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NOKIA CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT FOR 2015

NOKIA CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT FOR 2015

May 27, 2016

Introduction

This conflict minerals report for 2015 includes the business that was conducted by Nokia in 2015 as well as the business of Alcatel-Lucent in 2015. All references to Nokia in Table 1 in the report include Alcatel-Lucent unless otherwise indicated. Due diligence results for 2015 are presented separately for each company.


Based on our reasonable country of origin inquiry, Nokia has reason to believe that certain of the Conflict Minerals1 necessary to the functionality or production of our products may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (the “Covered Countries”) and may not have come from recycled or scrap sources. Accordingly, Nokia undertook due diligence measures on the source and chain of custody of these Conflict Minerals. In the design of our due diligence processes we have conformed to the internationally recognized due diligence framework provided by OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High Risk Areas (OECD 2013) (the “OECD Due Diligence Guidance”). The details of this alignment of our conflict minerals due diligence process with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance are provided in Table 1 below. As Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent were operating as separate entities in 2015 there were some differences in due diligence approach, which are outlined below.

Table 1. OECD Due Diligence Guidance & related Nokia Due Diligence actions

OECD Due Diligence Guidance                                                            Nokia Due Diligence Action
STEP 1. Establish strong company management systems

Adopt, and clearly communicate to suppliers and the public, a company policy for the supply chain of minerals originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. This policy should incorporate the standards against which due diligence is to be conducted, consistent with the standards set forth in the model supply chain policy in Annex II.

Both Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent have a policy which describes their respective commitment to conflict-free sourcing globally, including responsible and conflict-free sourcing through legitimate trade from Conflict-Affected and High Risk areas (OECD 2013) and measures taken to reach that goal (referred to herein as the “Policy”). They also set out a commitment to identify, assess, mitigate, and respond to risks.

Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent Policies have been communicated to suppliers when first released and thereafter in conjunction with the annual supply chain conflict minerals inquiry.

The Nokia Conflict Minerals Policy, which also covers the part of the business originally conducted by Alcatel-Lucent, was last updated in April 2016 and is publicly available on our website:
http://company.nokia.com/en/sustainability/downloads

Structure internal management systems to support supply chain due diligence.

In order to support and oversee the implementation of the Policy Nokia has set up a cross-functional Conflict Minerals Working Group that includes members with necessary competence from sourcing, operations, sustainability, legal, and reporting and government relations teams.

The supply chain inquiry is carried out through the internal conflict-free sourcing deployment team in cooperation with a global network of sourcing managers, and the results are periodically reviewed with Sourcing leadership and Corporate Responsibility Council (cross-functional committee for sustainability governance composed of group responsibility management and senior leaders from business units).

In Alcatel-Lucent, the supply chain inquiry was carried out through the internal conflict-free sourcing deployment team in cooperation with the global network of sourcing managers, and the results were periodically reviewed with the Conflict Minerals Steering Committee, a cross-functional committee for conflict minerals, which included representatives from several key organizations within the company.

Establish a system of controls and transparency over the mineral supply chain. This includes a chain of custody or a traceability system or the identification of upstream actors in the supply chain. This may be implemented through participation in industry-driven programs.

Nokia’s system of controls and transparency is a combination of internal activities, work with direct suppliers and reliance on joint industry programs such as the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (the “CFSI”). As a CFSI member company, Nokia is familiar with the rigor and development of the audit protocol that led to the CFSI Conflict-Free Smelter audit program in accordance with an internationally accepted standard: OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, 2nd Edition. Furthermore, the mutual recognition between the CFSI Conflict-Free Smelter Program audit and the Responsible Jewellery Council’s Chain of Custody certification and London Bullion Market Association’s Responsible Gold Programme establish these programs as internationally accepted industry standards.

Nokia starts its reasonable country of origin inquiry by a scoping of its suppliers, for which the product data management system and spend data is used to determine which of the suppliers are relevant for the conflict minerals supply chain inquiry.

In order to identify the smelters and refiners in our supply chain and country of origin data, Nokia conducts a supply chain survey using the CFSI conflict minerals reporting template and reviews gathered information against that provided by CFSI and its Conflict Free Smelter Program (“CFSP”).

CFSI publishes a conflict-free smelter list, which is composed of mineral processing facilities that have been reviewed by an independent third-party audit to assess whether the facility employs policies, practices, and procedures to provide assurance that the material sourced is DRC conflict-free. CFSI also provides country of origin data for members, which has been aggregated due to confidential business information concerns (which conforms to the OECD Guidance specified in Step 5). This is reasonable because the country of the material’s origin is thoroughly examined in the audit process, even if the origin’s more specific location is not published. Therefore, reliance on the aggregated country list constitutes a reasonable inquiry into the material’s country of origin. The data on which we relied for certain statements in this conflict minerals report was obtained through our membership in the CFSI, using the Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry report for member (unique ID code: NOKI).

