Minerals and Extractives
Dell is focused on multi-industry processes that help ensure that the minerals tungsten, tantalum, tin and gold that we use in our products are obtained from responsible global sources. The Democratic Republic of Congo has been a global mineral provider for years, but human rights violations have been reported in its mining industry. It is Dell policy to refrain from purchasing minerals from the Suppliers that support these violations, and we advocate that our Suppliers adhere to the same standards, which are more specifically set out on our Addressing Conflict Minerals page. Suppliers must meet the conflict minerals reporting requirements established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203 Section 1502) and by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at 17 CFR 240 and 249b. Regardless of whether or not Supplier is subject to SEC Rules (independent of this section), Suppliers must also upload its data accurately into the Electronics Industry Citizens Coalition (EICC) Conflict Minerals Reporting Tool, and ensure smelter information is updated within one month if there is a change in a sub-tier Supplier supporting Dell’s business. Suppliers must notify the Dell Conflict Minerals team within 72 hours of discovering that a smelter used by Supplier is known to utilize gold, tantalum, tin, or tungsten from a conflict mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.