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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM SD

 

 

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

 

 

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

California    0-18225    77-0059951
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
   (Commission
File Number)
   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, California    95134-1706
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)

Irving Tan, Executive Vice President, Chief of Operations

(408) 526-4000

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

 

 

Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period January 1 to December 31, 2019

 

 

 


Item 1.01.

Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report.

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

A copy of the Conflict Minerals Report of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) for the reporting period January 1 to December 31, 2019 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this specialized disclosure report on Form SD and is also available at Cisco’s website by, after clicking on the “Site Map” link at the bottom of the www.cisco.com homepage, clicking on the “About Us” link on the resulting webpage and then, on the resulting webpage, clicking on “Supply Chain Sustainability” under the “Doing Business with Cisco” header.

 

Item 1.02.

Exhibit.

Cisco has filed, as an exhibit to this Form SD, a Conflict Minerals Report as required by Item 1.01 of this Form.

 

Item 2.01.

Exhibit.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Document

1.01    Cisco Systems, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period January 1 to December 31, 2019.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.

 

    CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Dated: May 27, 2020     By:   /s/ Irving Tan
    Name:   Irving Tan
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief of Operations
EX-1.01 2 d935692dex101.htm EX-1.01 EX-1.01

Exhibit 1.01 to Form SD

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Cisco Systems, Inc. (herein referred to as “Cisco,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us”) is committed to sourcing components and materials from companies that share our values regarding human rights, ethics, and environmental responsibility. Our supply chain responsibility practices include the sourcing of minerals used in our products. As Cisco does not directly procure minerals from mines, or the smelters or refiners (“SORs”) that process them, we work to advance responsible mineral sourcing in the upstream supply chain through our policies and due diligence practices.

About this Report

This Conflict Minerals Report (“CMR”) has been prepared by Cisco. The information contained herein includes the activities of Cisco’s majority-owned subsidiaries and variable interest entities that are required to be consolidated for financial reporting purposes. It does not include the activities of variable interest entities that are not required to be consolidated for financial reporting purposes.

This CMR for the reporting period January 1 to December 31, 2019 is presented to comply with the final conflict minerals implementing rules (“Final CM Rules”) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as modified by the SEC order issued on May 2, 2014. The Final CM Rules were adopted by the SEC to implement the reporting requirements mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The Final CM Rules impose reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain Conflict Minerals (as defined below) that are necessary to the functionality or production of such products. “Conflict Minerals” are currently defined by the SEC as Cassiterite, Columbite-Tantalite (Coltan), Gold, Wolframite, or their derivatives, which the SEC has currently limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (collectively or individually, as appropriate, “3TG”).

To comply with the Final CM Rules, we conducted due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals that were necessary to the functionality or production of the products that we manufactured or contracted to manufacture to ascertain whether these Conflict Minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, “Covered Countries”) and financed or benefited armed groups in any of these countries.


I. Overview

Company Overview

Cisco designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry and provides services associated with these products and their use.

Products Overview

Cisco has product and service revenue in the following five categories: Infrastructure Platforms, Applications, Security, Other Products, and Services. The Infrastructure Platforms product category represents our core networking offerings of switching, routing, data center and wireless products. The 3TG present in Cisco’s supply chain is used primarily in the manufacture of these Infrastructure Platform products. The information set forth under the subheading “Products and Services” in “Item 1. Business” of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on September 5, 2019 is incorporated herein by reference.

Supply Chain Overview

Cisco’s supply chain operations encompass the development, manufacture, distribution and take-back of our products. This includes sourcing, order management, manufacturing, delivery, and “reverse logistics” (which refers to logistics relating to the return, reuse and/or recycling of products).

We spend billions of dollars each year with a complex community of thousands of suppliers around the world. We have categorized our suppliers into three types: manufacturing partners, component suppliers, and logistics and service providers. Certain component suppliers, e.g. packaging suppliers, as well as logistics and service providers were excluded from the reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) and due diligence measures discussed below because we have concluded that they do not provide Cisco with any products within the scope of the Final CM Rules.

Due to Cisco’s commitment to responsible sourcing, we commenced conflict minerals-related due diligence on a voluntary basis in 2012. As Cisco does not have a direct relationship with 3TG SORs, we collaborate with our suppliers and other companies within our sector to implement many of our Conflict Minerals compliance policies and processes.

Cisco requires “In-Scope Suppliers,” defined as suppliers within our product supply chain that could potentially be supplying products/components that contain 3TG, to provide information regarding the origin, source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals contained in our product components and materials. Cisco has relied upon such information in the preparation of this CMR.


