Social Impact

Empowering women and transforming economies globally through inclusive partnerships

8 min read

Learn more about four of Cisco’s partners - Living Goods, One Acre Fund, Solar Sister, and Trickle Up - who helped us exceed our One Billion Lives Impacted goal by providing people, especially women, with equitable access to the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to support themselves and their families toward long-term independence, resilience, and economic security.

Preparedness is the key: training with the Crisis Response Community

5 min read

Cisco employee volunteers talk about their experience with hands-on disaster response training, and how they combine their passion for service with both technical and non-technical skills to create connectivity in crisis conditions.

February 29, 2024

OUR CORPORATE PURPOSE

Investing in partnerships for inclusion and innovation: a spotlight on Astia and Kiva

5 min read

This Social Impact Partner series blog features Cisco’s partnership with Astia and Kiva, in honor of the incredible work these organizations are doing to advance investment opportunities to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-owned businesses in the United States and globally.

February 21, 2024

OUR CORPORATE PURPOSE

How sponsorship is a catalyst for change

3 min read

Navigating the corporate world can be daunting but, with the right sponsorship, it doesn't have to be. Learn more about how sponsorship can foster growth and open doors to career advancement.

February 20, 2024

OUR CORPORATE PURPOSE

Social Justice: a global perspective

3 min read

As Cisco moves forward in our social justice journey, we're expanding our perspective to help frame social justice in a way that resonates globally. Framing social justice as access, equity, participation, and human rights allows us to transcend the notion that social justice is simply about race.

January 24, 2024

OUR CORPORATE PURPOSE

International Day of Education 2024: Spotlight on Cisco’s Education Non-Profit Partnerships

5 min read

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.

January 22, 2024

OUR CORPORATE PURPOSE

Purpose. Partnership. Impact.

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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.

January 11, 2024

OUR CORPORATE PURPOSE

Employee giving and volunteerism drives positive business outcomes

3 min read

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.

December 13, 2023

OUR CORPORATE PURPOSE

Building inclusive AI will accelerate innovation

6 min read

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.