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How Cisco is pursuing social justice through supplier diversity
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Cisco has 12 Social Justice Beliefs and Actions. Action 7, Supplier Engagement, put a spotlight on our supplier diversity programs.
People Behind CSR at Cisco: How water stewardship in our supply chain leads to a more inclusive future for all
5 min read
Toddy Tu, a member of our Supply Chain Sustainability team, shares more about Cisco's water stewardship efforts in our supply chain.
Embracing virtual volunteering
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Many Cisco employees have embraced virtual volunteering, as well as other remote and digital options to make a difference.
How Cisco’s Circular Design Principles are helping to minimize environmental impact
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Learn how Cisco's Circular Design Principles are enabling reuse, minimizing environmental impact, and driving innovation.
5 ways Cisco’s supply chain catalyzes positive impacts for workers and communities
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The breadth and complexity of Cisco’s supply chain means that there are many ways we can make a positive impact for workers and communities.
People Behind CSR at Cisco: A commitment to business and human rights
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In honor of International Human Rights Day, meet Katie Shay, who started the Business and Human Rights (BHR) program at Cisco.
People Behind CSR at Cisco: Inspiration to action, stepping toward climate solutions
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Peter Tavernise, Cisco’s lead for Climate Impact and Regeneration, shares his inspiration to take action toward a more inclusive and regenerative future.
Second Chance Justice Reform: Giving offenders a job-ready IT education
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This blog comes from Judge Aliyah Sabree. She shares more about the Second Chance Justice Reform Initiative which provides job-ready education in IT skills through Cisco Networking Academy.
How MIND Research Institute uses collaboration tools like Webex for hybrid work
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MIND Research Institute is not only passionate about helping students learn math but also creating an inclusive hybrid work environment.
5 ways that Cisco is doing its part to #BeCyberSmart
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In honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we are sharing how Cisco is doing its part to #BeCyberSmart by taking proactive steps to enhance cybersecurity.
People Behind CSR at Cisco: How Meraki’s Charlie Gebhardt engages employees in volunteer and giving efforts
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Charlie Gebhardt is a program manager at Cisco Meraki. He recently shared more about his motivation to volunteer and give back.
Continuum Ag: Meet the team using data to help farmers improve soil health for a more sustainable future
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A Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge Fourth Runner-Up Prize was awarded to Continuum Ag for helping farmers transition to regenerative farming practices.
How Cisco Networking Academy’s Learning Engineering team creates a pathway to new skills
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Jeremy Creech, a Servant Leader for Cisco Networking Academy's Learning Engineering team, creates opportunities for students to access technology skills.
Women Rock-IT, or Rock-ET? Australian rocket scientist connects Earth’s framework from space
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Learn how Flavia Tata Nardini, an Australian-based rocket scientist, uses her STEM knowledge in space at Cisco’s upcoming Women Rock-IT broadcast.
People Behind CSR at Cisco: How Inclusive Communities contribute to a Conscious Culture
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Bernadette Liasos is the Global Program Manager for Inclusive Communities at Cisco, creating a safe place for employees to learn more from each other.
Investments in privacy and security innovation
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As part of our investments in innovation, Cisco’s approach to security and privacy was ready to meet critical demand during these extraordinary times.
People Behind CSR at Cisco: Hoa Tran makes a difference through community impact programs
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Hoa Tran manages Cisco’s San Francisco Bay Area Community Impact Grants (CIG) program, and Habitat for Humanity Build Grants program, and other employee-engaged initiatives from the Cisco Foundation and the Public Benefit Investment (PBI) Team. Learn more about the important work she does in CSR.
Creating a pathway to opportunity through economic empowerment
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For more than a decade, Cisco has invested in economic empowerment for underserved and underrepresented populations, by providing cash grants, donating Cisco technology, and contributing staff time and expertise to nonprofits that design and deliver technology-based solutions in three areas for thriving in a digital economy.