Overview of Cisco’s Alignment with Existing Conflict Minerals Industry Initiatives

Cisco has been a member of the Responsible Business Alliance (“RBA”) since April 2008 and is a participant in the RBA’s Responsible Materials Initiative (“RMI,” member code CSCO). We support this multi-industry initiative that audits SORs’ sourcing activities and advances responsible sourcing practices. We have adopted the RMI’s standard industry tools and templates, including the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”) and Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”). The RMAP is a standardized audit protocol for SORs that assesses management systems for responsible sourcing and also determines country of origin of the minerals processed. The CMRT is a data collection tool designed to enable our In-Scope Suppliers to investigate, determine and disclose the identity of the SORs that are in their supply chains. Additionally, Cisco participates in RMI subcommittees to support advancement in mineral due diligence activities and tools.

II. Design of Cisco’s Responsible Minerals Program

Summary of Cisco’s Responsible Minerals Program

Our Responsible Minerals Program works across our supply chain organization and is designed to advance ethical sourcing and risk mitigation in multiple ways:

 

   

Policy Management: Our Responsible Minerals Policy is designed to set clear expectations for our suppliers, and we have established a governance structure for internal management and evaluation of the due diligence process including situational decision making and escalation processes regarding supplier behavior.

 

   

Due Diligence Plan: Our due diligence activities include identifying and mitigating risk in 3TG sourcing to comply with applicable laws and regulations and to help us achieve our responsible sourcing goals.

 

   

Collaboration and Community: Cisco collaborates with industry peers in seeking to address systemic obstacles to greater transparency with respect to minerals-related sourcing activity. We also engage further upstream with manufacturing partners and suppliers, and we operate through the RMI to engage SORs and mining companies to strengthen our ability to source responsibly.

 

   

Advancing Mineral Supply Chain Transparency: Cisco is exploring new technologies for enabling data transfer from mines to the downstream supply chain, with the goal of increasing visibility and supporting ethical mineral sourcing.

 

   

Communicating Impact: Cisco reports on our policy, activities, and results in our annual SEC filing pertaining to Conflict Minerals, to which this CMR is an exhibit, and also in other forms of public reporting, such as our annual Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) Report, to inform our stakeholders.


Cisco’s Responsible Minerals Program Design and Alignment to the OECD’s Five Steps

Cisco designed its due diligence with respect to the source and chain of custody of the 3TG contained in its products based on the five-step due diligence framework set forth in the Third Edition of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (“OECD’s”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (“CAHRAs”), including the supplements thereto.

 

  1.

Establish Strong Company Management Systems

Responsible Minerals Policy: The Cisco Responsible Minerals Policy states our commitment to working with our suppliers to source minerals in alignment with our values concerning human rights, business ethics, labor, health and safety practices, and environmental responsibility. We support the responsible extraction of minerals from the Covered Countries and other CAHRAs, an approach designed to enable peaceful economic activity. The Cisco Responsible Minerals Policy can be found on our corporate website, www.cisco.com, by clicking on “About Us” at the bottom of the webpage, and then on the resulting webpage clicking on the “Supply Chain Sustainability” link under the “Doing Business with Cisco” header.

Internal Management Structure: Cisco maintains a governance structure for internal management and evaluation of the due diligence process relating to 3TG. Our internal Supply Chain Sustainability Team manages and implements our 3TG due diligence practices. The team notifies senior management in our supply chain organization of changes in supplier risk level and due diligence results by reporting to the Supply Chain Human Rights Governance Committee, which provides executive oversight of human rights risks and opportunities within our supply chain and oversees the integration of human rights policies and priorities into our business operations. The committee is comprised of our Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Operations and other executives representing our Global Manufacturing and Logistics, Global Supplier Management, Technology & Quality, and Supply Chain Transformation teams, as well as our Legal organization. Annually, our supply chain organization produces the Form SD that is filed with the SEC, and prior to being filed, the Form SD is reviewed and signed by Cisco’s senior-most executive associated with responsible minerals.

Mineral Supply Chain System of Controls: Cisco strives for transparency in our Conflict Mineral supply chain. We have implemented a system of controls that allows for the identification of upstream actors and the country of origin of minerals, using supplier surveys such as the RMI’s CMRT and data from the RMI’s RMAP. We collect, assess, and maintain, in a database, records of our due diligence efforts.