Strengthen company engagement with suppliers. A conflict minerals policy should be incorporated into contracts and/or agreements with suppliers. Where possible, assist suppliers in building capacities with a view to improving due diligence performance.

Nokia’s approach is to establish long-term relationships with suppliers, seek sustainable solutions, and work with suppliers to drive improvements. Nokia has incorporated the principles outlined in the Policy into Nokia Supplier Requirements. These requirements are an appendix to standard supplier agreements. Nokia reserves the right to assess its suppliers against its supplier requirements.

Nokia has provided support for suppliers in the form of detailed feedback on their conflict minerals reporting template, and corrective action plans were agreed as necessary. Nokia also encouraged suppliers to participate in and support multi stakeholder forums and conflict-free sourcing initiatives. Nokia has also conducted several dedicated information sharing webinar sessions with suppliers to further explain our conflict minerals requirements.

Alcatel-Lucent undertook similar supplier engagement initiatives, with the exception of webinars.

Establish a company-level, or industry-wide, grievance mechanism as an early-warning risk-awareness system.

Concerns and violations of the Policy can be reported to Nokia through our official grievance channels:
Email: ethics@nokia.com Online: https://nokiaethics.alertline.com Phone: https://nokiaethics.alertline.com/clientInfo/7782/phone.pdf

Suppliers and other external parties are encouraged to contact their regular sourcing channel or Conflict-Free Sourcing team email (conflict_free_sourcing.team@nokia.com) if they wish to seek guidance on the application of the Policy approach, or if they wish to report suspected abuse. They, and other external stakeholders, may also report problems or concerns to the Nokia ethics alert line.


In Alcatel-Lucent, stakeholders could report any issues related to the use of conflict minerals or obtain more information on the topic by reaching the Conflict Minerals Project Team through email. In 2016, the previous email address was replaced by Nokia grievance channels and Conflict-Free Sourcing team email address.

STEP 2. Identify and assess risk in the supply chain

Identify and assess risks in their supply chain as recommended in the Supplements.

As a downstream company Nokia is many supply chain tiers away from mining activities and has no direct business relationship with mining activities or metal processing facilities. Therefore in order to conduct its reasonable country of origin inquiry, Nokia used a combination of actions both individually with direct suppliers, as well as multilaterally with industry peers and other stakeholders.

With direct suppliers, the primary means for conducting the reasonable country of origin inquiry was through a supply chain survey using the standard industry conflict minerals reporting template (provided by CFSI), with the aim of assessing the direct suppliers’ due diligence activities and identifying processing facilities and countries of mineral origin. Nokia assessed risks by reviewing supplier templates to understand their due diligence activities and identified processing facilities and countries of origin, and whether the minerals originated from recycled or scrap sources. In order to improve data quality and completeness Nokia has conducted several rounds of surveys with suppliers, provided feedback on supplier templates and agreed on corrective actions if necessary. Reminders were sent to non-responsive suppliers and an escalation process was enacted when there was slow progress on supplier side on improvements.


Nokia continued the risk assessment by comparing smelter data provided by suppliers to information provided by the CFSP and online research in order to verify whether the smelters and refiners have been validated as conflict-free or not and to identify the countries of origin of the minerals.
Alcatel-Lucent assessed risks by reviewing supplier templates to understand their due diligence activities and sent detailed feedback including clarification requests, improvement suggestions and requirements in relation to supplier conflict minerals policy, due diligence and smelter list.

STEP 3. Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

Report findings of the supply chain risk assessment to the designated senior management of the company.

In accordance with the Policy the results of the annual supply chain inquiry and risks identified throughout the year are reported to Nokia’s Head of Global Procurement, Procurement Leadership Team and Corporate Responsibility Council.

Devise and adopt a risk management plan

To minimize the risk of tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold present in our products contributing to conflict in the Covered Countries, we seek to conduct a reasonable country of origin inquiry on a regular basis, check and increase the number of validated smelters and refiners in our supply chain, approach smelters directly and consider other publicly available information about smelting operation and country of origin.

As part of risk management with our direct suppliers, we provide them feedback on the quality of their conflict minerals due diligence information and ask clarifying questions and demand corrective actions where necessary. We have set up informational calls with selected suppliers to help build their capacity, and we encourage our suppliers to participate in industry activities in order to learn and contribute. Alcatel-Lucent did not hold informational calls for its suppliers in 2015.


