Cisco Purpose Report

At Cisco, we strongly believe in the power of the Internet to foster free expression and accelerate the ability to educate, empower, and inspire people around the world. Making information more accessible and opportunities more available comes with the inherent risk of this technology being misused. Navigating this balance – securely connecting billions of people while respecting human rights – is core to who we are at Cisco.

Community impact continues to be an integral part of Cisco’s Conscious Culture. This allows us to accelerate and multiply impact for good.

Powering an Inclusive Future for All means addressing the barriers that keep people from accessing the Internet.

In fiscal 2021, Cisco launched a design evaluation methodology to help us track progress toward our circular design goal.

Amanda Cumberland shares her passion for measuring impact, and how people inside and outside of Cisco help drive our purpose.

Cisco made a US$150 million commitment to preserve the legacy and sustainability of HBCUs through Social Justice Action 8.

Last fiscal year, Cisco set a goal to reach net zero across its value chain by 2040. As technical leads at Cisco, we share our thoughts on how CX can help our customers along their sustainability journey.

Our approach to responsible AI helps us design for fairness from ideation and make improvements throughout the product lifecycle.

Today marks the release of the 2022 Cisco Purpose Report, and while we continue to make great strides in our ESG efforts, we know that we can't do it without our partners. Read more to learn about Cisco's industry-first Partnering for Purpose Initiative.