Many of Agilent's policies and practices are consistent with internationally accepted charters and principles. We have also used external guidelines, charters and principles to craft some of our position statements relating to the operation of our businesses.

Some of the guidelines, charters, programs and principles that Agilent has used or modelled in developing EHS position statements, management systems and reporting structures are:

• ISO 14001- international standard for environmental management systems
• OHSAS 18001 - standard for occupational health and safety management systems
• Global Reporting Initiative - sustainability reporting guidelines
• 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and adjusted by Meetings of the Parties in 1990, 1992, 1995 and 1997; Ozone Secretariat, United Nations Environmental Program
• US EPA Memorandum of Understanding with semiconductor manufacturers - see the section of this report entitled 'Emissions'.