We have also initiated a pilot audit program for the suppliers on their due diligence process.

When suppliers have identified in their conflict minerals survey that some of the minerals originate from the Covered Countries, we have performed additional due diligence to find out as much as reasonably possible about the origins of the metals. This involves asking suppliers to identify the smelter or refiner that processed the material and checking whether it has been validated as conflict-free. We also liaise directly with smelters that have not yet been validated as conflict-free in order to request mineral origin information.


As part of risk management we aim to increase the portion of validated conflict-free smelters and refiners in our supply chain, with the aim of ultimately sourcing only from validated processing facilities.

At Alcatel-Lucent when suppliers have identified in their conflict minerals survey that some of the minerals are processed by non-validated smelters or refiners, additional requirements were added in the supplier’s improvement plan to find out as much as reasonably possible about the origins of the metals. This involved asking suppliers to provide complete information about smelters or refiners and to take actions in order to get them audited by a third-party such as the CFSI.

Implement the risk management plan, monitor and track performance of risk mitigation efforts and report back to designated senior management. This may be done in cooperation and/or consultation with local and central government authorities, upstream companies, international or civil society organisations and affected third-parties where the risk management plan is implemented and monitored in conflict-affected and high-risk areas.

Risk management plans, monitoring and performance tracking is done in close collaboration with sourcing and followed up by the cross-functional conflict minerals working group that oversees the
implementation of the Policy. The results are reported to sourcing category leaders and also back to Head of Global Procurement and Corporate Responsibility Council.

At Alcatel-Lucent the results were reported to the Conflict Minerals Steering Committee, which includes a procurement management representative.

Where risk incidents involve direct suppliers, we carry out risk management planning, monitoring and performance tracking through the sourcing managers’ network. In cases where risk incidents do not result in corrective actions taken to our satisfaction, it can ultimately result in termination of the business relationship. At Alcatel-Lucent this step was not applied.

In cases where our regular annual supply chain inquiry indicates that a given supplier is sourcing materials from the Covered Countries, we undertake additional risk management activities, such as checking the reported mine of origin against industry data and public sources of information, and follow-up of the status periodically. At Alcatel-Lucent this step was not applied.

Undertake additional fact and risk assessments for risks requiring mitigation, or after a change of circumstances.

As necessary through the same steps as above.

STEP 4. Carry out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain

Companies at identified points (as indicated in the Supplements) in the supply chain should have their due diligence practices audited by independent third parties. Such audits may be verified by an independent institutionalized mechanism.

As the origin of Conflict Minerals cannot be determined after the ores have been smelted or refined, smelters and refiners are in the best position to determine the country of origin. Thus the most important point in the supply chain for a downstream company to have third-party conflict-free validation is the smelter or refiner level. For that purpose we make use of the cross-industry conflict-free smelter listing of the CFSP. The CFSP has agreed on mutual cross-recognition of gold refiner audits with London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”) and Responsible Jewellery Council (“RJC”), and therefore refineries validated by those organizations are also considered to be conflict-free. Refineries validated by LBMA and RJC are reflected in the CFSI list of validated smelters and refiners. http://www.conflictfreesourcing.org/conflict-free-smelter-refiner-lists/


We compare the aggregated smelter and refiner list of our supply chain against the validated smelter and refiner lists provided by the CFSP. We also take steps to encourage the non-validated smelters to enter into the program and start the process of validation through our direct outreach to smelters as well as through the respective working group at CFSI.

In Alcatel-Lucent, the aggregated list of smelters and refiners in the supply chain was compared against the validated smelter and refiner lists provided by the CFSP. Steps were also taken to encourage the non-validated smelters to enter into the program and start the process of validation through precise requirements. Alcatel-Lucent was also involved in CFSI working groups and communicated collected smelter contact information to this group in order to reach out to non-validated smelters.

STEP 5. Report on supply chain due diligence

Companies should publicly report on their supply chain due diligence policies and practices and may do so by expanding the scope of their sustainability, corporate social responsibility or annual reports to cover additional information on mineral supply chain due diligence.

Nokia reports publicly on its due diligence policies and practices in the Form SD filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, its annual sustainability report (Nokia People and Planet report), and on its company website.

As a downstream company, our due diligence measures can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance regarding the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals. Our due diligence process is based on the necessity of seeking data from our direct suppliers and the direct suppliers seeking data within their supply chain to identify the original sources of the Conflict Minerals. We also rely to a large extent on information provided by independent third-party audit programs. Such sources of information may yield inaccurate or incomplete information and may be subject to misstatements.

