August 2023
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association

Report on the Responsible Minerals Sourcing Inquiry Briefings 2023
◇ Purpose
The briefing sessions were held to explain the background and latest relevant trends of responsible minerals
sourcing to working level personnel of manufacturing companies, etc. in the supply chain that share similar
challenges relating to responsible minerals sourcing survey and due diligence, and deepen their understanding on
the importance of the survey and due diligence.
◇ Organizer
The Education and PR Team of JEITA Responsible Minerals Trade Working Group◇ Schedule
Date/TimeForm

Special Lecture
METI

Tokyo ①

June 30

Tokyo ②

July 3

JOGMEC

Live lecture

HybridOsaka

July 6

NagoyaJuly 7

IndividualConsultations

14:00
16:00

Conducted at eachVideo-recorded(WEB + on-site)

On-siteLive lecturesite after thelecture

briefing session

Video-recorded lecture(16:00 - 17:00)(Held only on-site)

Live lecture

Video-recordedlecture◇ Program of the Inquiry Briefing:Opening Speech(approx. 10 min.)※ Explanation of activities of the Responsible Minerals Trade Working Group, latest trends, etc.

Special Lecture(approx. 60 min.)“Policy Trends regarding Mineral Resources”
Mr. Hiromu Nobutoki, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Mineral and Natural
Resources Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry“Material Flow of Mineral Resources”
Ms. Tomoe Oguchi, Assistant Section Chief, Research Division, Metals Strategy
Department, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)
Background of “Responsible Minerals Sourcing” and Administrative Work for the Survey(approx. 45 min.)Member of the Education and PR Team, JEITA Responsible Minerals Trade Working
GroupQuestion and Answer Session (approx. 15 min.)Closing※Individual consultations were conducted after briefing sessions (only to participants attending on-site)1◇ Number of Participants
Date/Time

Number of Participants

ReferenceParticipationby WEB(Number of ParticipatingTotalParticipation
on-siteCompanies)

Tokyo ①

June 30

1,636

1,559

77

1,270 companies

Tokyo ②

July 397190368(approx.)

Osaka

July 68282

NagoyaJuly 76262

Final Total

2,751

2,462289◇ Outline ReportCompanies have conducted “Conflict Minerals Survey” ever since the enactment, in July 2010, of Section 1502
(the Conflict Minerals Provision) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-FrankAct) in which manufacturers and certain other companies listed on the U.S. stock exchanges were required to filereports on conflict minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold) and disclose relevant information to the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, due to the “EU Conflict Minerals Regulation” applied from 2021 andother changes in the environment, the scope of minerals, areas and risks that should be taken into consideration bycompanies at the time of mineral sourcing, as part of the actions regarding “Responsible Mineral Sourcing”, have
expanded, making it necessary to further examine future measures taking into consideration such trends.
In the context of the above, the Responsible Minerals Trade Working Group (Working Group) has, again this year,
hosted Responsible Minerals Sourcing Inquiry Briefings in order to assist manufacturing companies in the supply
chain that share similar challenges. At the briefings, the presenters (members of the Working Group) explained thechanges in the environment and trends of regulations that is the background of actions for “Responsible Minerals
Sourcing”, other trends that have impact on the survey and due diligence activities, efforts required to downstream
companies regarding due diligence, and forms used in the survey of 2023 (Conflict Minerals Reporting Template(CMRT) and Extended Mineral Reporting Template (EMRT)) and notes thereof.
For this year’s special lecture, Mr. Hiromu Nobutoki (Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Mineral andNatural Resources Division), explained the overall picture of the mineral resources policy taking into consideration
carbon neutral and the enhancement of the supply chain. Also, Ms. Tomoe Koguchi of JOGMEC gave explanationsof the material flow regarding rare earth and graphite, enhancing the understanding of the participants regarding thelatest policy trend in mineral resources and the material flow of minerals (from the reserve, production and import ofminerals).
In addition, to contribute to companies dealing with responsible minerals sourcing, individual consultations wereconducted by the presenters at each site after the briefing session.

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TokyoOsakaNagoya[Special Lecture][Mr. butoki, METI][Ms. Oguchi, JOGMEC][Individual Consultations]◇ Responsible Minerals Sourcing Briefings 2023
Outline of the Briefing
DateFacilitatorPresenterQuestion and Answer

Tokyo ①

June 30

Sumitomo Electric
Device Innovations,
Inc.

Fujitsu Limited,
Sharp Corporation

KOACorporation,
NECCorporation,
Japan Aviation
Electronics Industry, Limited

Tokyo ②

July 3

Sharp Corporation

Hitachi, Ltd.
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

Canon Inc., JVC Kenwood
Corporation, TDK Corporation

Osaka

July 6

Panasonic Industry
Co., Ltd.

Sharp Corporation
Murata ManufacturingCo., Ltd.

Kyocera Corporation, OMRONCorporation, ROHM Co., Ltd.

NagoyaJuly 7

Sharp Corporation

Kyocera Corporation
Makita Corporation

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Makita Corporation

Apart from the above, Konica Minolta, Ltd., Toshiba Corporation, Pioneer Corporation, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.,
Renesas Electronics Corporation participated in the preparation of these briefing sessions.
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