"Conflict Minerals" originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are sometimes mined and sold by armed groups to "finance conflict characterized by extreme levels of violence".
Some of these minerals and the metals created from them (such as tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold) can make their way into the supply chains of the products used around the world.
As part of Sterling Business Forms, Inc.'s commitment to corporate responsibility and respecting human rights it is Sterling Business Forms, Inc.'s goal to seek to use products that are "DRC conflict free".
Sterling Business Forms, Inc. expects our suppliers to have in place policies that will enable us to reasonably assure that products and components supplied to us containing conflict minerals are DRC conflict free.
Sterling will require its suppliers to provide annual statements that the items we procure from them are Conflict Mineral Free.
In support of this policy, Sterling Business Forms, Inc. will encourage our suppliers to comply with our Conflict minerals sourcing policy.