LME Resposible Sourcing Independent Reasonable Assurance Report For third-party audits based on ISAE 3000
Independent Reasonable Assurance Report to Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. on its Refiner’s
Red Flag Assessment Report 2023 for the London Metal Exchange’s Responsible Sourcing
Guidance
Brand name: |
JIEN |
LME Brand code: |
N/A |
Producer name: |
Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. |
Producer address: |
Hongqiling Town, Panshi City Jilin Province, China 132311 |
Contact details: |
Mr. Xu Bo/Head of purchasing department |
Reporting Period: |
01 December 2022 - 30 November 2023 |
Date of submission: |
27 December 2023 |
To the Board of Directors of
Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd.
We were engaged by Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. to provide reasonable assurance on its LME red flag assessment report for the year ended 30 November 2023.
Management’s Responsibilities
The Mr. Mi Haiyang/Deputy General Manager of Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the Refiner’s red flag assessment report in accordance with the LME responsible sourcing supplier red flags guidance. This responsibility includes establishing appropriate risk management and internal controls from which the reported information is derived. The criteria identified by the Mr. Mi Haiyang/Deputy General as relevant for demonstrating compliance with the Guidance are the activities described within the LME red flag assessment report.
Auditor’s Responsibilities
Our responsibility is to carry out a reasonable assurance engagement in order to express a conclusion based on the work performed. We conducted our assurance engagement in accordance with International Standard on Assurance Engagements ISAE 3000 Assurance Engagements other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board and the guidance set out in the LME Responsible Sourcing Guidance - Third Party Audit Guidance for ISAE 3000 Auditors (the “Audit Guidance”).
This report has been prepared for Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. for the purpose of assisting the Mr. Mi Haiyang/Deputy General in determining whether Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. has complied with the Guidance and for no other purpose. Our assurance report is made solely to Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. in accordance with the terms of our engagement. We do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. for our work, or for the conclusions we have reached in the assurance report.
Inherent limitations
Non-financial information, such as that included in the Refiner’s red flags assessment report, is subject to more inherent limitations than financial information, given the more qualitative characteristics of the subject matter and the methods used for determining such information. The methods used by Refiners to comply with the Guidance may differ. It is important to read the Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. ’s supply chain policy available on Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. ’s website http://jlnickel.com.cn/
Independence and competency statement
In conducting our engagement, we have complied with the applicable requirements of the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, which is founded on fundamental principles of integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care, confidentiality and professional behaviour.
We confirm that we satisfy the criteria for assurance providers as set out in out in the Audit Guidance to carry out the assurance engagement.
Conclusion
In our opinion, the Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd.’s red flag reporting period 01 December 2022 - 30 November 2023, in all material respects, fairly describes the activities undertaken during the year to demonstrate compliance, and management’s overall conclusion contained therein, is in accordance with the requirements of the LME Responsible Sourcing Guidance of Track B.
Bureau Veritas
27 December 2023
Jilin, China