Conformity Packet NSF-ANSI 426: 12.2

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NSF-ANSI 426: 12.2

Conformity Guidance NSF-ANSI 426: 12.2.1Optional : Environmental and social responsibility reporting on nine suppliers1 (corporate)

NSF-ANSI 426: 12.2.1

Applicable Interpretations,Clarifications, Outcome Reports

Document/Evidence Request Document Review Expectations Common Conformity Issues and Details to Remember

NSF InterpretationsNone

Outcomes ReportsNone

List of suppliers which supply the principle storage device(s), principle semiconductor device(s) and printed circuit boards

URL to manufacturer’s website which contains the public disclosure

Statement from the manufacturer for any listed component with fewer than 3 suppliers

If using disclosures to a framework other than GRI4

to prove conformance, index of how the submitted evidence compares to the requirements for GRI

Evidence that the disclosure is annual from the time the product is registered (e.g. link to two or more consecutive year reports)

List must identify the top 6 suppliers of each of the components, defined either by annual fiscal or annual calendar spend, and identify which suppliers of these six are covered by the public disclosure2

Public disclosure(s) must be provided on or linked to the manufacturer's website, include either an aggregate report for all suppliers or to disclosures for individual suppliers, and cover at least 9 suppliers (if applicable). Public disclosure data must cover all reporting requirements of the performance indicators in Table 12.13

Statement must be appropriately signed and dated, and indicate the number of suppliers of the component if fewer than 3. Signing the provided list of suppliers satisfies this requirement

Index must support how the disclosure aligns with all the reporting requirements of topic-specific GRI requirements from Table 12.1

Evidence should support annual nature of the disclosure (such as links to consecutive year reports), and confirm that disclosures are available from the time the project is registered. One public disclosure is sufficient for the first declaration to the criterion

Supplier names are not required to be included in disclosures

This is a corporate criterion Publication of a full report

in accordance with GRI Standards is not required, but would meet the requirements of this criterion, if the report covers all reporting requirements of the required indicators

Somewhat difficult to demonstrate conformance

1 This criterion requires disclosure on nine suppliers. If the manufacturer has more than nine suppliers across the three listed components but fewer than three for one or two of the listed components, it could instead provide reporting on more than 3 suppliers of the listed components for which it has more than 3 suppliers. If the manufacturer has fewer than 3 suppliers for a listed component, then all suppliers for that component must be included in the public disclosure. If the manufacturer has fewer than 9 total suppliers for all three listed components, it should provide reporting for all suppliers of the listed components and can provide reporting for suppliers of non-listed components to make up the difference2 At least three of the manufacturer’s top six suppliers for the listed components must be addressed by the public disclosure3 At least six indicators from Table 12.1 must be addressed to be awarded one optional point for this criterion; if the manufacturer claims all twelve they may be awarded two optional points 4 CDP, RBA (formerly EICC) or SASB standards may be used, but manufacturer is responsible for demonstrating how disclosures created under these frameworks map to topic-specific GRI standards

Sample Conformity Packet

NSF-ANSI 42612.2.1: Optional – Environmental and social responsibility reporting on nine suppliers (corporate)

NSF-ANSI 426: 12.2.1

The following data samples and explanation are intended to illustrate examples of acceptable data. Other types or forms of data may also be acceptable in conformity documentation.

NSF-ANSI 426: 12.2.1

List of suppliers

Manufacturers should submit a list of suppliers that provide principle storage devices, processors and printed circuit boards. List must identify the top 6 suppliers of each component, defined either by annual fiscal or annual calendar spend, and identify which 3 of the top six suppliers disclosures have been made publicly available for. This example illustrates a list for one component, the printed circuit board.

Suppliers, printed circuit board

Top 6 suppliers by annual spend

Suppliers included in disclosure

PCB World X X

Circuits Inc. X

Wright Assemblies X X

Server Electronics LLC

X X

Amartis X

Vagron Inc. X

Electric Futures Manufacturing

Bad Wolf Assembly Co.

Publicly available disclosure reporting

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Manufacturers must submit URL with scope of suppliers covered by criterion. They may disclose key performance indicators by

supplier or in aggregate. Disclosure of supplier names is

not required in public disclosure. A link to supplier public disclosure is acceptable.

