue to focus our efforts working with industry peers through the RMI to improve the systems of transparency and control and leverage those systems within our own supply chain.
Although circumstances may change necessitating an adjustment of plans, specific steps we are contemplating to further improve our reasonable due diligence in 2019 include:
1) | Providing additional guidance for relevant manufacturers on Conflict Mineral reporting and the OECD Guidance; |
2) | Further enhancing our messaging regarding the use of RMAP, or equivalent, validated smelters and refiners; |
3) | Using the updated CMRT and latest smelter lists for collecting due diligence information from relevant manufacturers; |
4) | Continuing our participation in the RMI, including the verification and engagement of smelters and refiners in the RMAP; |
5) | Reviewing our Responsible Minerals Policy for opportunities to expand our expectations for responsible minerals sourcing both within and beyond conflict-affected areas and revising as appropriate; |
6) | Monitoring for the development of new or changing legislation; and |
7) | Encouraging the responsible sourcing of minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo and adjoining countries. |