Corporate Social Responsibility
How Cisco Narrows the Pay Gap
The following is an excerpt from the 2019 CSR report. We recognize our power to influence others on topics related to inclusion. With that power comes responsibility. We’re committed to leading our industry and being a voice for positive change on some of today’s most pressing social issues. Narrowi…
Research Triangle Park: Update on our environmental progress
The following is an excerpt from the 2019 CSR report. In 2018, we announced goals to achieve 100 percent renewable energy, water neutrality, and zero waste by FY20 at Cisco’s campus in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina. The campus’s proximity to leading research universities makes it an i…
Materiality: Determining what matters most
The following is an excerpt from the 2019 CSR report. An important input to report content and CSR strategy is a materiality assessment. The assessment helps us understand what issues are most important to stakeholders inside and outside Cisco. We conduct a full assessment every two years. In years…
How Cisco manages corporate social responsibility
The following is an excerpt from the 2019 CSR report. Cisco pioneered the technology that connects everything. We believe that connections have the potential to create opportunity for everyone and to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Leveraging our expertise, technology, and a stro…
Dispatch from the field: how a mobile app in East Africa empowers women while saving lives
Living Goods combines game-changing technology, quality products, and vital health services to empower community health workers (CHWs) to deliver on-call care to their neighbors’ doorsteps. And, they earn a livelihood while doing it. Cisco was an early supporter of Living Goods’ work to leverage te…
Stepping up our work on circularity
The following is an excerpt from the 2019 CSR report. The circular economy is a natural extension of Cisco’s own business transformation. As a company, we are moving from product upgrade cycles to recurring cloud computing and a software-subscription model. With this same mindset, we aim to harness…
One woman’s career journey from student to cybersecurity professional
This guest post was written by Samantha Symonds, Cisco Cybersecurity expert in RTP, and a recent speaker in our Women Rock-IT series. To hear more from Samantha, click here: I started out thinking I would be a lawyer. Unfortunately, my all-girls high school offered no technical courses, so…
Global Citizen: Powering the movement to end poverty
The following is an excerpt from the 2019 CSR report. As a technology company, we have a powerful opportunity to create an inclusive future by sharing our skills and capabilities with others. Through a new partnership with international antipoverty organization Global Citizen, we’re equipping young…
New Cisco Networking Academy CCNA curriculum accelerates path to job readiness for students around the globe
More than ever employers are feeling the impact of the IT skills gap. Since 2016, the gap has more than doubled and worldwide 79 percent of IT decision-makers face skills gaps today (2019 IT Skills and Salary Report: It Decision-Maker Insights, Global Knowledge). And research from McKinsey finds tha…
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