Responsible Management of Minerals

Huawei is committed to and works to drive the responsible procurement of products containing raw materials, including tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold (3TG), cobalt, and mica. We have established a risk-based responsible mineral management system in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct and the Chinese Due Diligence Guidelines for Mineral Supply Chain. The responsible management of minerals is an integral part of our procurement CSR management system, and has been embedded to supplier qualification, supervision, and auditing processes. As a downstream company in the mineral supply chain, Huawei does not directly purchase any minerals, and there are at least seven tiers between Huawei and mining companies. We require that our suppliers do not purchase conflict minerals, and ask them to cascade this requirement to their own suppliers, in order to prevent or reduce the risk that minerals contained in their products may directly or indirectly support human rights abuses, harm the environment or personal health and safety, or breed corruption. Huawei also actively works with global industry peers through industry initiatives like the Responsible Critical Mineral Initiative (RCI). Together with our partners, we conduct supply chain due diligence to drive responsible mineral sourcing across our value chain.

In response to industry initiatives, we now identify suppliers of minerals such as tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold (3TG), cobalt, and mica. We survey upstream suppliers using a responsible mineral management questionnaire, and urge them to identify and investigate all smelters within their supply chains, and our suppliers must require that no identified smelters purchase minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas (CAHRAs).

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Huawei Statement on Responsible Mineral Supply Chain Due Diligence Management: https://www.huawei.com/en/declarations/huawei-statement-on-responsible-mineral-supply-chain