Reporting and public disclosure should happen annually. At least nine suppliers including three of the top six suppliers of principle storage devices, CPUs, and PCBs

must be covered to receive points for this criterion.

https://www.qualcomm.com/documents/2016-qualcomm-sustainability-reporthttp://www.analog.com/media/en/Other/About-ADI/Sustainability/GRI-Index/2015-GRI.pdfhttp://static.globalreporting.org/report-pdfs/2016/8259eb05ef427be77986188cd93bc494.pdf

Publicly available disclosure reporting

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Data in public disclosures must follow the reporting

requirements listed by the relevant topic-specific GRI

Standard listed in Table 12.1 (GRI Standard 305 is shown in this

example. Where reporting requirements state “shall

report”, this information is required for conformance. If

using a framework other than GRI, manufacturer must

demonstrate how the framework used aligns with the

topic-specific GRI Standard reporting requirements.

Source: GRI Standard 305, 2016

Statement indicating number of suppliers

NSF-ANSI 426 12.2.1

If any listed component has fewer than 3 suppliers, a statement from the manufacturer must be provided which indicates the number of suppliers for that component. Signing the provided list of suppliers also satisfies this requirement

Conformity Guidance NSF-ANSI 426: 12.2.2Optional : Environmental and social responsibility reporting on suppliers (corporate)

NSF-ANSI 426: 12.2.2

Applicable Interpretations,Clarifications, Outcome Reports

Document/Evidence Request Document Review Expectations Common Conformity Issues and Details to Remember

NSF InterpretationsNone

Outcomes ReportsNone

List of all suppliers that perform manufacturing or assembly for the product

URL to manufacturer’s website which contains the public disclosure(s)

If using disclosures to a framework other than GRI to prove conformance, index of how the submitted evidence compares to the requirements for GRI

Evidence that the disclosure is annual from the time the product is registered

List should include all suppliers that are directly contracted to perform manufacturing or assembly. Suppliers do not need to be identified by name

Public disclosure(s) must be provided on or linked to the manufacturer's website, cover all suppliers from the provided list, and all applicable GRI1 indicators from Table 12.2:

New suppliers screened using social criteria Negative social impacts in supply chain and actions taken New suppliers that were screened using environmental

criteria Negative environmental impacts in supply chain and actions

taken

Index must support how the disclosure aligns with the topic-specific GRI standards in Table 12.2

Evidence should support annual nature of the disclosure, (e.g. two or more consecutive year reports) and confirm that disclosures are available from the time the product is EPEAT registered. One public disclosure is sufficient for the first declaration to the criterion

If no contractors are used for manufacturing or assembly, the manufacturer may declare “N/A” on the registry

This is a corporate criterion

Somewhat difficult to demonstrate

conformance

1 Standards other than GRI may be used, but manufacturer is responsible for demonstrating how disclosures created under alternative frameworks map to topic-specific GRI standards

Sample Conformity Packet

NSF-ANSI 42612.2.2: Optional – Environmental and social responsibility reporting on suppliers (corporate)

NSF-ANSI 426: 12.2.2

The following data samples and explanation are intended to illustrate examples of acceptable data. Other types or forms of data may also be acceptable in conformity documentation.

Supplier List

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Manufacturer most provide a list of all directly contracted suppliers which perform a

manufacturing or assembly function for its server products, and note the function performed. NOTE:

The manufacturer is not required to report supplier names and can instead use generic terms

as shown in this example.

Supplier Function

Supplier 1 Manufacture of printed circuit boards

Supplier 2 Manufacture of memory

Supplier 3 Manufacture of power supply

Supplier 4 Final assembly

List of suppliers directly contracted for our server products:

URL and public disclosure of environmental and social responsibility of suppliers

NSF-ANSI 426 12.2.2

In this example, the URL provided by the manufacturer leads to a public listing of GRI disclosures and links to the disclosures. To demonstrate conformance to this criterion, the linked disclosure report needs to address how new suppliers are screened using social criteria (per disclosure requirement 414-1) and explain any negative impacts in the supply chain and actions taken to fix them (per disclosure requirement 414-2)

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