Barco Position Statement Conflict Minerals Rule

The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 mandated that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission issue a rule requiring companies to disclose whether they source certain materials, i.e. gold, tantalum, tin, and tungsten, from Central Africa (the Democratic Republic of Congo and adjoining countries) to dissuade  industries from purchasing minerals that had been mined under conditions of violence and armed conflict.

Barco recognizes the responsibility to address social responsibility matters and has addressed many such matters in Barco’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct located here.  While Barco is not a stock listed company on the New York Stock Exchange, Barco recognizes that many of our customers are listed and wants to make every effort to support our customers in complying with the SEC Conflict Minerals Rule.

As part of Barco’s effort to assist our customers with compliance, Barco plans to survey our supply chain to identify measures being taken by our suppliers to track the source of minerals used in products manufactured at their facilities which could fall under the SEC Conflict Minerals Rule.  Barco is also developing processes in order to comply with the additional aspects of the SEC Conflict Minerals Rule.

Barco will post further developments in addressing this matter as they become available.