Company: BHE
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-025644
Chunk: 27

Company: BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 27
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 Minerals Law) and efforts to avoid sourcing conflict minerals (CM) (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold or other derivatives (3TG)) that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and in adjoining countries (Covered Countries). Consistent with the Conflict Minerals Law and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance concerning conflict minerals, Benchmark adopted the Responsible Minerals Initiative Due Diligence reporting process and seeks to obtain conflict minerals content declarations from its suppliers, promoting supply chain transparency. Benchmark does not directly source 3TG from mines, smelters or refiners, and is in most cases several or more levels removed from these supply chain participants. 

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Benchmark therefore expects our suppliers to: 

•utilize responsible sourcing practices per the Benchmark Conflict Minerals policy and endeavor to purge all high-risk smelters from their supply chain.

•preferentially source 3TG from smelters and refiners validated as being conflict free and do not directly or indirectly benefit or finance armed groups in any Covered Country.

•fully-comply with the Conflict Minerals Law and provide all necessary Conflict Minerals (3TG) declarations.

•have a credible, robust conflict minerals program (3TG) which should include: a written conflict minerals policy, communication of requirements to suppliers, CM data collection using the Responsible Minerals Initiative’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (RMI CMRT), a professional analysis and risk assessment with corrective action on the basis of the CMRTs collected from the suppliers.

•pass these requirements through their supply chain and determine the 3TG sources (Smelters or Refiners – SORs).

•for suppliers representing the top 90% of our global corporate materials spend (our yearly corporate sample), provide their most recent RMI CMRT form, complete and accurate in the latest version with robust comments where appropriate, during our active yearly CM data collection campaign.

Any suppliers not willing to comply with these requirements shall be reviewed by global procurement with regard to future business and sourcing declarations. This conflict minerals policy encourages our suppliers to respect and protect human rights throughout the world.

Human Capital Management

Our employees are the driving force behind our success. Their talent, dedication, and collaboration shape who we are and what we stand for. That’s why our purpose—innovating for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world to create a brighter future—was created by our employees, ensuring it reflects what truly matters to them. We are committed to providing the best possible work environment—one built on ethical leadership, integrity, and