BETTERING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN OUR SUPPLY CHAIN Responsible sourcing of Emphasis is placed on the identification and minerals in our supply chain assurance of smelters or refiners (SORs) used to process material supplied by mines or mineral Minerals are used in many Dell products. For agents. This includes an independent, third- example, gold is used in circuit boards, and party assessment of management systems and tantalum is used in capacitors. Some of these sourcing practices to validate conformance with minerals are mined in conflict-affected and high- the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process risk areas. While we do not purchase minerals (RMAP). The sector-wide RMAP standards directly from mines, smelters or refiners, our meet the requirements of the OECD Due expectations for responsible sourcing extend Diligence Guidance, the Regulation (EU) 2017/821 throughout our supply chain. of the European Parliament and the U.S. Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer It is our goal to avoid purchasing materials Protection Act. Dell annually files a Conflict containing minerals whose mining and sale Minerals Disclosure report with the U.S. Securities are not aligned with our responsible sourcing and Exchange Commission. commitments. These commitments are To track conformance rates, we require suppliers underscored in the Dell Responsible Sourcing who use 3TG and/or cobalt within their supply Policy. We also work in coordination with chain to complete the Conflict Minerals Reporting industry-wide groups such as the Responsible Template or the Cobalt Reporting Template to Minerals Initiative (RMI) to promote a common report on SORs within their own supply chains. approach, tools and processes that support sourcing decisions that drive improved regulatory Given the many supply chain tiers involved and compliance. the size of smelting and refining operations, Our responsible sourcing efforts focus on key multiple suppliers will likely include some of the “conflict minerals” (tin, tungsten, tantalum same SORs in their reporting. We collaborate with and gold — known as 3TG) and follow the suppliers to develop their own capabilities and recommendations established by the Organisation help them to remediate issues with SORs for Economic Co-operation and Development Due that are not participating in any third-party Diligence Guidance (OECD). These include risk assurance program to achieve conformance or assessment, assurance and transparent reporting. remove them from their supply chains. More We also track other minerals of concern, including information is available in our Conflict Minerals cobalt, which is used in lithium-ion batteries. Disclosure report. INTRO OUR PLAN GOALS DASHBOARD ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY CULTIVATING INCLUSION TRANSFORMING LIVES ETHICS & PRIVACY SUPPLY CHAIN BY THE NUMBERS APPENDIX 124