Our Corporate Purpose
Welcome to our new blog! We’ve combined the Corporate Social Responsibility and Inclusion & Diversity blogs to highlight our work and initiatives benefitting our people, communities, and the planet, and helping to Power an Inclusive Future for All.
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How to be more sustainable during the holidays
How to be more sustainable during the holidays
Cisco Green Team members share ways to help reduce your holiday footprint so you can feel good about the actions you take this season.
The Power of Purpose
The Power of Purpose
When we combine our business, technology, and a network of partners together with our purpose, we create a powerful force for lasting change. We have some incredible examples from this year in our Power of Purpose report, including the announcement that we achieved our goal of positively impacting 1 billion lives, and did so over a year early.
Cisco expands support to Tribal Colleges and Universities
Cisco expands support to Tribal Colleges and Universities
In 2021, Cisco announced our partnership with SFI, a nonprofit that supports students attending minority-serving institutions. Our inaugural work with HBCUs created a blueprint that is now expanding to other minority-serving institutions, and LCOOU is the first tribal college beneficiary.
Healthy forests: Tribal forestry and science innovations for disaster reduction
Cisco Foundation grant partner Vibrant Planet Data Commons uses science, data, and Tribal Forestry to reduce the risk of wildfires.
Sharing the Cisco Networking Academy Vision
Cisco Networking Academy works with partners who specialize in providing education for people with disabilities to develop IT skills, powering an inclusive future for all.
Sustainability through Cisco’s circular business practices
SVP of US Commercial Sales, Tim Coogan, explores circular business practices, emphasizing sustainability across the product lifecycle.
Sustainability 101: What is the circular economy?
Many companies talk about how the “circular economy” can reduce environmental impact – but what does that mean in general and in practice?
Transforming career development through AI
Learn how Cisco and CareerVillage.org have partnered to transform career development for underrepresented youth through the AI-powered Coach.
Beyond the climate jargon: Reflections from climate conference season 2023
Jocelyn Matyas, who manages the Cisco Foundation's Climate Impact and Regeneration Investing Portfolio, shares lessons from the climate conference season.
Sustainability, Collaboration, and Cisco: A Channel Leader’s Perspective
As part of Cisco’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, Channel Leader, Stacy Betts, explores the importance of these initiatives from the partner perspective.
Cisco Networking Academy helps veterans with career transition programs
Whether you call it Veterans Day, Remembrance Day or Armistice Day, November 11 is when we pause to give thanks to those who serve. At Cisco Networking Academy, we reflect on what we can do in return.
Be You, With Us: Empowering Diverse Authentic Voices in Corporate Spaces
Cisco DE&I consultant, Dr. Ángel Vélez, shares his thoughts on authenticity in the workplace and how it impacts feelings of belonging among employees.
Purpose Personified
Download our Cisco Purpose Report and get relevant information about our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, performance, and policies.