Supplier Engagement: To improve our suppliers’ due diligence capabilities, Cisco produced a 3TG Supplier Survey guide that provides additional background information about responsible sourcing issues and best practices for conducting due diligence. The Cisco Responsible Minerals Policy is incorporated by reference into our standard master purchasing agreements in supply chain procurement, and such master purchasing agreements


also require suppliers to adhere to the RBA Code of Conduct, which in turn requires suppliers to adopt a responsible minerals policy. Cisco confirms that each supplier has adopted such a responsible minerals policy by reviewing the information provided by the supplier in the CMRT. Additionally, responsible mineral sourcing is one of the indicators reported and measured in Cisco’s Supplier Scorecard, which is reviewed regularly with suppliers and informs business decisions. Our aim in incorporating responsible mineral sourcing in the Supplier Scorecard is to drive accountability throughout the supplier relationship. Our suppliers receive points for returning complete and correct CMRTs and for meeting our responsible mineral sourcing requirements. If we find, in the course of conducting due diligence, that suppliers are not meeting Cisco’s expectations for responsible mineral sourcing, our practice is to direct them to develop and execute plans to improve performance.

Company Grievance Mechanism: Cisco has a company-level grievance mechanism to collect concerns, questions, or grievances from any interested party regarding violations of the Responsible Minerals Policy. The grievance-receiving mechanism is the Cisco EthicsLine, our online corporate responsibility tool found on our corporate website, www.cisco.com, by clicking on “About Us” at the bottom of our homepage, and then on the resulting webpage clicking on the “Report Unethical Behavior” link under the “Doing Business with Cisco” header.

 

  2.

Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain

In-Scope Supplier Identification: To determine how and where 3TG is used in our supply chain, we identify suppliers that have 3TG-qualifying components, which involves excluding suppliers utilizing component classes that do not contain metals, such as component classes containing only software, plastic materials or paper materials, and suppliers utilizing components that we otherwise have reason to believe do not contain 3TG. The remaining suppliers are categorized as “In-Scope Suppliers.” A survey of In-Scope Suppliers is then conducted using the CMRT, which provides a mechanism for these suppliers to provide details regarding the SORs from which their suppliers source 3TG.

In-Scope Supplier CMRT Data Collection: The responses from the CMRT are collected in a database that we maintain that allows us to track responses and perform due diligence on that data.

In-Scope Supplier CMRT Analysis and Research: Once we receive CMRT responses, we analyze and research them. In-Scope Suppliers that provided, in our judgment, inaccurate or incomplete information are contacted again in order to correct the information, obtain additional information, and/or seek clarification on whether specific SORs contributed to Cisco products.

In-Scope Supplier Tracking and Monitoring: We track and monitor the completion of CMRTs by In-Scope Suppliers using internal tools. We escalate missing CMRTs to our Global Supplier Management team in an effort to reach closure. Our policy is to conduct follow-up communications with In-Scope Suppliers whose CMRTs report SORs that are not RMAP “Conformant” (as defined hereinafter) or “Active” (as defined hereinafter), including conducting meetings with them to discuss progress toward removing Non-Conformant SORs from their supply chains.


In-Scope Supplier Smelter Analysis and RCOI Determination: Cisco uses country of origin data obtained during RMAP SOR audits to determine country of origin of 3TG in our supply chain. We compare the list of SORs reported by our In-Scope Suppliers against the RMI Smelter Reference List to determine which SORs are validated by the RMI to be actual SORs. We then compare that list of validated SORs against the RMI’s list of RMAP Conformant SORs. To complete a RCOI determination, Cisco compares the list of the RMAP Conformant SORs reported by our suppliers against the RMI’s Reasonable Country of Origin Information Data List, which provides data on the country of origin of minerals processed by RMAP Conformant SORs, to create a list of countries from which the 3TG sourced by the RMAP Conformant SORs in our supply chain may have originated. We have included this list in this CMR as Addendum B.

 

  3.

Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks

Report Findings to Senior Management: Cisco’s Supply Chain Human Rights Governance Committee is notified of identified risks in our supply chain following the completion of the CMRT data collection process. The committee reviews a summary of supplier responses, a detailed analysis of SORs reported in our supply chain including the RMAP-conformance status, and an overview of emerging issues. In addition, senior management receives ongoing updates of due diligence activities in regular supplier business review meetings or as incidents and allegations arise.

Create and Implement a Risk Management Plan: Cisco maintains a risk management plan and metrics for mitigation efforts. We track the number of Conformant, Active, and Non-Conformant SORs as reported to us in our CMRT supplier surveys. Based on that data, we determine risk mitigation procedures including working with suppliers on a strategy to remove Non-Conformant SORs from the supply chain. Based on those actions, suppliers may submit a revised CMRT. In the event that a supplier does not make efforts to comply with our Responsible Minerals Policy, the situation may be escalated to our Global Supplier Management organization for a determination as to whether to remove such supplier from our supply chain.

