Meta’s Conflict Minerals Policy
Effective Date: May 30, 2018
Meta recognizes that the extraction, trade, handling and export of cassiterite, columbite-tantelite (coltan),
wolframite and gold, and their derivatives tin, tantalum and tungsten, have contributed to armed conflict and
human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and adjoining countries. Accordingly,
Meta is committed to evaluating the sourcing and origin of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold – or “3TG” –
contained in our products.
Meta supports continued sourcing of conflict-free 3TG from the DRC and adjoining countries in accordance
with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible
Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and the supplements thereto (OECD
Guidance, available here) and the OECD Guidance’s model supply chain policy. This includes sourcing from
smelters and refiners of 3TG that participate in industry-wide programs such as the Responsible Minerals
Initiative (RMI), which has a program that validates smelter and refiner conformity to the Responsible Minerals
Assurance Process (RMAP) protocol. Meta has been a member of the RMI since 2016 and supports its
programs and initiatives.
Meta expects suppliers to have a policy in place and to conduct responsible conflict minerals sourcing within
their own supply chains through due diligence practices that conform to the OECD Guidance and Meta’s
Conflict Minerals requirements as specified in our contracts. Meta expects suppliers to provide copies of
their policies and due diligence information on the sourcing of 3TG in our supply chain as requested.
If a supplier does not meet our expectations, Meta will engage with that supplier as appropriate. Meta
will continue to monitor global developments and the emergence of additional requirements or standards
related to the sourcing of minerals from the DRC and adjoining counties as well as from other regions.
You can download a copy of our Conflict Minerals Policy here.
Conflict Minerals Report
You can find detailed information on our conflict minerals due diligence measures and results in our annual Conflict Minerals Reports.