LONDON - RJC announced today that Heraeus Limited, one of Asia’s biggest precious metal refiners and traders, has achieved Certification against the 2013 Code of Practices (COP) at its trading and refining facility in Hong Kong. In addition, Heraeus Limited also achieved certification against the RJC’s Chain-ofCustody (CoC) standard for precious metals.
“It is a pleasure to announce Heraeus Limited has been certified against the COP and CoC. The new provisions under the 2013 COP address important issues for our Members and their supply chain. We are delighted to see Members achieving Certification against the standard and warmly congratulate Heraeus Limited. Furthermore, CoC Certification provides a mechanism for Members to demonstrate how they are implementing the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains,” says Andrew Bone, RJC’s Executive Director.
The successful verification assessment was led by Thomas Kwok from World Center for Certification & Quality Italia, one of the independent third-party auditing firms accredited by the RJC.
“We are very proud to have achieved dual RJC Certification, according to the Code of Practices and Chainof-Custody standards. Being one the world’s biggest precious metal refiners and traders, Heraeus provides products and services to customers in the jewellery industry and bullion banks under those standards and by thus we also contribute to the success of our customers,” says Mr. Henrik Marx, General Manager of Heraeus Limited and Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Limited. “Our strong commitment to corporate social responsibility as well as highest compliance standards have been for a long time part of our guiding principles at Heraeus. The certificate by RJC is an important milestone confirming these principles.”
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