RESULTS OF THE NOKIA SUPPLY CHAIN INQUIRY FOR 2015
In order to conduct the reasonable country of origin inquiry Nokia started by determining the suppliers to be in scope for the supply chain inquiry. The analysis of the material content information gathered for all products led us to conclude that small quantities of the four metals in question are present in practically all parts and components used to manufacture products in our Networks business (such as integrated circuits, connectors, resistors, hardware assembly components, RF MW circuits and capacitors). The product data management system was used to determine which of Nokia’s suppliers are relevant for the conflict minerals supply chain inquiry. Suppliers being phased-out and products sourced from third parties and subsequently resold by Nokia without influence over the manufacturing or design of such products were not in scope. Further, Nokia applied certain threshold levels of the respective supplier spend to exclude from the scope some of the suppliers accounting for relatively insignificant procurement spend by Nokia. HERE and Nokia Technologies did not manufacture or contract to manufacture products containing Conflict Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of such products.

The number of suppliers in the original scope for Nokia was 304. Of these, 220 suppliers were above the supplier spend threshold applied by Nokia, in the aggregate representing 96% of supplier spend in original scope. Nokia approached these suppliers with the conflict minerals inquiry. The remaining 84 suppliers were under threshold level or were in the phase-out process. The response rate for the suppliers surveyed was 100%. Ten of the suppliers surveyed did not supply materials containing Conflict Minerals.

Total amount of suppliers possibly providing products with 3TG (304 suppliers)
Targeted: 96 % of spend(220 suppliers)
Not targeted:4 % of spend (84 suppliers)
Not responding to the request:0%
Responding to the request:100% (220 suppliers)
Not providing products with 3TG:4% (10 suppliers)
Providing products with 3TGs:96% (210 suppliers)
Conflict-free for all minerals:48% (101 out of 210 suppliers)
Not Conflict-free for all minerals:52% (109 out of 210)

Based on our due diligence efforts we found on a supplier level that:
- 96% of suppliers have adopted a conflict minerals policy (98% in 2014), 83% public and 13% not public.
- Suppliers tracing all smelters (per mineral): tantalum 62%, tin 68%, tungsten 62%, gold 66%.

- Suppliers with conflict-free status (per mineral, including conflict-free status of respective reported smelters): tantalum 61%, tin 57%, tungsten 40%, gold 49%.

Figure 1: Supplier smelter identification completion and Conflict-Free Status


Suppliers sourcing from the covered countries: 180/210=86% (2014: 152 suppliers)

In total, we have identified 306 of the smelters:
- 70% of smelters have been validated by CFSP or mutually recognized programs (out of known smelters) (61% in 20142): gold 63%, tantalum 98%, tin 68%, tungsten 67%.
- 83% of smelters are validated or active in the validation process (out of known smelters) (73% in 2014): gold 73%, tantalum 100%, tin 84%, tungsten 93%.


In support of supply chain transparency, we disclose in the tables below: the processing facilities we have identified through our due diligence process as having processed conflict minerals contained in the products manufactured by Nokia and in products for which Nokia has contracted with third parties to manufacture. The processing facilities (including smelters and refiners) are listed on an aggregated basis per metal and classified within three categories – “validated”, “active”, and “no public participation in validation program”. Smelter validation status is based on Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative data as of February 18th, 2016.

We have identified an additional 167 facilities that were reported as smelters by our suppliers but that we were not able to confirm as smelters or refiners based on industry or public sources of information, and will be reaching out to these facilities in 2016 to perform additional due diligence.

In order to identify countries of origin, Nokia made use of Conflict Minerals templates provided by suppliers and aggregated country of origin information of smelters provided by CFSI to its members. Based on these, the countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals in the Nokia supply chain may include:


Angola; Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Bolivia; Brazil; Burundi; Cambodia; Canada; Central African Republic; Chile; China; Colombia; DRC; Republic of Congo; Ivory Coast; Czech Republic; Djibouti; Egypt; Ecuador; Estonia; Ethiopia; France; Germany; Guyana; Hong Kong; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya;; South Korea; Laos People's Democratic Republic; Luxembourg; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mexico; Mongolia; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Netherlands; Niger; Nigeria; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovakia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Suriname; Switzerland; Taiwan; United Republic of Tanzania; Thailand; Uganda; United Kingdom; United States; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Zambia; Zimbabwe.

