SupplyChain Responsibility Advancing accountability and improving performance across our supply chain creates value for Intel and our customers by helping us reduce risks, improve product quality, and achieve environmental and social goals. Through communication, assessments, and capability-building programs, we work to ensure that our supply chain is resilient, responsible, and respectful of human rights. 8 9 To prevent forced and bonded labor, we set expectations with our suppliers that workers should not have to pay for their employment. As a result, our suppliers have returned over $13 million in fees to their workers in our supply chain since 2014. INFEES RETURNED $ 13M In 2017, 86% of suppliers participating in our CSR lead- ership program (representing more than 60% of supplier spends) fulfilled all of the requirements, a significant increase from 57% in 2013, when the program started. We have manufactured micro- processors that are conflict-free1 since 2013. And in 2017, we made significant progress toward validating that our supply chain uses responsibly sourced minerals. 86% OFLEADERSHIP SUPPLIERSMETALL REQUIREMENTS FIRSTCONFLICT-FREE MICROPROCESSORS All of the first-tier Intel suppliers that we asked to participate in the CDP supply chain survey in 2017 responded; we also added the CDP water survey to our reporting request. 100% FIRST-TIERSUPPLIERS RESPONDEDTOCDP After learning that employees of one of our suppliers were paying excessive fees to labor agents to secure jobs, we worked with the supplier to stop the practice. All fees paid were publicly returned to their employees, including the individuals pictured here. 2013 INTEL.COM/RESPONSIBILITY More than 17,000 suppliers in over 100 countries provide production and office materials; factory tools and machines; and travel, logistics, and packaging services for Intel. We hold ourselves accountable to meet or exceed the same high standards that we set for our suppliers. 1  “Conflict minerals,” as defined by the SEC, is a broad term that means tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold, regardless of whether these minerals finance conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or adjoining countries.