Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Opening a window of opportunity to bring more women into the tech workforce

4 min read

The pandemic has shown that it can deepen inequities — and create opportunities. Women are disproportionately affected by many of the cultural, economic, and technological shifts that the pandemic is accelerating. But even as many women navigate their new roles as full-time caregivers, ad hoc teachers, and bread winners, digitization is providing a unique opportunity for women to rise.

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.

EnergyOps: Reducing Cisco’s energy use and greenhouse gas emissions

2 min read

EnergyOps, which focuses on reducing our energy use and GHG emissions, is an issue of high importance to our customers, employees, and company leadership.

Spend a Moment and Look Yourself in the Social Justice Mirror

4 min read

Vice President of Global Partner Transformation at Cisco, Julia Chen, shares how social justice requires us to act with deliberate curiosity, care, advocacy, and sponsorship.

The social justice of education: An interview with the CEO of New Teacher Center

7 min read

Dr. Blackburn, CEO of New Teacher Center, shares the link between social justice and education and how his organization supports educators.

Social Justice and the hills we climb

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Cisco Vice President, Chief Inclusion & Collaboration Officer, Shari Slate, shares how we commemorate Social Justice week.

Mercy Corps reports on year three of Technology for Impact partnership with Cisco

3 min read

Technology for Impact is a 5-year collaboration between Mercy Corps and Cisco to unlock new possibilities and reach more people through technology.

Circular Economy: Product and packaging design

3 min read

Circular design is fundamental to our ability to implement a circular economy, both now and into the future. Our circular design strategy spans five focus areas.

Conversation with a networking prodigy

5 min read

Valery Linkov built his first radio at age six, assembled his first computer at 12, won a national competition at age 18, and today, at 21, is a Cisco Networking Academy instructor. Valery was interested in computers as far back as he can remember – but living in his hometown of Moscow, Russia made it challenging for him to access to the necessary tools or equipment. I had an opportunity to talk with Valery to learn what makes him tick, why he’s so passionate about teaching, and what excites him about the future of networking.