SOR RMAP Conformant status may change, even during the same year in which the CMRT reporting step has been completed. We therefore monitor the RMAP participation status of SORs in our supply chain throughout the year via engagement with and updates from the RMI. We also monitor our suppliers’ adherence to Cisco’s Supplier Code of Conduct and Responsible Minerals Policy throughout the year, and we strive to hold them accountable through our Supplier Scorecard and other internal business processes.


  4.

Support the Process for Independent Third-Party Audits of SORs

Cisco strongly supports independent, third-party audits at identified points in the supply chain, primarily through our membership and participation in the RMI and also by supporting other tools for advancing due diligence practices.

 

  5.

Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence

Cisco publicly reports on our supply chain due diligence policies and practices in our annual CSR Report. We also publish, on our website, our annual SEC filing pertaining to Conflict Minerals, to which this CMR is an exhibit, and the CMR contains a list of SORs identified in our supply chain that are Conformant or Active. These documents can be found on our corporate website, www.cisco.com, by clicking “About Us” at the bottom of the webpage, and then on the resulting webpage clicking on the “Supply Chain Sustainability” link under the “Doing Business with Cisco” header.

III. Cisco’s 2019 RCOI and Due Diligence Measures and Results

Below are the actions performed for this reporting period in order to conduct the RCOI and exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the necessary 3TG contained within our products that may or may not have originated from the Covered Countries and may or may not have come from recycled or scrap smelters or refiners.

In-Scope Supplier Survey Responses

During the reporting year, Cisco surveyed its In-Scope Suppliers using the CMRTs. In total we surveyed 334 In-Scope Suppliers, of which 97% returned CMRTs to Cisco. These CMRTs were analyzed as part of our In-Scope Supplier SOR analysis. The 334 In-Scope Supplier number represents a reduction of 38 suppliers compared to the number surveyed during 2018. This reduction was driven by supplier merger and acquisition activities and by removing In-Scope Suppliers who had reported the prior year that they do not provide 3TG.

Smelter and Refiner RCOI and Due Diligence Results

The results of Cisco’s due diligence on the source and chain of custody of Cisco’s necessary 3TG are the product of an iterative and escalating data collection and dialogue process with our In-Scope Suppliers, as described in the immediately foregoing section.

RCOI Results

As described above, Cisco compared the list of SORs reported by In-Scope Suppliers first against the RMI Smelter Reference List, then against the RMI’s list of RMAP Conformant SORs, and finally against the RMI’s RCOI Information Data List dated March 27, 2020 to create the list of countries set forth in Addendum B.


Due Diligence Results

Cisco’s In-Scope Suppliers identified 296 unique SORs, down from 315 unique SORs in the previous reporting year. Of such 296 unique SORs, 234 are conformant with the RMAP’s assessment protocols (collectively, “Conformant” smelters and refiners), and four are “Active” according to the RMI, meaning that they are engaged in the RMAP, but a conformance determination has not yet been made (collectively, “Active” smelters and refiners). Table 1 below presents, by Conflict Mineral, the total number of unique SORs identified and the percentage that are either Conformant or Active. See Addendum A for a list of all identified SORs. The number of SORs in the Cisco supply chain for the 2019 reporting year that are either Conformant or Active has decreased by 19 from the previous reporting year: 238 SORs for the 2019 reporting year versus 257 SORs for the 2018 reporting year.

Table 1 – Conformant or Active Smelters and Refiners, by Conflict Mineral.

(as reported to Cisco by In-Scope Suppliers)

 

     Total Smelters
and Refiners, by
Conflict Mineral
     Number
Conformant
or Active
     Current
Percentage
Conformant
or Active
    Previous Percentage Conformant or Active  
   (2019)*      (2019)      (2019)     (2018)     (2017)     (2016)  

Gold

     154        108        70     69     73     75

Tantalum

     38        38        100     100     98     100

Tin

     56        47        84     90     91     91

Tungsten

     47        45        96     95     93     91

 

*

Includes smelters and refiners that are potential sources of 3TG

Based on information provided by Cisco In-Scope Suppliers on the CMRT and the RMI’s March 27, 2020 RCOI data, the countries from which the 3TG sourced by the RMAP Conformant SORs in our supply chain may have originated are listed in Addendum B.

