1. Conflict Mineral Benchmarking Study: Overview
Conflict Mineral & Ethical Sourcing Workshop 2015

2. Jonathan Nauth Assent Compliance
Today’s Presenter
Jonathan Nauth Assent Compliance
Regulatory Division

3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Why THIS Benchmarking Study?
Filers submit their CMR, then left in the dark…
Were their disclosures being evaluated?
How did they rank against others?
How did particular industries do?
How can I improve my own CMR submission?
Translates into improving Conflict Mineral Programs

4. Study Overview: Advisory Board

5. Study Overview: Assent’s Role

6. Study Overview: Assent’s Role
Feedback and suggestions on scoring criteria
Feedback and suggestions on methodology
No control or decision making power
Did not score or evaluate any conflict mineral reports as part of the study

7. Study Overview: Scoring
Based entirely on the SEC Reporting requirements from the Dodd-Frank Section 1502 Final Rules
Focus on Legal Compliance 
Equally weighted
Each criteria received either a Yes,  No or Nor Applicable (N/A)
Based on Responsible Sourcing Network’s Good Practice Indicators
Some overlap with Compliance requirements but many indicators are not mandatory under the law
Focus on Transparency and Process Description
Each criteria has a set of achievable points ranging from 5 possible points to 10 possible points, depending on the specific criteria

8. Thank You!