There has been increased awareness regarding the human rights violations in the mining of certain minerals from an area known as the “Conflict Region”: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) and the surrounding countries. Through the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frank Act”), publically traded companies have been chartered to practice reasonable due diligence with their supply chain to determine if tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (“Conflict Minerals”) used in their products are being sourced from mines controlled by non-government or unlawful military groups within the Conflict Region. Enphase Energy, Inc. (“Enphase”) is committed to taking all steps to comply with the legislation and is committed to sourcing components and materials from companies that share our values around human rights, ethics and environmental responsibility.

Tracing materials back to their mine of origin is a complex endeavor but an important aspect of responsible sourcing. Enphase Energy looks to industry guidelines to help establish its programs such as the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High Risk Areas, the joint Electronic Industry Citizen Coalition and the Global eSustainability Initiative, which is taking action to address responsible sourcing through the development of the Conflict-Free Smelter program aiming to enable companies to source conflict-free minerals. Given the complexity of of Enphase’s and its suppliers’ respective supply chains, it will take time for many suppliers and sub-suppliers to verify the origin of conflict minerals. But using our supply chain due diligence process to drive accountability within the supply chain will further our goal of conflict-free sourcing. We are in the process of developing and implementing a strategy to support the objectives of the U.S. regulations on the supply of Conflict Minerals. Our commitment includes:

• Developing policies and processes toward preventing the use of Conflict Minerals or derivative metals necessary to the functionality or production of our product(s) that finance or benefit armed groups in the Conflict Region.
• Not knowingly procuring specified minerals that originate from facilities in the Conflict Region that are not certified as conflict free.
• Expecting our suppliers to: (i) provide Enphase with Conflict Mineral content and country of origin information on the products it supplies to Enphase; (ii) cooperate with Enphase (or an independent third party auditor) in any review of its supply chain and procurement process, Conflict Mineral audits, and due diligence on its suppliers as required for Enphase’s annual SEC disclosure in compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act; and (iii) collaborate with Enphase in developing a chain of custody for these Conflict Minerals in the supply chain and identifying and sourcing conflict-free sources for the minerals used in Enphase products.
• Expecting suppliers whose products contain conflict minerals to establish policies, due diligence frameworks, and management systems consistent with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict- Affected and High Risk-Areas that are designed to accomplish this goal, and requiring their suppliers to do the same.

Enphase believes in establishing and maintaining long-term relationships with suppliers whenever possible. However, if we determine that any supplier is, or a reasonable risk exists that it may be, violating this Policy, then we will require the supplier to commit to devise and undertake suitable corrective action to move to a conflict free source. If suitable action is not taken, we will look to alternative sources for the product. Enphase’s efforts are not to ban procurement of minerals from the Conflict Region, but to assure procurement from responsible sources in the region. If we determine that any of the components of our products contain minerals from a mine or facility that is “non-conflict free,” we will work towards transitioning to products that are “conflict free."