Follow Up Risk Mitigation Activities

As part of our risk management plan, Cisco monitors its supply chain for SORs that Cisco has deemed “high-risk” because (i) such SORs have not participated in a third-party audit program and (ii) certain red flags identified by the OECD Due Diligence Guidance are present. Cisco’s policy is to require its suppliers to remove these high-risk SORs from their supply chains. In 2019, by reviewing information gathered from the RMI and independent research, Cisco determined that six SORs in the supply chains of our suppliers were designated high-risk.

For suppliers that reported high-risk SORs, we requested additional information about which of their suppliers (sub-tier suppliers to Cisco) reported these SORs and whether those sub-tier suppliers provided material for components sold to Cisco. Each supplier was required to submit a plan and timeline for removing these SORs from their supply chain. Suppliers that did not immediately comply were escalated through Cisco’s supply chain management organization for senior executive review and action, which may include removal of these suppliers from our supply chain.


Out of the 15 Cisco suppliers that initially reported the five high-risk SORs in 2019 and in previous years, 11 have successfully removed the high-risk SORs from our supply chain, and three others have submitted plans for removal that are in still in process as of April 30, 2020. The remaining supplier has not yet submitted such a plan, and this supplier has been escalated to Cisco supply chain senior management for further review and disposition. Because these suppliers may have provided SOR information regarding their entire upstream supply chain, rather than only the SOR facilities that contributed 3TG used in Cisco products, these high-risk SORs may not in fact be in Cisco’s supply chain. However, we are committed to following through and escalating until the identified high-risk SORs are no longer reported in our supply chain. Additionally, Cisco is engaged with the RMI Smelter Engagement Team to address issues relating to high-risk SORs, and we continue to engage our suppliers as we work to eliminate Non-Conformant SORs from our supply chain.

IV. Due Diligence Improvement Efforts

We intend to take the following steps to improve our due diligence measures and to further mitigate the risk that the 3TG contained in our products could benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries:

Policy Management:

Cisco reviews its Responsible Minerals Policy annually, and an update to the policy was published in May 2020 to further align the Responsible Minerals Policy with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and Cisco human rights commitments. In 2019, we took the initial steps to expand our responsible mineral due diligence to include cobalt and plan to continue to expand those activities in 2020.

Due Diligence Plan:

We plan to continue to enhance In-Scope Supplier communication and engagement to improve In-Scope Supplier data accuracy and completeness, and we intend to continue to exert influence throughout our supply chain through the use of supplier scorecards and review processes. Our goal is for suppliers to assure that they source 3TG from SORs that are conformant with the assessment protocols of the RMAP, including those that source responsibly from the Covered Countries and other CAHRAs.

Throughout the year, when incidents or allegations of human rights or other violations are reported about SORs in our supply chain, we engage with other supply chain actors including our suppliers, the relevant SORs, and industry groups. By requesting information on the allegation and the steps being taken to investigate and address such allegation, we continue to drive transparency and accountability through our supply chain.


In 2019, Cisco contributed financially to the RMI’s Upstream Due Diligence Smelter Fund. RMI has expanded its RMAP audit practice to extend beyond the Covered Countries to include due diligence on all CAHRAs. The fund will support SORs that are making the due diligence transition in locations where there is not currently an existing upstream due diligence mechanism. Our intention with our contribution is to maintain the high level of SOR participation in the RMAP; to support the application of RMAP assessment protocols beyond the Covered Countries and into other high- risk areas toward the goal of producing a more holistic due diligence program; and to offset the due diligence cost of sourcing responsibly from CAHRAs in order to support peaceful economic activity in those regions. Cisco plans to continue to support the fund in 2020.

In 2019, Cisco prepared a procedure for identifying likely CAHRAs based on guidance from the OECD and the United Nations. This procedure is helpful in determining when additional due diligence regarding supplier compliance with our Responsible Minerals Policy is warranted. We intend to implement this procedure in 2020 and to make associated disclosures in other sustainability reports. We plan to conduct an annual review of this procedure to ensure alignment with guidance published by government bodies and policymakers.

Collaboration and Community:

In 2019, Cisco continued collaborating with peer companies and other stakeholders through participation in the RMI. We were involved in the RMI Smelter Engagement Team, which works to increase participation in the RMAP process; the RMI Mining Engagement Team, which seeks to identify ways to share data from upstream mining companies with downstream manufacturers; and the RMI Blockchain Workgroup, which is focused on setting standards for new data sharing technologies. We anticipate deepening our involvement in these groups and engaging on other issues relevant to our minerals sourcing strategy.

