Cisco seeks to minimize the use of potentially hazardous substances in our products, and we continue to find ways to incorporate materials and components that reduce the environmental impact of Cisco products and packaging. We use our Product Compliance Assurance Process to achieve these goals.
- Cisco’s Product Compliance Assurance Process is part of our due diligence to ensure that our supply chain partners fully comply with applicable standards, including the European Union Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive and China’s Administration on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products (China RoHS). In addition, we have developed specifications to validate our suppliers’ management of restricted substances and their documentation of compliance standards. This process-based approach to compliance enables Cisco to assess the risk of supplier noncompliance, implement continuous improvement, and integrate management of the environmental impact of our products across our supply chain.
- Our Lead-Free Program aims to transition Cisco product lines to lead-free solder, while also addressing quality and reliability issues associated with that transition. Cisco’s goal is to ensure the capability for conversion to lead-free solder in the supply chain for all Cisco, Linksys, and Scientific Atlanta products by 2011. Cisco is also working with leaders in several international industry organizations to develop reliable and environmentally sound lead-free solutions.
- Implementation of the Global Battery Compliance Specification ensures that batteries used in Cisco products are compliant worldwide.
