En vironmental stewardship Environmental stewardship is the responsible use and protection of the natural environment through conservation and sustainable practices to enhance ecosystem resilience and human wellbeing. While climate change affects all parts of the world, regardless of where emissions originated, other environmental impacts like water scarcity, waste, pollution, and biodiversity are more local in nature. These impacts are often confined to specific areas, with the consequences most keenly felt in communities nearby. In many cases, the burdens are unequally distributed, with those who did least to cause a problem—and who are least able to adapt to it—hit the hardest. Cisco understands the importance of being an environmental steward, striving to operate responsibly everywhere we and our suppliers operate. In our own operations, we are guided by our corporate Environmental Policy and an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) that drives continual improvement in our business processes, products, and services to address our environmental impacts. In fiscal 2021, Cisco had 30 sites with ISO 14001 certification . We have separate processes for promoting environmental protection within our supply chain . We also contribute to environmental protection through our products and solutions, which provide the infrastructure that customers, communities, and governments can use to improve their own resiliency and preserve natural resources. FUTURE INTRO POWER INCLUSIVE 2021 Cisco Purpose Report | csr.cisco.com | ESG Reporting Hub 90