In October 2019, Cisco applied to become a member of the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals, a multi-stakeholder partnership designed to increase the number of mines that adopt responsible mining practices in CAHRAs. Cisco was formally accepted in March 2020. We look forward to participating in this community and working to advance its in-region projects.

Advancing Mineral Supply Chain Transparency:

Building upon previous work to explore the development of additional traceability technologies that build upon current industry standards and increase downstream company reporting accuracy, Cisco continued to participate in a multi-industry collaboration exploring the use of blockchain technology for traceability applications in 2019. We are currently engaged in a pilot program at a large-scale mine site in Peru, and this pilot program is expected to yield insights regarding the ways in which the sourcing information obtained by means of the application of blockchain technology can be used by downstream companies to enhance sourcing due diligence and by mining communities to drive economic growth

Communicating Impact:

We will disclose our responsible mineral sourcing activities in this CMR and also in our Fiscal Year 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which we plan to issue later in the current calendar year.


V. Conclusion

Cisco continues to work towards achieving a responsible 3TG supply chain for our products. Given that we have received insufficient information with respect to certain smelters and refiners that may have processed the 3TG in our products, we are unable to conclude whether our products are conflict-free, and for this reason, pursuant to SEC guidance issued April 29, 2014 and the SEC order issued May 2, 2014, an independent private sector audit of the report presented herein has not been conducted.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements relating to due diligence process improvement made in this CMR, as well as certain other statements made in this CMR, are forward-looking in nature and are based on Cisco’s management’s current expectations or beliefs. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors (such as whether industry organizations and initiatives such as the RBA and RMI remain effective as a source of external support to us in the Conflict Minerals compliance process and whether the results of our efforts to improve the due diligence process, to enhance industry collaboration regarding the same, to investigate possible investment in new supply chain compliance technologies and to expand upon our supply chain-related human rights initiatives will be effective) that may be outside of Cisco’s control and that could cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the statements made herein.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Unless otherwise stated herein, any documents, third-party materials or references to websites (including Cisco’s) are not incorporated by reference in, or considered to be a part of, this CMR unless expressly incorporated by reference herein.


Addendum A: List of Smelters and Refiners

The following list contains the SORs that may have been used to process 3TG used in Cisco products based on information provided by Cisco In-Scope Suppliers on the CMRT. Suppliers may have provided SOR information regarding their entire upstream supply chain, rather than SOR information relating only to SOR facilities that contributed 3TG used in Cisco products. Cisco does not have direct relationships with these SORs or their suppliers. We continue to work with our suppliers to improve due diligence efforts and remove SORs that violate our Responsible Minerals Policy or that otherwise meet certain criteria relating to sourcing risk. This list is accurate as of April 1, 2020.

 

Metal

  

Smelter Name

  

Country

Gold

   L’Orfebre S.A.    ANDORRA

Gold

   Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)    AUSTRALIA

Gold

   Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH    AUSTRIA

Gold

   Tony Goetz NV    BELGIUM

Gold

   Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining    BELGIUM

Gold

   AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao    BRAZIL

Gold

   Marsam Metals    BRAZIL

Gold

   Umicore Brasil Ltda.    BRAZIL

Gold

   Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.    CANADA

Gold

   CCR Refinery—Glencore Canada Corporation    CANADA

Gold

   Royal Canadian Mint    CANADA

Gold

   Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA    CHILE

Gold

   Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM    CHINA

Gold

   Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited    CHINA

Gold

   Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.    CHINA


Gold

   Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation    CHINA

Gold

   SAFINA A.S.    CZECHIA

Gold

   SAAMP    FRANCE

Gold

   Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.    GERMANY

Gold

   Aurubis AG    GERMANY

Gold

   C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG    GERMANY

Gold

   Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH    GERMANY

Gold

   DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH    GERMANY

Gold

   Heimerle + Meule GmbH    GERMANY

Gold

   Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG    GERMANY

Gold

   SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH    GERMANY

Gold

   WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH    GERMANY

Gold

   Bangalore Refinery    INDIA

Gold

   CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.    INDIA

Gold

   GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.    INDIA

Gold

   MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.    INDIA

Gold

   Sai Refinery    INDIA

Gold

   Sovereign Metals    INDIA

Gold

   PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk    INDONESIA

Gold

   8853 S.p.A.    ITALY

Gold

   Chimet S.p.A.    ITALY

Gold

   Italpreziosi    ITALY

Gold

   Safimet S.p.A    ITALY

Gold

   T.C.A S.p.A    ITALY

Gold

   Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Asahi Pretec Corp.    JAPAN

Gold

   Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Chugai Mining    JAPAN

Gold

   Dowa    JAPAN

Gold

   Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant    JAPAN


Gold

   Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant    JAPAN

Gold

   Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant    JAPAN

Gold

   Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Japan Mint    JAPAN

Gold

   JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    JAPAN

Gold

   Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Nihon Material Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.    JAPAN