Nokia supports seeking a sustainable solution to the issue of conflict minerals and aims to ensure responsible and conflict-free sourcing, thus supporting legitimate trade and positive development in the DRC and adjoining countries. Of Nokia’s suppliers, 180 had reported smelters that process conflict minerals originating in one or more of the Covered Countries. Altogether 45 smelters in the consolidated smelter list processed Conflict Minerals sourcing from the Covered Countries. As part of our due diligence, we have followed up with all such suppliers in order to verify whether the smelters that sourced Conflict Minerals from Covered Countries are compliant smelters under the CFSP. Out of the 45 smelters, 44 were found to be compliant and one was active in the validation process. 26 of these 45 smelters were sourcing from the DRC. During our due diligence efforts we also concluded that 14 % of the identified smelters that were disclosed in the smelter tables above source from the Covered Countries (9% from the DRC alone), which is a positive development for the countries whose livelihood depends on these efforts continuing.

RESULTS OF THE ALCATEL-LUCENT SUPPLY CHAIN INQUIRY FOR 2015

In analyzing the material content of the commodities sourced to manufacture Alcatel-Lucent products, no change in scope has been identified in relation to 2014. It was determined that 435 of the 611 commodities included in the company’s purchasing activities needed to be surveyed for conflict minerals.

The main conclusions from this analysis were:
- Tin is present in most of the surface finish and soldering of Alcatel-Lucent electronic and electromechanical parts;
- Gold is present in some integrated circuit chip connections and connectors finish; and
- Tantalum is present in some electronic components (in particular, capacitors) and radio frequency parts.

Based on our commodity material content analysis, we identified relevant suppliers that provide us with products or components that could possibly include one or more of tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold. The number of suppliers in the original scope was 360, covering 83% of Alcatel-Lucent’s total purchasing spend. The response rate for the inquired suppliers was 86%. 49 of the suppliers did not have Conflict Minerals.

Total amount of suppliers possibly providing products with 3TG
Targeted:83% of spend(360 suppliers)
Not targeted:17% of spend
Not responding to the request:14% (51 suppliers)
Responding to the request:86% (309 suppliers)
Not providing products with 3TG:16% (49 suppliers)
Providing an inaccurate, a parent company (already in scope) report or no report:17% (53 suppliers)
Providing an accurate report*:67% (207 suppliers)
Conflict-free for all minerals:25% (51 suppliers)
Not conflict-free for all minerals:75% (156 suppliers)

* Accurate report refers to a CFSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template 4.01 or later version


Based on our due diligence efforts and out of 207 accurate reports provided, we found on a supplier level that:
- 95% have adopted a conflict minerals policy, 79% public and 16% not public.
- Suppliers tracing all smelters (per mineral, calculated based on suppliers having reported respective metal): tantalum 43%, tin 56%, tungsten 53%, gold 42%.
- Suppliers that are conflict-free for all four minerals: 25%, for tantalum only 33%.
- Suppliers sourcing from the covered countries: 44%.
In total, we have identified 259 of the smelters:
- 73% of known smelters have been validated by CFSP or mutually recognized programs: gold 67%, tantalum 100%, tin 66%, tungsten 79%.

- 85% of known smelters are validated or active in the validation process: gold 76%, tantalum 100%, tin 88%, tungsten 97%.



In support of supply chain transparency, we disclose in the tables below: the processing facilities we have identified through our due diligence process as having processed conflict minerals contained in the products manufactured by Alcatel-Lucent and in products for which Alcatel-Lucent has contracted with third parties to manufacture. The processing facilities (including smelters and refiners) are listed on an aggregated basis per metal and classified within three categories – “validated”, “active”, and “no public participation in validation program”. Smelter validation status is based on Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative data as of March 11th, 2016.

We have identified additional 75 facilities that were reported as smelters by our suppliers but that we were not able to confirm as smelters or refiners based on industry or public sources of information, and will be reaching out to these facilities in 2016 to perform additional due diligence. Moreover, additional contact information has already been identified for 99 smelters and communicated to the CFSI for further investigation.


In order to identify countries of origin, Alcatel-Lucent made use of Conflict Minerals templates provided by suppliers and aggregated country of origin information of smelters provided by CFSI to its members. Based on these the countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals in the Alcatel-Lucent supply chain may include: Angola; Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Bolivia; Brazil; Burundi; Cambodia; Canada; Central African Republic; Chile; China; Colombia; Côte D'Ivoire; Czech Republic; Democratic Republic of Congo; Djibouti; Ecuador; Egypt; Estonia; Ethiopia; France; Germany; Guyana; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Ireland; Israel; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Laos; Luxembourg; Madagascar; Malaysia ; Mongolia; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Netherlands; Nigeria; Peru; Portugal; Republic of Congo; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovakia; South Africa; South Korea; South Sudan; Spain; Suriname; Switzerland; Taiwan; Tanzania; Thailand; Uganda; United Kingdom; United States of America; Vietnam; Zambia; Zimbabwe.

