Jat VermaCompliance Manager: Regulatory ComplianceOctober 2017

Compliance Optimization Team (COT) and Conflict Minerals

ITI Presentation

Cisco Systems, Inc

Cisco Systems, Inc. (known as Cisco) is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in San Jose, California, in the center of Silicon Valley, that develops, manufactures and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and products.

Through its numerous acquired subsidiaries, such as OpenDNS, WebEx, Jabber and Jasper, Cisco specializes into specific tech markets, such as Internet of Things (IoT), domain security and energy management.

About Me12+ Years Experience in the field of Environmental Compliance and Sustainability

Program Lead for Cisco on:

• Conflict Minerals• Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)• Battery Compliance (IATA)• Circular Economy within Supply Chain

Background in:

• Environmental Compliance Software Solutions• Packaging, WEEE, Battery• RoHS, REACH• Conflict Minerals• Supply Chain Process Automation and Digitization

Agenda

• Compliance Optimization Team (COT)

• Conflict Minerals Program

Compliance Optimization Team (COT)

Supply Chain Compliance Optimization Team (COT)

• Launched August 2015

• Center-Led Execution

• Established to Collaborate with Regulatory Functions to Identify Supply Chain

Compliance Requirements, Trends, and Emerging Topics

• Facilitate Effective Communication Cross-Functionally Enhancing Continued

Compliant Execution by the Business

• Maintain Forward Looking Regulatory Roadmaps and Dashboards

Global Export Trade

& Customs TrackSustainability Track

Compliance Optimization Team (COT) Overview

Compliance and

Certifications Track

Environmental

Compliance Track

Functional Groups

• Product Operations• Global Manufacturing

Operations• Global Supplier

Management• Technology & Quality• Information Technology• Logistics Manufacturing

Solutions• Global Service Delivery

Excellence

• Global Export & Trade• Global Tax & Customs• Environmental Affairs• Compliance and

Certification• Sustainability• Global Compliance

Enablement

Administration

Acquisition

Integration Track

Regulatory and Compliance Functions

Compliance Optimization Team

Benefits of the COT

• Center Led Execution

• Forward Looking Central Team

• Dashboard and Roadmap Driven Execution

• Scope Alignment

• Cross Collaboration Team Initiation

• Clear line of sight for requirement

Conflict Minerals Program

FOUR PILLARS OF CONFLICT MINERALS

DATA

COLLECTION01DATA

ANALYTICS02EDUCATION

AND

PARTNERSHIP03

RESOURCES

04

Product Level CMRT

Collection from

Suppliers

Analytics on CMRT and

Smelters that are used

within our Supply

Chain

Working with Suppliers

and Partners to educate

them on alternate

smelters

Cross industry

collaboration and data

cross check with CFSI

and Others

Product Level CMRTs to

be received by Cisco by

Date outlined in supplier

communication

Non-Compliant and

Non-Active Smelters

to be removed from

suppliers supply

chainAll Suppliers to

provide CMRT

which covers 100%

of responses

Non-Conflict Free

suppliers to be

reviewed by GSM

Managers and

Directors

Decisions to

be made on

Non-Conflict

Free Suppliers

by GSM

Managers and

Directors

Due Diligence

and Conflict

Free Supply

Chain

Conflict Minerals Roadmap

Conflict Free Sourcing Guidelines

DATAAll Suppliers should

provide a Product Level CMRT that covers

products/components supplied to Cisco

PARTNERSHIPContinue collaboration with Cisco on Suppliers that are in your supply chain that are impacting your movement towards a Conflict Free Supply Chain

UNDERSTANDINGAll Suppliers should understand the smelters and refiners that are impacting their supply chain and have a plan to make the transition to using Conflict Free Smelters

Requirements from Suppliers

Needs

Version

Completion

Smelters

Maintain

100% Completion Rate based on your Supply Chain

All Smelters in Active or Compliant Status(If Smelters are not in this status they should be removed in 2017)

Maintain Conflict Free Status (Notify Cisco of any changes to the smelter list)

CMRT Version 5.01 or Greater

Supplier Outreach and Collaboration

• 1x1 Supplier Meetings

• Smelter Analysis and Transparency

• Custom Smelter Feedback

• Smelter Action Plan Initiation

• Continuous Improvement Cycle

• Automated Dashboards (Internal)

Cisco Approved and Prohibited Smelter List

Launched Sept 2017