Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Materiality: Determining what matters most

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An important input to report content and CSR strategy is a materiality assessment. The assessment helps us understand what issues are most important to stakeholders inside and outside Cisco.

How Cisco manages corporate social responsibility

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is core to our purpose, our culture, and how we invest. We focus on People, Society, and Planet—issues that align with our business strategy and where we can have the greatest potential for impact.

Dispatch from the field: how a mobile app in East Africa empowers women while saving lives

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Community health worker Roseline Moenga explains how she uses technology to diagnose malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea in rural Kenya.

Stepping up our work on circularity

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The circular economy is a natural extension of Cisco’s own business transformation. Learn more about our efforts.

One woman’s career journey from student to cybersecurity professional

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Samantha faced sexism at school but it didn't slow her down in pursuing the technical job of her dreams.

Global Citizen: Powering the movement to end poverty

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Through a new partnership with international antipoverty organization Global Citizen, we’re equipping young people with the tools to make a difference.

New Cisco Networking Academy CCNA curriculum accelerates path to job readiness for students around the globe

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To help meet the need for skilled IT talent and ensure a more inclusive future for all people, I’m excited to announce that Cisco Networking Academy has advanced its Cisco Certificated Network Associate (CCNA) curriculum to prepare job seekers, from anywhere and from any background, with the skills they need for a successful career in the ever-changing IT field. The new curriculum will be integrated into most of Networking Academy’s 12,000+ academies around the world to prepare students to earn the new CCNA certification, which is available on February 24, 2020.

How a digital data collection tool is helping humanitarians

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KoBoToolbox is a free, open-source digital data collection and analysis tool for the NGO sector. This tool makes it possible for disaster-relief workers to create surveys and collect data in any language.

No shame, no stigma: Ending the mental health taboo

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Mental health is health. But for too long, too many people have been afraid to ask for support. Learn how Cisco is changing the conversation around mental health.