Of Alcatel-Lucent’s suppliers, 91 had reported smelters that have conflict minerals originating in one or more of the Covered Countries. Altogether 11 smelters out of 259 in the consolidated smelter list had mineral sourcing from the Covered Countries. Out of the 11 smelters all were found to be compliant. Thus, 4% of the identified smelters disclosed in the smelter tables above source from the Covered Countries. This is a contribution to the positive development for the countries whose livelihood depends on these efforts continuing.

Progress on Alcatel-Lucent’s commitments made in 2015 Conflict Minerals Report

In its 2014 report, Alcatel-Lucent reported the following improvement intentions for 2015:

- Require suppliers to become conflict-free for tantalum: In 2015, we required suppliers to be conflict-free for Tantalum prior to our supplier due diligence campaign and asked for improvement actions if this objective was not met; eventually, 33% of responding suppliers were identified as Tantalum conflict-free.

- Improve the management of part-level suppliers’ conflict minerals reports: an IT project was started but shortly suspended when Alcatel-Lucent announced being acquired by Nokia.

Audit of Alcatel-Lucent’s due diligence practices: Alcatel-Lucent intended to have its 2015 Conflict Minerals Report audited by an independent third party. However, under current SEC guidance, an independent private sector audit was not required for 2015 from Alcatel-Lucent.


Smelter List and Country of Origin List

Metal Smelter Name (* indicates CFSI Compliant Conflict-Free Smelter, ** indicates CFSI Active Smelter)

Gold Advanced Chemical Company **
Gold Aida Chemical Industries Co. Ltd.*
Gold Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC
Gold Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.*
Gold Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)**
Gold AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Minerção*
Gold Argor-Heraeus SA*
Gold Asahi Pretec Corp*
Gold Asaka Riken Co Ltd*
Gold Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
Gold Aurubis AG*
Gold Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)*
Gold Boliden AB*
Gold C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG*
Gold Caridad Gold CCR Refinery – Glencore Canada Corporation*
Gold Cendres + Métaux SA**
Gold Chimet S.p.A.*
Gold Chugai Mining
Gold Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.**
Gold Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.
Gold Do Sung Corporation**
Gold Doduco*
Gold Dowa*
Gold Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.*
Gold Emirates Gold DMCC*
Gold Faggi Enrico S.p.A.**
Gold Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.
Gold FSE Novosibirsk Refinery*
Gold Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.
Gold Geib Refining Corporation**
Gold Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM
Gold Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited
Gold Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.
Gold Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.
Gold Heimerle + Meule GmbH*
Gold Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong*
Gold Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG*
Gold Hunan Chenzhou Mining Group Co., Ltd.
Gold Hwasung CJ Co., Ltd.
Gold Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited*
Gold Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.*
Gold Istanbul Gold Refinery*
Gold Japan Mint*
Gold Jiangxi Copper Company Limited*
Gold Johnson Matthey Inc*
Gold Johnson Matthey Ltd*
Gold JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant*
Gold JSC Uralectromed*
Gold JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd*
Gold Kaloti Precious Metals
Gold Kazakhmys Smelting LLC
Gold Kazzinc Ltd*
Gold Kennecott Utah Copper LLC*
Gold Gold Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd*
Gold Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.**
Gold Kyrgyzaltyn JSC
Gold L' azurde Company For Jewelry
Gold Lingbao Gold Company Limited 
Gold Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.
Gold LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.*
Gold Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery 
Co., Ltd. Gold Materion*
Gold Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.*
Gold Met-Mex Peñoles, S.A.*
Gold Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd*
Gold Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.*
Gold Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.**
Gold Metalor Technologies SA*
Gold Metalor USA Refining Corporation*
Gold Mitsubishi Materials Corporation*
Gold Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.*
Gold MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.*
Gold Morris and Watson
Gold Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant*
Gold Gold Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat**
Gold Nihon Material Co. LTD*
Gold Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH*
Gold Ohio Precious Metals, LLC*
Gold Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd*
Gold OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastvetmet)*
Gold PAMP SA*
Gold Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. 
Gold Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals*
Gold PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk*
Gold PX Précinox SA*
Gold Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd*
Gold Republic Metals Corporation*
Gold Royal Canadian Mint*
Gold Sabin Metal Corp.
Gold Samduck Precious Metals**
Gold SAMWON METALS Corp.
Gold SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH**
Gold Schone Edelmetaal*
Gold SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA*
Gold Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.
Gold Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co. Ltd*
Gold Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.*
Gold Singway Technology Co., Ltd.*
Gold So Accurate Group, Inc.
Gold SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals*
Gold Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.*
Gold Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.*
Gold T.C.A S.p.A*
Gold Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.*
Gold The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd*
Gold Tokuriki Honten Co. Ltd*
Gold Tongling nonferrous Metals Group Co.,Ltd
Gold Torecom**
Gold Umicore Brasil Ltda*
Gold Umicore Precious Metals Thailand*
Gold Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining*
Gold United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.*
Gold Valcambi SA*
Gold Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint*
Gold WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH**
Gold YAMAMOTO PRECIOUS METAL CO., LTD.*
Gold Yokohama Metal Co Ltd*
Gold Yunnan Copper Industry Co Ltd
Gold Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation*
Gold Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd*

