Preventing modern slavery and human trafficking in our operations and supply chains requires the

engagement of key business sectors where we have determined there is potential risk of human

trafficking and forced labor. The United States Department of Labor’s List of Goods Produced with Child

Labor or Forced Labor has identified the manufacture of electronics as posing a threat for child and forced labor. Therefore, our programs to minimize the danger of modern slavery and human trafficking primarily focus on Microsoft business units associated with the manufacture of Microsoft devices and hardware used in Microsoft data centers - particularly in high-risk countries where there are potentially vulnerable workers. p. 8

Since Microsoft does not harvest or mine the raw materials that are used in Microsoft devices, Devices

aims to influence upstream harvesting and mining through policies and practices to manage the risks

inherent in raw materials extraction, harvesting, processing, refining and transportation. In FY22, the

Devices team mapped high-risk materials, including tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (“conflict minerals”) and cobalt throughout the supply chain to trace the smelters and refiners through which they were processed and worked to ensure conformance with the Responsible Mining Initiative’s Responsible Mining Assurance Process (RMAP). More information about mapping, smelters and refiners, and conflict minerals and cobalt used in Devices’ supply chains can be found in the Microsoft Devices Smelter and Refiner List and Microsoft’s 2022 Conflict Minerals Report. p. 9