1. Overview and Expectations
Conflict Minerals
Overview and Expectations

2. What are “Conflict Minerals”?
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – Section 502
“Conflict minerals are minerals mined in conditions of armed conflict and human rights abuses…”
These are the four conflict minerals (3TG):
Coltan Tantalum
Casserite Tin
Wolframite Tungsten
Gold
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3. Conflict Minerals – Covered Countries
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and adjoining countries
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4. Conflict minerals – Usage in the Automotive Industry
Picture source: AIAG report, May 2011
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5. Conflict minerals – Usage in the Automotive Industry
Picture source: AIAG report, May 2011
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6. Conflict Minerals Reporting
Why?
Reporting obligation (part of the financial reporting to SEC) due May, 31st each year
How?
Following the OECD Due Diligence Guidance:
Identify suppliers
Receive declarations
Perform plausibility checks
Roll up final report and send to customer
What?
Information on the company policy on Conflict Minerals
List of identified smelters from the complete supply chain
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7. Conflict Minerals: Timeline
When?
Possible status for a company:
Indeterminate
Not CM free
CM conflict free
CM free
Sources for Conflict Minerals not yet fully known
Some or all products contain 3TGs sourced from the DRC*, NOT from a conflict free smelter
3TGs are sourced from the DRC*, but from a conflict free smelter
3TGs for all products are NOT sourced in the DRC*
Small, SEC filing companies only
*DRC: Democratic Rebublic of the Congo
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8. Conflict Minerals Reporting in Adient
To fulfill our requirements on conflict minerals reporting the following steps are needed:
Register for the IPCMP platform. This is mandatory. The Basic Licence is free of charge
Respond to our Initial Supplier letter within 30 days providing us with your IPCMP ID and the name and contact details of your CM contact
Collect smelter information from your suppliers. Please use either IPCMP (recommended) or the CFSI template (link to the CFSI page)
Use available IMDS data, the AIAG guideline and the AIAG decision tree to verify incoming data from your supply chain
Submit your declaration to Adient. Include your vendor number and your IMDS company ID* to the company ID field of the CMRT
* Only IMDS reporting companies
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9. Conflict Minerals Reporting in Adient
Your tasks:
Collect the Conflict Minerals data from your supply chain during the reporting year
Submit your declaration until deadline
Review and update your declaration thoughout the year
Resubmit your final declaration until December 31, 2016
We will reject your submission when
the reporting template is older than version 4.10
incomplete and incorrect data are identified in the declaration
the 3TG declaration does not correspond to available material or component information
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10. Appendix
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11. Conflict Minerals: IT-Solution IPCMP by iPoint
Manage & respond to requests from your customers
Send & manage requests to your suppliers
Statistics of accepted reports
All data in one place
Sophisticated folder structure
Due diligence reporting
Create reports
Import reports
Aggregate (roll-up) reports
Perform validation Checks
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12. Conflict Minerals: Reporting Format
The officially supported reporting format by AIAG
The template is available in 9 languages already
The latest version can be found here
It contains seven questions on the use of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold and the reporting status
Ten questions are dealing with the overall company policy on Conflict Minerals
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