Tantalum Changsha South
Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.*
Tantalum Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry*
Tantalum D Block Metals, LLC*
Tantalum Duoluoshan*
Tantalum Exotech Inc.*
Tantalum F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.*
Tantalum FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.*
Tantalum Global Advanced Metals Boyertown*
Tantalum Global Advanced Metals*
Tantalum Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.*
Tantalum H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.*
Tantalum H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar*
Tantalum H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg*
Tantalum H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH*
Tantalum H.C. Starck Inc.*
Tantalum H.C. Starck Ltd.*
Tantalum H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG*
Tantalum Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.*
Tantalum Hi-Temp* Tantalum Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.* Tantalum JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.*
Tantalum Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.*
Tantalum Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.*
Tantalum KEMET Blue Metals*
Tantalum Kemet Blue Powder*
Tantalum King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd* Tantalum LSM Brasil S.A.* Tantalum Metallurgical Products India (Pvt.) Ltd.*
Tantalum Mineração Taboca S.A.*
Tantalum Mitsui Mining & Smelting*
Tantalum Molycorp Silmet A.S.*
Tantalum Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.*
Tantalum Plansee SE Liezen* Tantalum Plansee SE Reutte*
Tantalum QuantumClean* Tantalum Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.*
Tantalum RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd* Tantalum Solikamsk Metal Works* Tantalum Taki Chemicals* Tantalum Telex*
Tantalum Tranzact, Inc.* Tantalum Ulba*
Tantalum XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.*
Tantalum Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.*
Tantalum Zhuzhou Cement Carbide* Tin Alpha*

Tin An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company**
Tin Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining Smelting Company LTD**
Tin China Tin Group Co., Ltd.*
Tin CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co. Ltd. Tin Cooper Santa*
Tin CV Ayi Jaya* Tin CV Gita Pesona* Tin CV JusTindo*
Tin CV Nurjanah*
Tin CV Serumpun Sebalai* Tin CV United Smelting*
Tin CV Venus Inti Perkasa* Tin Dowa*
Tin Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company**
Tin Elmet S.L.U. (Metallo Group)*
Tin EM Vinto*
Tin Estanho de Rondônia S.A.
Tin Fenix Metals*
Tin Gejiu Jin Ye Mineral Co., Ltd.**
Tin Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC**
Tin Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co. Ltd.*
Tin Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.**
Tin Gejiu Zi-Li Tin Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co. Ltd
Tin Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.*
Tin Jiangxi Nanshan Tin Linwu Xianggui Ore Smelting Co., Ltd.
Tin Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas LTDA*
Tin Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)*
Tin Melt Metais e Ligas S/A*
Tin Metallic Resources Inc*
Tin METALLO-CHIMIQUE N.V. (MC)*
Tin Mineração Taboca S.A.* Tin Minsur*
Tin Mitsubishi Materials Corporation*
Tin Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company**
Tin O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.*
Tin O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.*
Tin Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.*
Tin Phoenix Metal Ltd.**
Tin PT Artha Cipta Langgeng*
Tin PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya*
Tin PT Babel Inti Perkasa*
Tin PT Bangka Prima Tin*
Tin PT Bangka Tin Industry*
Tin PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera*
Tin PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari*
Tin PT Bukit Timah*
Tin PT Cipta Persada Mulia*
Tin PT DS Jaya Abadi*
Tin PT DS Jaya Abadi**
Tin PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri*
Tin PT Inti Stania Prima*
Tin PT Karimun Mining**
Tin PT Mitra Stania Prima*
Tin PT Panca Mega Persada*
Tin PT Prima Timah Utama*
Tin PT REFINED BANGKA TIN*
Tin PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa*
Tin PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa*
Tin PT Sukses Inti Makmur*
Tin PT Sumber Jaya Indah*
Tin PT Tambang Timah*
Tin PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok*
Tin PT Tinindo Inter Nusa*
Tin PT Tirus Putra Mandiri Tin PT Tommy Utama*
Tin PT Wahana Perkit Jaya*
Tin Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.*
Tin Rui Da Hung* Tin Soft Metais, Ltda.* Tin Thaisarco*
Tin Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company**
Tin VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC*
Tin White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.*
Tin Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co.,Ltd.**
Tin Yunnan Tin Company, Ltd.* Tungsten A.L.M.T. Corp.*

