Catherine Paquette has over a decade of experience in energy and sustainability at Cisco. She is an Energy and Sustainability Manager on Cisco’s Workplace Resources team, where she leads the collection, reporting, and assurance of sustainability data for Cisco’s direct operations. Cisco reports this data annually in its Purpose Report, Purpose Reporting Hub, and through various sustainability disclosures, raters, and rankers.
Since joining Cisco in 2014, Catherine has helped to advance Cisco’s energy and sustainability program by preparing ESG disclosures, managing greenhouse gas accounting, energy, water, and waste reporting, implementing sustainability information systems, supporting various renewable energy and real estate sustainability initiatives, and internal and external communications.
Catherine has a Bachelor of Humanities and Arts from Carnegie Mellon University, with concentrations in Environmental Studies and Architecture and a minor in Professional Writing. She lives in Durham, North Carolina. Outside of work, she enjoys native gardening, birdwatching, traveling, reading, and spending time outdoors.
Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented Cisco Systems with a Green Power Partner of the Year award. The Green Power Leadership Awards recognize Green Power Partners for their leadership, overall renewables strategy, and impact on the green power market. Cisco Systems was one of only three organizations nationwide to be chosen as a […]
Cisco’s commitment to making the world a better place is paying off; on February 5, 2016, Cisco sent two representatives to accept the Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility. This is the second year Cisco has received recognition from this organization, and the first time we’ve won an award in the global category. The […]
I am excited to announce that Cisco has joined The Climate Registry, a North American nonprofit organization that sets standards for calculating, verifying, and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Our membership in The Climate Registry provides Cisco with the opportunity to share best practices to help improve corporate GHG accounting and reduction practices throughout the […]
