In response to the EICC (Electronics Industry Code of Conduct), GeSI (Global Electronics Sustainability Initiative), relevant US and European industry regulations and legislation, and the OECD Due Diligence Guidelines on Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Regions,

our company (Jinan Jingzheng Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.) is committed to adhering to the conditions and standards of the electronics supply chain, complying with the Electronics Industry Code of Conduct, fulfilling social responsibility, respecting human rights, and continuously monitoring conflict mineral issues.

We also require suppliers to provide proof of their due diligence activities and to complete a fully-fledged conflict minerals report template. Furthermore, we require each supplier to understand and support these measures and not to knowingly purchase metals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or conflict zones.

If a supplier's supply chain is found to contain metals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or conflict zones, our company will reassess our partnership with that supplier.

This is a formal statement.

Note: Background on Conflict Minerals: Since the late 1990s, the ongoing armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has claimed over 5.4 million lives. Local mining and international trade have directly or indirectly financed the conflict, contributing to the level of extreme violence in the region.

Consumers in Europe and the United States, as well as the international community, are calling on companies that import and use minerals from conflict zones to take action to investigate the use of conflict minerals in their supply chains, restrict or ban their use, and reduce financial support to conflict zones, thereby reducing armed conflict and human rights tragedies.

In 2010, the U.S. Congress added Section 1502 to the Dodd-Frank Act, requiring U.S. publicly traded companies to disclose their use of conflict minerals (tin, tungsten, tantalum, gold, 3TG) from Congo and nine surrounding countries, conduct supply chain due diligence, and publish annual reports. In 2017, the European Parliament passed the Conflict Minerals Act, requiring all companies to assess the compliance of their suppliers trading in tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold (3TG).

The Conflict Minerals Act not only impacts US-listed companies and their supply chains but has also become a new issue in global corporate social responsibility, forming part of industry standards such as RBA, JAC, and AIAG.

In 2021, RMI officially launched EMRT 1.0, including cobalt and mica on its due diligence list.

By 2025, RMI will add copper, graphite, lithium, and nickel to the EMRT due diligence list.