Our Corporate Purpose

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Cisco Networking Academy's 29,700 instructors are dedicated to inspiring learners with IT and digital skills education. Which NetAcad Instructor inspired you? #TagATeacher on International Day of Education

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On International Day of Education, Cisco is proud to spotlight its non-profit partnerships with Code.org, Darsel, Raspberry Pi Foundation, and Science Buddies, in honor of the incredible work these organizations are doing to advance education opportunities globally.

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To achieve our goal to positively impact one billion lives, Cisco forged over 100 global non-profit partnerships aligned with the purpose-driven principles that guide our business, technology, and innovation. We focused on the areas we could have the deepest impact: crisis response, learning and digital skills, and economic empowerment.

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Cisco's purpose is to Power an Inclusive Future for All, and at the heart of this is the belief that doing good for the world is good for business. Our journey to engage our employees for positive impact has been the foundation for building a purpose-driven employee culture.

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Curious about smart grids? Learn how the digitalization of electric grids is supporting new ways to source and use energy more sustainably.

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Through the Cisco Foundation's $100 million Climate Commitment, we are investing in early-stage climate ventures in Africa.

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Artificial intelligence is the biggest development in tech in a generation. It has the power to make our world a more inclusive place. How we harness the power of AI to design a more equitable world for people with disabilities becomes a question of who is building AI and how they are building it.

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Our ability to impact billions of lives lies in our ability to scale. We’re now expanding our areas of focus to impact entire communities through our Social Impact, Networking Academy, and Country Digital Acceleration programs — to address systemic causes of inequity through innovation and create lasting, generational change.

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Cisco has developed several programs that enable partners to offer customers end-to-end solutions designed with sustainability in mind.