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Cisco's ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) provides a continuous cycle of planning, implementing, reviewing, and improving the processes and actions that are performed to meet business and environmental goals. The EMS influences all aspects of Cisco operations, products, and services, including compliance with environmental requirements and regulations, while and driving ongoing improvements to Cisco’s environmental performance. The EMS framework is used at each Cisco ISO 14001-certified site to identify, prioritize, and manage the pertinent environmental concern in that region..

ISO 14001 certification is an internationally accepted standard for environmental management systems. To date, Cisco has achieved ISO 14001 certification in 27 sites through independent, third-party auditors. These sites represent approximately 68 percent of Cisco’s employee population and 65 percent of Cisco’s real estate. Cisco continues to grow its certification locations as part of its continual improvement of the EMS.

ISO 14001 Certified Sites

Cisco's on-going commitment to the environment includes expansion of our ISO 14001 certification. The following are Cisco ISO 14001 certified sites and these sites cover, as stated above, approximately 68 percent of Cisco employees:

  • San Jose, CA, Corporate Headquarters: 2000
  • Monza, Italy: 2002
  • Research Triangle Park, NC: 2003
  • NEDC-Boxborough, MA: 2004
  • Richardson, TX: 2004
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands: 2005
  • Bedfont Lakes, United Kingdom: 2005
  • Reading, United Kingdom: 2005
  • Austin, TX: 2005
  • Herndon, VA: 2006
  • Boulder, CO: 2006
  • Englewood, CO: 2006
  • Diegem, Belgium: 2006
  • Paris, France: 2006
  • Tokyo, Japan: 2006
  • North Sydney, Australia: 2006
  • Chatswood, Australia: 2006
  • St. Leonards, Australia: 2006
  • Chicago, IL: 2007
  • New York, NY: 2007
  • Shanghai, China: 2007
  • Beijing, China: 2007
  • Singapore: 2007
  • Bangalore, India: 2007
  • Vimercate, Italy: 2008
  • Hong Kong, China: 2009
  • Galway, Ireland: 2010
  • Netanya, Israel: 2011
  • Tewksbury, MA: 2011
  • Lawrenceville, GA: Expected 2012

For additional information on Cisco’s ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and green initiatives, please visit the following links: