CSR best practices
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…
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…
How a digital data collection tool is helping humanitarians
This is the sixth article in a series of blog posts that describe how Cisco enables nonprofits to maximize technology for greater scale and impact. Our introduction to the series is available here. To read more articles in the series click here. According to The United Nations Office for the Coordi…
The world’s most sustainable companies revealed
They may not have the glitz and glamour of the Oscars or the Golden Globes, but two significant corporate sustainability award rankings were released this week, and Cisco was recognized in both. First, Barron’s released its annual ranking of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies in America, and Cisco w…
Inside Cisco’s efforts to manage minerals in our supply chain
The following is an excerpt from the 2019 CSR report. Ore extracted from a mine has value because it can be sold, smelted, and made into new products. But what’s also valuable about the ore is the data behind its origin: Where was it mined? Who mined it? Between the mine, smelter, and factory, where…
How a game is inspiring the next generation of cybersecurity professionals
This is the fifth article in a series of blog posts that describe how Cisco enables nonprofits to maximize technology for greater scale and impact. Our introduction to the series is available here. To read more articles in the series, click here. Stay tuned for next week’s post on how a nonprofit th…
Cisco Networking Academy creates a much-needed skills-to-job pathway for diverse Midwest students
This post was written by Rebecca Chisolm, she’s Senior Leader for Networking Academy North America at Cisco. Characterized as a ‘job machine,’ the US economy has had several years of prosperity and solid job growth. But this doesn’t mean that it’s prosperous for all Americans and all job secto…
How a nonprofit partner supports social enterprises so individuals can gain relevant skills
This is the fourth article in a series of blog posts that describe how Cisco enables nonprofits to maximize technology for greater scale and impact. Our introduction to the series is available here. To read more articles in the series click here. Stay tuned for next week’s post on how a nonprofit th…