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The growing human population places great demands on the world’s supply of fresh water. Climate change may also exacerbate water shortages in certain regions. Because water conservation benefits everyone, Cisco continues to search for ways to reduce water usage and to use recycled water where appropriate. Our successful waterless urinal pilot project in restrooms at our San Jose headquarters in FY06 prompted us to install more than 400 additional waterless units throughout the campus. We estimate that water consumption will decrease by more than 8.5 million gallons per year once installation is complete in early FY08. We also seek to reduce water use in the restroom sinks. We installed 60 taps with sensors in our Brussels office. And in San Jose we are testing faucets with solar-powered sensors that help minimize both water and energy consumption. At our headquarters in San Jose, we use only recycled water for landscape irrigation and fountains, which represents approximately 30 percent of our total 700,000 cubic feet of water consumption. Cisco is reducing the amount of water used in irrigation by installing smart controllers that employ Web-based technology to automate and optimize landscape watering schedules using weather forecasting data and horticultural science. In California alone, we are saving more than 81 million gallons of water each year due to our water conservation efforts. |
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