Cisco Systems—Cisco established comprehensive supply chain human rights program as founding member of Responsible Business Alliance
Cisco has been a founding member of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and participates in the Responsible Minerals Initiative, Responsible Labor Initiative, and Clean Electronics Production Network. The company conducts conflict minerals due diligence with 70% of reported smelters conformant to third-party standards in 2023. Cisco publicly called on global leaders to strengthen laws against forced labor and maintains a 24/7 multi-language ethics reporting hotline for supply chain workers.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Chain Ethics | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Worker Rights | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.429 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Cisco published comprehensive supply chain human rights policies and conflict minerals due diligence results
Cisco publicly reports its supply chain human rights efforts through annual Purpose Reports, Global Statement on Modern Slavery prevention, and Conflict Minerals Reports. In 2023, 70% of 3TG smelters reported by suppliers were conformant to third-party standards. As a founding RBA member, Cisco participates in RMI, RLI, and CEPN initiatives.