Cisco Systems Inc. (Cisco) ranks ninth out of 40 companies, disclosing more information on its forced labor policies and practices than its peers across all themes, including particularly strong scores on the themes of commitment and governance and monitoring. It has improved its score since 2016 by disclosing and implementing the human rights risk assessment which it said it was developing in 2016. Notably, the company disclosed a commitment to assess additional lower-tier suppliers. Further steps the company could take to address forced labor risks in its supply chains include strengthening its disclosure and practices on the themes of recruitment, worker voice, and remedy.

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