Cisco encourages girls to consider a career in STEM for International Girls in ICT Day
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Cisco recognizes International Girls in ICT Day with the aim of inspiring girls and women to consider studying STEM and pursue a career in technology at this critical time.
From teacher to CEO: How CommonLit’s founder is using technology to impact millions of teachers and students
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With Cisco’s support, CommonLit has created cutting-edge tools and expanded its services to reach underserved students in Latin America with localized materials in Spanish. We recently sat down with CommonLit's founder and CEO, Michelle Brown, to learn more.
From Cisco Live to Networking Academy: A donation of pi-top laptops engages students at a Tribal college
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Cisco donated pi-top laptop kits to Cisco Networking Academy partners around the world, including Tribal College, Sitting Bull College, in North Dakota.
Reinventing breastfeeding support through AI
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This blog post comes from Maria Berruezo, co-founder and COO of LactApp Women’s health, a tool to provide customized advice to breastfeeding women.
Astia is transforming the way we fund businesses
6 min read
Cisco has invested in early-phase funding to help Astia develop a tech-enabled platform to source and screen companies applying to Astia for investment, and work to remove bias from the investment process.
Choose to challenge: How investing in women strengthens families and communities
6 min read
This year's theme for International Women's Day is "choose to challenge," which encourages every one of us to call out gender bias and inequality.
Technology: The pathway to financial inclusion
4 min read
Learn more from Grace Wong, the Founder of Liven, Australia's biggest loyalty-based payment network which focuses on financial inclusion.
Using AI for good: Identifying and locating survivors of human trafficking
4 min read
This blog post comes from Emily Kennedy, co-founder of Marinus Analytics, a startup that identifies victims of sex trafficking based on online movements.
Sidestepping the status quo: My entrepreneurial journey
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This blog post comes from Sarah Mak, the co-founder and CEO at Folktale, a SaaS platform for organizations to listen-at-scale through crowd-sourced videos.
One entrepreneur’s search for a BrightSign leads to a life-changing invention
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This blog post comes from Hadeel Ayoub, the Founder and CEO of BrightSign and the inventor of a smart glove that assists people with hearing impairments.
The social justice of education: An interview with the CEO of New Teacher Center
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Dr. Blackburn, CEO of New Teacher Center, shares the link between social justice and education and how his organization supports educators.
People Behind CSR at Cisco: How it’s made matters
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Maria Gorsuch-Kennedy leads the Supply Chain Social and Environmental Responsibility team at Cisco. She shares more about supply chain sustainability.
Solving the mental healthcare access problem with Modern Health
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This year, we’ve faced simultaneous crises impacting our daily lives—COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment, racial injustices, natural disasters, and divisive politics. All of which have taken their toll on the mental health of many. But mental healthcare is still surprisingly hard to access.
Pushing boundaries: AI and solar mobile chillers keep it fresh and cool
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Savanna Circuit Tech pinpointed an area of inequality and lost profit, and created a solution that allows field agents and women dairy producers to easily collect payments for delivered milk and access the credit facility, based on our AI-enabled credit scoring feature.
How our food choices can help reverse climate change
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In 2020, we have encountered a perfect storm of rare societal and environmental factors, which, if leveraged wisely, can propel us into a carbon-neutral or even carbon-negative future. And now is the time for us as consumers to choose our future.
Past Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge winners offer advice to 2021 applicants
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We’ve gathered some considerate advice from last year’s Global Problem Solver Challenge winners for 2021 applicants.
When disaster strikes: Empowering employees to support the American Red Cross
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Cisco and its employees are proud to support the American Red Cross and its lifesaving work. Our 20-year partnership has inspired a groundswell of employee support, resulting in thousands of dedicated volunteer hours and more than $25 million in donations to the Red Cross.
Kiva: Celebrating 15 years of expanding financial access to underserved communities
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In honor of Kiva’s 15th anniversary, we are taking a look at the impact our partnership has made to help power a financially inclusive future.
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