Cisco is committed to a high level of environmental responsibility in our business operations, culture, products, and customer solutions.
We have established internal sustainability programs aimed at:
- Lowering energy consumption across the company
- Reducing our absolute greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by CY12 based on our CY07 baseline emissions
- Using our own network-based collaboration products to cut down on business travel
- Expanding the Cisco Connected Workplace concept and applying Cisco Connected Real Estate principles to our facilities
- Obtaining power generated from renewable resources
- Closely managing water consumption, air quality, and food procurement
- Monitoring and properly disposing of hazardous materials
- Improving our already well-established corporate Environmental Management System
- Inspiring employees to help make the workplace more energy- and resource-efficient
Read more about how Cisco is addressing sustainability across the company:
Every corporation has a responsibility to help address climate change and to minimize the impact of its operations on the environment. Cisco is approaching this challenge not only by curbing our own company’s greenhouse gas emissions, but also by taking advantage of the power of networking technology solutions to better manage our environmental concerns. By deploying innovative information technology and using the network as a platform for 21st century environmental management, we believe we can significantly alter our greenhouse gas footprint and help our customers meet their sustainability goals.
—John Chambers, Cisco Chairman and CEO
Keynote address to Cisco Live conference, June 24, 2008
