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Our Corporate Purpose

Welcome to Our Corporate Purpose blog! We highlight our work and initiatives benefitting our people, communities, and the planet, and helping to Power an Inclusive Future for All.

Your guide to purpose and impact at Cisco Live San Diego

Your guide to purpose and impact at Cisco Live San Diego

You’ll see Purpose front and center at Cisco Live San Diego from June 9-12, 2025 – our biggest global customer event that brings together top experts, partners, and customers to experience our innovations firsthand. 

Connectivity at the top of the world: Preserving the past, partnering for the future

Connectivity at the top of the world: Preserving the past, partnering for the future

Highlighting Cisco's partnership with an extraordinary community in Utqiaġvik, Alaska that's breaking down barriers to create new access to education, technology, and opportunity.

From floods to fires: Investing in technologies that make communities more resilient

From floods to fires: Investing in technologies that make communities more resilient

Learn how the Cisco Foundation is supporting startups and organizations that are using innovative technologies to help communities adapt and build resilience.

Cultivating skills and talent for clean energy opportunities

4 min read

An essential aspect of resilient ecosystems is ensuring communities have the skills to support clean energy opportunities.

Opening doors to cybersecurity careers with Splunk and Per Scholas

3 min read

In a world where cyber-attacks are becoming more sophisticated and high-profile data breaches make headlines, the need for cybersecurity professionals is greater than ever. Enter Per Scholas.

April 24, 2025

OUR CORPORATE PURPOSE

Crisis Response Community volunteers know what it takes to stay connected

5 min read

Cisco Crisis Response Community volunteers recently gathered to reflect on their training and talk about why they give their time and expertise.

Cisco Refresh: Where purpose meets partner profitability, beyond Earth Day

3 min read

Cisco Refresh, one of Cisco’s longest-standing initiatives, is one example of an offering that provides both business and sustainability benefits to customers.

A data-driven farming revolution: Smart Greenhouse in Greece 

3 min read

The American Farm School (AFS) in Thessaloniki, Greece, is spearheading a transformative project aimed at revolutionizing agricultural education and practices through the implementation of a data-driven, smart greenhouse. In collaboration with Cisco, Dataways S.A., and Green Project S.A., this initiative integrates cutting-edge Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, providing students with hands-on experience in smart farming while demonstrating the technological benefits to local farmers. 

April 15, 2025

OUR CORPORATE PURPOSE

How Cisco volunteers multiply impact for nonprofits

4 min read

Through the “Tech for Social Good” program, Cisco supplements our financial support for our nonprofit grantees by pairing them with Cisco volunteers.

Empowering Tanzanian Youth: Bridging the Digital Divide with African Child Projects

4 min read

In today's rapidly evolving technology landscape, digital literacy and internet access are critical for sustainable development. African Child Projects, a youth-led NGO in Tanzania, is at the forefront of bridging the digital divide and empowering communities through technology, education, research, and policy development.

Global Volunteer Month shines spotlight on Cisco DNA

4 min read

For Global Volunteer Month, we take a look at all the ways Cisco supports employees volunteering in their communities.

From waste to wonders: My sustainability journey with Cisco’s Green Team

4 min read

Aaditya, a Cisco employee and Green Team Network Bengaluru leader, shares more about his sustainability journey.

40 Years of Impact

Driven by our Purpose, we combine our technology, people, and broader networks to address society's greatest challenges. We share the progress we've made in our annual report.