Gold

   Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Yamakin Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Kazakhmys Smelting LLC    KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

   Kazzinc    KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

   TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn    KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

   DS PRETECH Co., Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Gold

   DSC (Do Sung Corporation)    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Gold

   HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Gold

   Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Gold

   LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Gold

   LT Metal Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Gold

   NH Recytech Company    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Gold

   Samduck Precious Metals    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Gold

   Samwon Metals Corp.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Gold

   SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Gold

   Torecom    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Gold

   Kyrgyzaltyn JSC    KYRGYZSTAN

Gold

   State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology    LITHUANIA

Gold

   Modeltech Sdn Bhd    MALAYSIA

Gold

   Caridad    MEXICO

Gold

   Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.    MEXICO

Gold

   REMONDIS PMR B.V.    NETHERLANDS

Gold

   Morris and Watson    NEW ZEALAND

Gold

   Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)    PHILIPPINES


Gold

   KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna    POLAND

Gold

   JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

   JSC Uralelectromed    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

   Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

   Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

   OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet)    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

   OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

   Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

   SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

   L’azurde Company For Jewelry    SAUDI ARABIA

Gold

   Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.    SINGAPORE

Gold

   AU Traders and Refiners    SOUTH AFRICA

Gold

   Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.    SOUTH AFRICA

Gold

   SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.    SPAIN

Gold

   Sudan Gold Refinery    SUDAN

Gold

   Boliden AB    SWEDEN

Gold

   Argor-Heraeus S.A.    SWITZERLAND

Gold

   Cendres + Metaux S.A.    SWITZERLAND

Gold

   Metalor Technologies S.A.    SWITZERLAND

Gold

   PAMP S.A.    SWITZERLAND

Gold

   PX Precinox S.A.    SWITZERLAND

Gold

   Valcambi S.A.    SWITZERLAND

Gold

   Singway Technology Co., Ltd.    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

Gold

   Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

Gold

   Umicore Precious Metals Thailand    THAILAND

Gold

   Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.    TURKEY

Gold

   Istanbul Gold Refinery    TURKEY

Gold

   Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.    TURKEY

Gold

   African Gold Refinery    UGANDA

Gold

   Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

   Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

   Emirates Gold DMCC    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

   Fujairah Gold FZC    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

   International Precious Metal Refiners    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

   Kaloti Precious Metals    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

   Abington Reldan Metals, LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Advanced Chemical Company    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Asahi Refining USA Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


Gold

   Geib Refining Corporation    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Kennecott Utah Copper LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Materion    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Metalor USA Refining Corporation    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Pease & Curren    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   QG Refining, LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Sabin Metal Corp.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)    UZBEKISTAN

Gold

   Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat    UZBEKISTAN

Gold

   Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.    ZIMBABWE

Tantalum

   LSM Brasil S.A.    BRAZIL

Tantalum

   Mineracao Taboca S.A.    BRAZIL

Tantalum

   Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.    BRAZIL

Tantalum

   Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material    CHINA

Tantalum

   JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   NPM Silmet AS    ESTONIA

Tantalum

   H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH    GERMANY

Tantalum

   H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    GERMANY

Tantalum

   H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH    GERMANY

Tantalum

   Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.    INDIA

Tantalum

   Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Tantalum

   Global Advanced Metals Aizu    JAPAN

Tantalum

   H.C. Starck Ltd.    JAPAN

Tantalum

   Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Tantalum

   Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Tantalum

   Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC    KAZAKHSTAN


Tantalum

   PRG Dooel    MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF

Tantalum

   KEMET Blue Metals    MEXICO

Tantalum

   Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tantalum

   H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.    THAILAND

Tantalum

   CP Metals Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   D Block Metals, LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   Exotech Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   Global Advanced Metals Boyertown    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   H.C. Starck Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   QuantumClean    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   Telex Metals    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tin

   Metallo Belgium N.V.    BELGIUM

Tin

   EM Vinto    BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)

Tin

   Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.    BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)

Tin

   Estanho de Rondonia S.A.    BRAZIL

Tin

   Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.    BRAZIL

Tin

   Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.    BRAZIL

Tin

   Mineracao Taboca S.A.    BRAZIL

Tin

   Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.    BRAZIL

Tin

   Soft Metais Ltda.    BRAZIL

Tin

   Super Ligas    BRAZIL

Tin

   White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.    BRAZIL

Tin

   Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   China Tin Group Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC    CHINA

