Common use of Responsible and Ethical Clause in Contracts

Responsible and Ethical. Supplier represents and warrants that the lithium material mined and supplied to GM will be sourced in a responsible and ethical manner. Supplier will undergo a third party Environmental Social, and Governance (“ESG”) independent assessment at Supplier’s mining facility pursuant to one of the following two approved responsible sourcing frameworks: (i) the Responsible Minerals Initiative: The Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”); or (ii) the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (“▇▇▇▇”) Standard for Responsible Mining. In the event that (a) the RMAP or ▇▇▇▇ assessments are no longer available, or (b) in the reasonable opinion of either GM or Supplier (i) the RMAP or ▇▇▇▇ assessment ceases to be a credible independent assessor of responsible sourcing framework, or (ii) another independent, credible assessor becomes available, GM and Supplier will discuss in good faith and may agree in writing to an alternative third party ESG assessment/protocol of Supplier.

Responsible and Ethical. Supplier represents and warrants that the lithium material mined and supplied to GM Product will be sourced processed in a responsible and ethical mannermanner throughout the term of this Agreement. Supplier agrees that its mineral processing facility will undergo a third party Environmental Social, be conformant and Governance (“ESG”) independent assessment at Supplier’s mining facility pursuant actively engaged to one of the following two approved independent third party responsible sourcing frameworks: (i.e., ESG) frameworks (i.e., Standards): (i) the RMAP by the Responsible Minerals Initiative: The Responsible Minerals Assurance Process Initiative (“RMAPRMI”); or (ii) the ▇▇▇▇ Mineral Processing Standard by the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (“▇▇▇▇”) Standard for Responsible MiningAssurance. In the event that (a) the RMAP or ▇▇▇▇ assessments are no longer available, or (b) in the reasonable opinion of either GM or Supplier (i) the RMAP or ▇▇▇▇ assessment ceases to be a credible independent assessor of responsible sourcing framework, or (ii) another independent, credible assessor becomes available, GM and Supplier will discuss in good faith and may agree in writing to an alternative third party ESG assessment/protocol of Supplier.

Responsible and Ethical. Supplier represents and warrants that the lithium material mined and supplied to GM Product will be sourced processed in a responsible and ethical mannermanner throughout the term of this Agreement. Supplier agrees that its mineral processing facility will undergo a third party Environmental Social, be conformant and Governance (“ESG”) independent assessment at Supplier’s mining facility pursuant actively engaged to one of the following two approved independent third party responsible sourcing frameworks: (i.e., ESG) frameworks (i.e., Standards): (i) the RMAP by the Responsible Minerals Initiative: The Responsible Minerals Assurance Process Initiative (“RMAPRMI”); or (ii) the IRMA Mineral Processing Standard by the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (“▇▇▇▇”) Standard for Responsible MiningAssurance. In the event that (a) the RMAP or ▇▇▇▇ IRMA assessments are no longer available, or (b) in the reasonable opinion of either GM or Supplier (i) the RMAP or ▇▇▇▇ IRMA assessment ceases to be a credible independent assessor of responsible sourcing framework, or (ii) another independent, credible assessor becomes available, GM and Supplier will discuss in good faith and may agree in writing to an alternative third party ESG assessment/protocol of Supplier.

Responsible and Ethical. Supplier represents and warrants that the lithium material mined and supplied to GM will be sourced in a responsible and ethical manner. Supplier will undergo a third party Environmental Social, and Governance (“ESG”) independent assessment at Supplier’s mining facility pursuant to one of the following two approved responsible sourcing frameworks: (i) the Responsible Minerals Initiative: The Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”); or (ii) the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (“▇▇▇▇IRMA”) Standard for Responsible Mining. In the event that (a) the RMAP or ▇▇▇▇ IRMA assessments are no longer available, or (b) in the reasonable opinion of either GM or Supplier (i) the RMAP or ▇▇▇▇ IRMA assessment ceases to be a credible independent assessor of responsible sourcing framework, or (ii) another independent, credible assessor becomes available, GM and Supplier will discuss in good faith and may agree in writing to an alternative third party ESG assessment/protocol of Supplier.