Tungsten Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.*
Tungsten Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.*
Tungsten Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co Ltd*
Tungsten Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
Tungsten Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Tungsten Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.*
Tungsten Ganxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd.
Tungsten Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.*
Tungsten Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.*
Tungsten Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.
Tungsten Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.**
Tungsten Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.*
Tungsten Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.*
Tungsten Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.*
Tungsten Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.*
Tungsten H.C. Starck GmbH*
Tungsten H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG*
Tungsten Hunan Chenzhou Mining Group Co., Ltd.*
Tungsten Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji*
Tungsten Hunan Chun-Chang Nonferrous Smelting & Concentrating Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Hydrometallurg, JSC*
Tungsten Japan New Metals Co Ltd*
Tungsten Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.**
Tungsten Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.*
Tungsten Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
Tungsten Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.**
Tungsten Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.*
Tungsten Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.**
Tungsten Kennametal Fallon**
Tungsten Kennametal Huntsville*
Tungsten Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.*
Tungsten Niagara Refining LLC*
Tungsten Nui Phao H.C. Starck
Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC*
Tungsten Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.*
Tungsten Vietnam Youngsun
Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd*
Tungsten Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG*
Tungsten Wolfram Company CJSC Tungsten Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd*
Tungsten Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.*

Country of Origin List 3
Angola France Portugal Argentina Germany Republic of Congo Australia Guyana Russia Austria Hungary Rwanda Belgium India Sierra Leone Bolivia Indonesia Singapore Brazil Ireland Slovakia Burundi Israel South Africa Cambodia Japan South Korea Canada Kazakhstan South Sudan Central African Republic Kenya Spain Chile Laos Suriname China Luxembourg Switzerland Colombia Madagascar Taiwan Côte D'Ivoire Malaysia Tanzania Czech Republic Mongolia Thailand Democratic Republic of Congo Mozambique Uganda Djibouti Myanmar United Kingdom Ecuador Namibia United States of America Egypt Netherlands Vietnam Estonia Nigeria Zambia Ethiopia Peru Zimbabwe

3 The CFSI generally does not specify individual countries of origin of the conflict minerals processed by compliant smelters and refiners and thus we were not able to determine with certainty the specific countries of origin of the conflict minerals processed by the listed compliant smelters and refiners. In addition, for some of the listed compliant smelters and refiners, origin information is not disclosed. The list is based on the country of origin data provided to the CFSI for compliant smelters only.


NOKIA COMMITMENTS FOR 2016:
In order to mitigate the risk that the conflict minerals contained in, and necessary to the functionality or production of, Nokia’s products benefit armed groups, and to improve our conflict minerals due diligence efforts further in the coming year, we plan to concentrate on the following activities in 2016:
- further improving the quality and completeness of the conflict minerals due diligence data provided by our suppliers;
- engaging in further awareness raising and due diligence capability building efforts jointly in collaboration with relevant stakeholder forums and/or independently with our suppliers;
- actively engaging with our supply chain to get more smelters validated as conflict-free through the third-party validation mechanisms available, with the aim of increasing the number of smelters on the list of CFSP compliant smelters;

- requesting suppliers to complete smelter mapping, source conflict-free tantalum only, and source minimum 80% of other metals from conflict-free smelters only; and
- validating the due diligence efforts of our suppliers as part of overall supplier assessments.

Statements relating to due diligence process improvement, as well as similar strategy and compliance process statements made in this conflict minerals report are forward-looking in nature and are based on Nokia’s management’s current expectations or beliefs. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors (such as whether industry organizations and initiatives such as CSFI remain effective as a source of external support to us in the conflict minerals compliance process), which may be outside of Nokia’s control and which could cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the statements made herein.


Unless otherwise expressly stated herein, any documents, third party materials or references to websites are not incorporated by reference in, or considered to be a part of, this conflict minerals report.

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