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Form SD AMAZON COM INC

May 31, 2016 4:26 PM EDT


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM SD
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Specialized Disclosure Report

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AMAZON.COM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware
 
000-22513
 
91-1646860
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File Number)

 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109-5210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

David A. Zapolsky, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary (206) 266-1000
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
x     Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2015.


 

    
    







ITEMS 1.01 AND 1.02. CONFLICT MINERALS DISCLOSURE AND REPORT; EXHIBIT.

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

The Conflict Minerals Report filed for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015 is available at www.amazon.com/ir.

A Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015 is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.01.

ITEM 2.01. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
1.01
 
Conflict Minerals Report





SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
AMAZON.COM, INC. (REGISTRANT)
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David A. Zapolsky
 
 
David A. Zapolsky
 
 
Senior Vice President

Dated: May 31, 2016





Exhibit 1.01

Conflict Minerals Report
For 2015, we have completed our analysis of the suppliers for our Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Echo, and related accessories (collectively, Kindle/Fire products). A majority of these suppliers certified that they: did not use gold, tin, tungsten, or tantalum in parts or components for our Kindle/Fire products; did not source these minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country, referred to as the DRC region; or sourced these minerals from a certified conflict-free smelter or refiner. The remaining suppliers are still completing investigations of their supply chains. As discussed in the Conclusion, for 2015, we identified no suppliers that were sourcing minerals through a supply chain that benefitted armed groups in the DRC region.
Pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s conflict minerals rules, we designed our due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the gold, tin, tungsten, and tantalum in our Kindle/Fire products in accordance with the OECD’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas Second Edition, and the related Supplements on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten and on Gold. We undertook the steps described below as part of our due diligence process:
Establish strong company management systems
We are committed to avoiding the use of minerals that have fueled conflict, and we expect our suppliers to support our efforts to identify the origin of gold, tin, tungsten, and tantalum used in products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture. Our policy is reflected in our Supplier Code of Conduct, available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_cn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200885140, which we communicate to our suppliers through our supplier screening process, contracts with suppliers, or by sending our suppliers a copy of the Supplier Code.
In 2012, we established a conflict minerals group, which includes representatives from supply chain management, social responsibility, legal, and internal audit. The group implemented a process to identify within Amazon’s businesses the products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture potentially containing gold, tin, tungsten, or tantalum. Based on that process, we concluded that the conflict minerals rules applied to our Kindle/Fire products, and the group identified, engaged with, and made inquiries of, our suppliers that, based on our reasonable country of origin inquiry, we believed sourced gold, tin, tungsten, or tantalum from the DRC region in 2015.
Identify and assess risk in the supply chain
Our conflict minerals due diligence is based on a survey process in which we request information from our Kindle/Fire suppliers through the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template prepared by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative. In addition, at the end of 2015, we communicated with each of our suppliers to confirm the accuracy of the information provided in their most recent template.
The completed templates were reviewed by members of our conflict minerals group, and the findings were reported to senior management.
Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks; engagement with certain suppliers
If we became aware that a supplier for our Kindle/Fire products was sourcing gold, tin, tungsten, or tantalum from the DRC region, we then reviewed the smelters or refiners identified by the supplier against lists of certified conflict-free facilities in order to determine whether the smelter or refiner that processed those minerals had been audited and certified as conflict-free by a reputable independent third party. We actively reviewed and discussed our policy regarding gold, tin, tungsten, and tantalum with each supplier unable to determine the origin of gold, tin, tungsten, or tantalum and we will continue evaluating the results of their efforts.





