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Cisco is developing and implementing consistent environmental standards across all our divisions and subsidiaries, including the consumer products developed by Linksys and Scientific Atlanta. Our approach aligns with our philosophy of maintaining excellence in the design and manufacture of our products, and our commitment to meeting customer demand for next-generation equipment. We have joined countries and regions throughout the world in following the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directives for keeping lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, and polybrominated diphenyl ether from entering landfills. Together with other industry leaders, such as those participating in the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI), we are working to replace lead in solders and pastes. Such materials innovation will allow Cisco to take advantage of advances in mixed metallurgy and still maintain the quality and reliability of our networking infrastructure equipment. In accordance with the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer, we have been working with our supply chain partners to phase out ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) in their manufacturing processes. On March 1, 2007, Cisco became fully compliant with China’s Measures for the Administration of Pollution Control of Electronic Information Products (Ministry of Information Industry Order No 39, commonly known as China RoHS). All Cisco products shipped to China comply with the provisions of this order and bear the appropriate labels. In July 2007 Cisco also voluntarily launched an independent Supply Chain RoHS Validation Program. |
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