On page 14, the report states "we understand that we are exposed to risk through the fact that we purchase significant quantities of electronic equipment that is rated as high risk by most modern slavery experts. Risks in this industry occur across the supply chain including raw mineral sourcing, manufacturing and also the disposal of the equipment if it is not managed in accordance with global hazardous waste regulations. It goes on to say that for non-canon products, "we are in the process of finding out more about their source".

In the Canon Inc Sustainability report on page 123/124, Canon does address the issue of responsible minerals sourcing and its compliance with the US Dodd-Frank Act (Conflict minerals) through which Canon inc submits a conflict minerals report each year detailing their activities to address the conflict minerals issue.

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"We understand that we are exposed to risk through the fact that we purchase significant quantities of electronic equipment that is rated as high risk by most modern slavery experts. Risks in this industry occur across the supply chain including raw material sourcing, manufacturing and also the disposal of the equipment if it is not managed in accordance with global hazardous waste regulations."

"As our major supplier of electronic equipment is Canon Inc., we rely on its processes to manage the risk, and these are described throughout this statement. For non-Canon products, we are in the process of finding out more about their source. We also appreciate that we have some product and service risk through services that we purchase including logistics, cleaning, catering, and promotional items. We have some geographic risk in that we do not yet know the origin of many of the non-Canon products that we buy. Finally, we consider that we have low risk in our Philippines operations but do not have complete information yet about the products and services we buy locally there. Improving the quality of information that we have about our suppliers and the products and services that they provide is a key point in our action plan described in Clause 6.1."

"Started the move to the new Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP replacement system which will help streamline procurement and help with future data accuracy and management which allows for a more complete assessment. Note – this project is planned to be completed by 1 December 2026 and includes the whole Canon Oceania business."