Tin

   Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant    CHINA

Tin

   HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Ma’anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA


Tin

   Yunnan Tin Company Limited    CHINA

Tin

   Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited    INDIA

Tin

   PT Artha Cipta Langgeng    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Menara Cipta Mulia    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Mitra Stania Prima    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Refined Bangka Tin    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Timah Tbk Kundur    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Timah Tbk Mentok    INDONESIA

Tin

   Dowa    JAPAN

Tin

   Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    JAPAN

Tin

   Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)    MALAYSIA

Tin

   Modeltech Sdn Bhd    MALAYSIA

Tin

   Pongpipat Company Limited    MYANMAR

Tin

   Minsur    PERU

Tin

   O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.    PHILIPPINES

Tin

   Fenix Metals    POLAND

Tin

   Metallo Spain S.L.U.    SPAIN

Tin

   Rui Da Hung    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

Tin

   O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.    THAILAND

Tin

   Thaisarco    THAILAND

Tin

   Alpha    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tin

   Metallic Resources, Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tin

   Tin Technology & Refining    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tin

   An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company    VIET NAM

Tin

   Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy JSC    VIET NAM

Tin

   Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company    VIET NAM

Tin

   Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    VIET NAM

Tin

   Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company    VIET NAM

Tungsten

   Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG    AUSTRIA

Tungsten

   ACL Metais Eireli    BRAZIL

Tungsten

   Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA


Tungsten

   Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji    CHINA

Tungsten

   Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Jiangxi Minmetals Gao’an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Jiangxi Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    GERMANY

Tungsten

   H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH    GERMANY

Tungsten

   A.L.M.T. Corp.    JAPAN

Tungsten

   Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Tungsten

   KGETS Co., Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Tungsten

   Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Tungsten

   Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.    PHILIPPINES

Tungsten

   Hydrometallurg, JSC    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tungsten

   JSC “Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant”    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tungsten

   Moliren Ltd.    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tungsten

   Unecha Refractory metals plant    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tungsten

   Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

Tungsten

   Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

   Kennametal Fallon    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

   Kennametal Huntsville    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

   Niagara Refining LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

   Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.    VIET NAM

Tungsten

   Masan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)    VIET NAM

Tungsten

   Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.    VIET NAM


Addendum B:

List of Countries of Origin of Conflict Minerals

Based on information provided by Cisco In-Scope Suppliers on the CMRT and the RMI’s March 27, 2020 RCOI data, the countries from which the 3TG sourced by the RMAP Conformant SORs in our supply chain may have originated are listed below.

 

Country

  

Metal

Argentina

   Gold

Australia

   Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten

Austria

   Tantalum, Tungsten

Benin

   Gold

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

   Gold, Tantalum, Tin

Brazil

   Gold, Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten

Burundi

   Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten

Canada

   Gold

Chile

   Gold

China

   Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten

Colombia

   Gold, Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten

Congo, Democratic Republic of

   Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten

Ecuador

   Gold

Eritrea

   Gold

Ethiopia

   Tantalum

France

   Tantalum

Germany

   Tantalum

Ghana

   Gold

Guinea

   Gold, Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten

Guyana

   Gold

India

   Tantalum

Indonesia

   Tin, Tungsten

Japan

   Gold

Laos

   Tin, Tungsten

Madagascar

   Tantalum

Malaysia

   Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten

Mali

   Gold

Mauritania

   Gold

Mexico

   Gold

Mongolia

   Tin, Tungsten

Mozambique

   Tantalum

Myanmar

   Tin, Tungsten

Namibia

   Tantalum

Nicaragua

   Gold

Niger

   Gold

Nigeria

   Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten

Peru

   Gold, Tin, Tungsten

Portugal

   Tin, Tungsten

Russian Federation

   Gold, Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten

Rwanda

   Gold, Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten


Sierra Leone

   Tantalum

Somaliland

   Tantalum

South Africa

   Gold

Spain

   Tantalum, Tungsten

Swaziland

   Gold

Taiwan

   Tin, Tungsten

Tanzania

   Gold

Thailand

   Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten

Togo

   Gold

Uganda

   Gold, Tin, Tungsten

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

   Tin, Tungsten

United States of America

   Gold, Tungsten

Uzbekistan

   Tungsten

Venezuela

   Tin

Vietnam

   Tin, Tungsten

Zimbabwe

   Tantalum