corporate social responsibility
Earth Day: What Makes Cisco a Sustainability Leader?
Nearly 50 years ago, US Senator Gaylord Nelson spearheaded the first Earth Day, sparked by the devastating 1969 oil spill off the Southern California coast. The inaugural celebration in 1970 saw 20 million Americans showing their support, followed by the passing of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act…
Cisco Awards Fourth-Annual Global Problem Solver Prize to Rhaeos, Inc. at the Rice Business Plan Competition
By the time he was 25 years old, Willie Meyer had undergone 190 brain surgeries and spent almost every holiday in the emergency room, all because he was experiencing a headache or fatigue. These are benign symptoms in an average person, but life threatening for someone like Willie, who suffers from…
Lace up your running shoes, it’s time to work (for good!)
What’s better than a company that employs the world’s brightest minds? A company that does so but ensures that its employees are also good people. Cisco has long been known for its corporate stewardship. Stories like this prove that we’re a company that’s pushing for good in our communities, and it’…
Cisco Receives Three Climate Leadership Awards for Tackling Climate Change
This post was written by guest bloggers John Kern, SVP, Supply Chain and Christian Bigsby, VP Operations. We are proud to announce that Cisco won three 2019 Climate Leadership Awards from The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry (TCR), two for excellence in greenho…
Creating a Ripple Effect: Working Together to End Homelessness
This post was written by guest blogger Oliver Roll, SVP and Chief Culture Officer at Cisco. For anyone who’s lived in any of the world’s large cities, the topic of homelessness never seems to be far from our minds. But today, it’s not just an issue facing cities—it crushes lives and impacts communit…
Cisco is #2 on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies Ranking
We are proud to be once again included on Barron’s second annual list of 100 Most Sustainable Companies, at #2. The rankings, produced by Calvert Research and Management, reflect performance in five categories: shareholders, employees, customers, planet, and community. Of Cisco’s ranking, Barron’s h…
Live from Davos: CDP and Corporate Knights Highlight Global Sustainability Leaders
On Tuesday of this week, both CDP and Corporate Knights announced the results of their 2018 assessment of thousands of global companies in the areas of climate change (CDP) and the broader topic of sustainability (Corporate Knights). Corporate Knights has historically used the World Economic Forum a…
Data, Technology, and Women’s Economic Empowerment
This post was written by guest blogger Charu Adesnik, Deputy Director of the Cisco Foundation. Our economic empowerment programs connect underserved people to skills, meaningful employment, financial products and services, and opportunities they need to thrive and develop careers. With the strategic…
The Path You are Meant to Take
While some of you know me as a steward of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts, my history with Cisco goes back much further to my first role in business development. How, you might ask, did my journey take me from business development to where I am today? Working at one of the world’s…