Sustainability

We have both a responsibility and an opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In just the last 50 years, scientists and experts report global GHG emissions have grown by nearly 70%, and that GHG concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere have increased nearly 30% in that same span.…

This post originally appeared on GreenBiz. There is no denying that our modern lives are taking a toll on all of the earth’s natural cycles, whether carbon, resource, or biological. When we look at the carbon cycle, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have grown by nearly 80% since 1970, and atmos…

From technology to transportation, businesses in every industry are getting more and more involved in the circular economy, with the goal of creating a more sustainable future. They’re recycling, repurposing, and reevaluating their strategies, and with these changes, seeing the benefits go well beyo…

It’s a small world. It’s also an increasingly hot, crowded and contentious one. The double wallop of climate change and society’s own impact on the earth’s atmosphere are intensifying struggles over natural resources while also threatening our infrastructure, food systems and quality of…

Our world is more connected than ever before, and these connections are increasing. Research predicts that 500 billion devices will be connected to the Internet by 2030. Explosive growth and innovations, including augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are also…

Many exciting announcements were shared today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and one that we are very honored to be a part of is being ranked on the 2018 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index. The annual Global 100, launched in 2005 by Toronto-based media an…

Cisco is proud to be named to the Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) World index. We’ve been on the World Index 10 of the last 13 years. The DJSI series, a globally recognized benchmark, rates companies based on their economic, environmental, and social dimensions. The indices serve as a resource for i…

In FY17, which ended in July, we completed and met our latest greenhouse gas (GHG) Scope 1 and 2 reduction goal. To recap, Cisco’s past Scope 1 and 2 reduction goals include: June 2008: Five-year EPA Climate Leaders commitment to reduce all Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions worldwide by 25% absolut…

What will cities look like in the future? With the birth of Machine Learning, explosion in Artificial Intelligence and our increasingly Tech-Centric culture, they may look much different than most people expect. And the process of planning them will as well. But one things for sure – they will be sm…