Report on supply chain due diligence
This report is publicly filed with the SEC and is available at www.amazon.com/ir.
Conclusion
While, for 2015, we identified no suppliers that were sourcing minerals through a supply chain that benefitted armed groups in the DRC region, some of the suppliers for our Kindle/Fire products are still working to determine country of origin and facility information, and other suppliers are still investigating whether the facilities they identified were used to process the gold, tin, tungsten, or tantalum in our Kindle/Fire products. For suppliers that were unable to determine the sources of such minerals, we:
actively reviewed and discussed with each such supplier our policy regarding gold, tin, tungsten, and tantalum, and
will continue evaluating the results of their efforts in 2016 in order to mitigate the risk that minerals procured by any of our suppliers benefit armed groups in the DRC region.
Annex A below includes a list of known smelters and refiners that may have processed gold, tin, tungsten, or tantalum in the Kindle/Fire products, based on our review of data from several sources, including information reported to us by suppliers for our Kindle/Fire products that provided facility information and information obtained through engagement with processing facilities. Because many of the suppliers for our Kindle/Fire products that provided country of origin and facility information provided this information to us for their entire supply chain, without specifying which facilities contributed gold, tin, tungsten, or tantalum used in components of the Kindle/Fire products, we are unable to validate the accuracy of the list in Annex A, including which of these facilities in fact processed the gold, tin, tungsten, or tantalum used in the Kindle/Fire products.







Annex A
                                    
Mineral
Smelter or Refiner Name
Country Location of Smelter or Refiner
Gold
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Allgemeine Gold und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.
Germany
Gold
Almalyk Mining And Metallurgical Complex (Ammc)
Uzbekistan
Gold
Alpha
United States
Gold
Argor Heraeus SA
Switzerland
Gold
Asahi Pretec Corporation
Japan
Gold
Asahi Refining Usa Inc.
United States
Gold
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
Turkey
Gold
Aurubis AG
Germany
Gold
Central Bank of the Philippines
Philippines
Gold
Boliden AB
Sweden
Gold
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG
Germany
Gold
CCR Refinery Glencore Canada Corporation
Canada
Gold
Chimet S.p.A.
Italy
Gold
Doduco
Germany
Gold
Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Eco System Recycling CO., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Elemetal Refining, LLC
United States
Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
Germany
Gold
Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong
China
Gold
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
Gold
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold And Silver Refinery Share Company Limited
China
Gold
Istanbul Gold Refinery
Turkey
Gold
Japan Mint
Japan
Gold
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited
China
Gold
Johnson Matthey Inc.
United States
Gold
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Kazzinc Inc.
Kazakhstan
Gold
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
United States
Gold
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Kyrgyzaltyn Jsc
Kyrgyzstan
Gold
L' azurde Company For Jewelry
Saudi Arabia
Gold
Materion Corporation
United States
Gold
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
China
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Singapore
Gold
Metalor Technologies SA
Switzerland
Gold
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
United States
Gold
Minsur
Peru
Gold
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Japan
Gold
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
Japan





Gold
Navoi Mining And Metallurgical Combinat
Uzbekistan
Gold
Nihon Material Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Niihama Nickel Refinery
Japan
Gold
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
PAMP
Switzerland
Gold
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
Indonesia
Gold
Pt Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok
Indonesia
Gold
Px Précinox SA
Switzerland
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.
South Africa
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
Canada
Gold
Schone Edelmetaal B.V.
Netherlands
Gold
Sempsa Joyeria Plateria SA
Spain
Gold
Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Shanghai Gold Exchange
Uzbekistan
Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
Taiwan
Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
Japan
Gold
Thaisarco
Thailand
Gold
The Great Wall Gold And Silver Refinery Of China
China
Gold
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd.
China
Gold
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Umicore Brasil Ltda.
Brazil
Gold
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand Ltd.
Thailand
Gold
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
United States
Gold
Valcambi SA
Switzerland
Gold
Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint
Australia
Gold
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-Ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
China
Gold
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery
China
Tantalum
A.L.M.T. Corp.
Japan
Tantalum
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltery
China
Tantalum
Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Duoluoshan Sapphire Rare Metal Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Exotech Inc.
United States
Tantalum
F&X Electro Materials Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Fir Metals & Resource Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Aizu
Japan
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown
United States
Tantalum
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.
Thailand
Tantalum
H.C. Starck GmbH
Germany
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Gmbh Goslar
Germany
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Gmbh Laufenburg
Germany






