Business and human rights As a supplier of the infrastructure that connects much of the world, Cisco has a responsibility to respect human rights throughout our global operations, from sourcing and supply chain to the design and use of our products. We strive to meet this responsibility in a way that reflects the global nature of our business, the complexity of our business, and the rapid nature of innovation throughout our business units. Through Cisco’s Business and Human Rights (BHR) program, we work to identify potential human rights issues related to our supply chain, product design and use, and business relationships. The BHR team’s purpose is to help prevent and mitigate harms from occurring, and to advise the business on strategies to respond if they do materialize. Our teams work across functions to make these strategies standard practice by incorporating them into policies and decision-making frameworks. As an internal clearinghouse for human rights matters, our dedicated human rights experts answer questions, conduct due diligence to inform business decisions and product development, and train employees who may face human rights challenges in the course of their daily work. This work builds upon Cisco’s longstanding commitment to human rights, captured in our Global Human Rights Policy . This policy acknowledges our corporate responsibility to respect human rights as enshrined in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). In fiscal 2021, in response to recommendations produced out of a prior human rights saliency mapping, Cisco formed a Human Rights Advisory Committee (HRAC), chaired by our Chief Legal Officer and consisting of executives and senior-level employees from critical functions throughout the company. The HRAC will help the BHR team work more effectively by: ● Providing expertise to inform Cisco’s overall BHR strategy. ● Promoting Cisco’s Global Human Rights Policy and strategy within their function. ● Identifying gaps, needs, and areas for focus based on their knowledge of what is happening across the company. ● Reviewing and reporting updates to Cisco’s Global Human Rights Policy and other initiatives. ● Reviewing the results of human rights due diligence. For example, the committee recently reviewed the human rights risk associated with the potential misuse of Cisco products and recommended that Cisco develop a framework for assessing this risk. This work will be a focus in fiscal 2022. We respect the human rights of the end users of our solutions and the workers in our supply chain who mine and process materials and assemble, pack, and ship our products. Read more about Cisco’s approach to human rights in the supply chain . Cisco’s commitment to business and human rights is represented in our Social Justice Beliefs and Actions . One of our 12 Actions is to embed a human rights perspective in the development of our technology solutions, business relationships, and day-to-day operations to maximize benefits and mitigate potential harms. FUTURE INTRO POWER INCLUSIVE 2021 Cisco Purpose Report | csr.cisco.com | ESG Reporting Hub 21