corporate social responsibility

One billion. That’s a number I’m sure you’ve heard around Cisco before. If you haven’t, it’s the number of people we want to positively impact by 2025. To meet our goal, Cisco’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team has put a number of programs in place, including but not limited to, Cisco Netw…

This post was written by guest blogger Dr. Natalie Rens, CEO of Spaceport AI. She recently spoke as part of Cisco’s Women Rock-IT series. We explore Mars for many reasons, be it the risk minimization of distributing our species across multiple planets or the fact that our population is growing at a…

Earlier this year, the City of Guelph and the county of Wellington in Ontario set an ambitious goal to transform its local food system and become Canada’s first “Circular Food Economy.” By 2025, Guelph-Wellington aspires to increase access to affordable, nutritious food by 50%; create 50 new c…

The value of military veterans extends well beyond our communities; as mission-driven leaders, they’re critical to employers like Cisco in today’s digital economy. And this week, as we celebrate the 100thAnniversary of Armistice Day and Veterans Day, it is an especially important time to recognize t…

This post was written by guest blogger Dr. Mariana Dahan, Founder and CEO of the World Identity Network. She recently spoke as part of Cisco’s Women Rock-IT series. Today, more than a billion people around the world lack that most basic of human rights: recognized personhood. Lack of officiall…

In my last post, I introduced the advancing ways corporations are incorporating social responsibility into their business, from donations to product redesign. Today, I’ll dive deeper into the innovation success factors that drive both social and business impact. The innovation toolbox is broad and…

At Cisco, we are focused on making sustainable thinking a business imperative. Using the lens of the circular economy, we are changing the way we do business, including being more deliberate about how and when to use plastic. Like many companies, Cisco uses plastic across its product portfolio and i…

As the daughter of an excellent railway engineer, I had never imagined myself to be an engineer. But then, during my last semester of graduate school, my plan changed when I learned about a company called Cisco. Prior to this moment, I had been dreaming of working for the United Nations. With my new…

This post was written by guest blogger Faith Lin, Community Relations Manager at Cisco. Pro Bono is a fancy term for donating your unique skill set — as an engineer, program manager, salesperson, and more — to partner with nonprofit organizations and help take their impact to the next level. It’s an…