Tantalum
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf Gmbh
Germany
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Inc.
United States
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Ltd.
Japan
Tantalum
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Hi Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.
United States
Tantalum
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Kemet Blue Metals
Mexico
Tantalum
Kemet Blue Powder Corporation
United States
Tantalum
King Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.
China
Tantalum
LSM Brasil SA
Brazil
Tantalum
Metallurgical Products India (Pvt.) Ltd.
India
Tantalum
Mineração Taboca SA
Brazil
Tantalum
Mitsui Mining And Smelting Co., Ltd.
Japan
Tantalum
Molycorp Silmet A.S.
Estonia
Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Plansee SE Liezen
Austria
Tantalum
Plansee SE Reutte
Austria
Tantalum
QuantumClean
United States
Tantalum
RFH Tantalum Smeltery Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Taki Chemicals
Japan
Tantalum
Telex Metals
United States
Tantalum
Ulba Metallurgical Plant
Kazakhstan
Tantalum
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Asahi Solder Technology (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.
Japan
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
CV Serumpun Sebalai
Indonesia
Tin
CV United Smelting
Indonesia
Tin
Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.
Japan
Tin
Elemetal Refining, LLC
United States
Tin
Empresa Metallurgica Vinto
Bolivia
Tin
Fenix Metals
Poland
Tin
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC
China
Tin
Heimerle + Meule Gmbh
Germany
Tin
Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong
China
Tin
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
Japan
Tin
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited
China
Tin
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.
Brazil
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
Malaysia
Tin
Melt Metais e Ligas SA
Brazil
Tin
Mineração Taboca SA
Brazil
Tin
Minsur
Peru
Tin
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Japan
Tin
Mitsui Mining And Smelting Co., Ltd.
Japan
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Thailand
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.
Philippines






Tin
Operaciones Metalurgical SA
Bolivia
Tin
Pt Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
Indonesia
Tin
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
Indonesia
Tin
PT Bangka Tin Industry
Indonesia
Tin
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera
Indonesia
Tin
PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari
Indonesia
Tin
PT Bukit Timah
Indonesia
Tin
PT DS Jaya Abadi
Indonesia
Tin
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri
Indonesia
Tin
PT Justindo
Indonesia
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
Indonesia
Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama
Indonesia
Tin
PT Refined Banka Tin
Indonesia
Tin
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa
Indonesia
Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
Indonesia
Tin
Pt Sumber Jaya Indah
Indonesia
Tin
Pt Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok
Indonesia
Tin
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
Indonesia
Tin
Rui Da Hung
Taiwan
Tin
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Soft Metais, Ltda.
Brazil
Tin
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
Taiwan
Tin
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Japan
Tin
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
Japan
Tin
Thaisarco
Thailand
Tin
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
United States
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia
Brazil
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia E Mineração Ltda.
Brazil
Tin
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.
Japan
Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-Ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Yunnan Tin Company Limited
China
Tin
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter Of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
China
Tin
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery
China
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. Corp.
Japan
Tungsten
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Ganzhou Non ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd
China
Tungsten
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
United States
Tungsten
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
China






Tungsten
H.C. Starck GmbH
Germany
Tungsten
Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.
United States
Tungsten
Hunan Chun Chang Nonferrous Smelting & Concentrating Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
Japan
Tungsten
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-Ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Kennametal Fallon
United States
Tungsten
Kennametal Huntsville
United States
Tungsten
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China






Countries of origin from which these facilities may source conflict minerals include:
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Burundi
Canada
Chile
China
DRC - Congo (Kinshasa)
Estonia
Ethiopia
France
Germany
Ghana
Guinea
Guyana
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Jersey
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Malaysia
Mali
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Netherlands
Niger
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan





Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe







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