Featured Awards

Fortune - 100 Best Places to Work

• #6 overall

Fortune - Most Admired Companies

• #18 overall
• #1 in Network Communications sector

2008 China Philanthropy Award from China Ministry of Civil Affairs

• China's Top Philanthropic Award - in recognition of Cisco's significant rebuilding efforts in Sichuan Province

Corporate Responsibility Officer (CRO) - 100 Best Corporate Citizens

• #14 overall

Barron’s Weekly - John Chambers one of The World’s Best CEO

• On the 30 best list

Cisco named "Green Power Partner of the Year" by the EPA's Green Power Partnership

Ethisphere Magazine - 2008 World’s Most Ethical Companies

• Computer hardware

Business in the Community - Power in Partnership award

• Cisco earns a "Big Tick" for our work with BT on the Lifelines India service

Best Places to Work

• Great Place to Work Institute - Best Workplace in Germany - #1
• Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) - Employer of Choice for Women (Australia)
• Great Place to Work Institute - Best Workplace in Norway - #7
• Great Place to Work Institute - Best Workplace in Italy - #7 (up from #9 in 2007)
• Great Place to Work Institute - Best Workplace in France - #7 (up from #13 in 2007)
• Best Employer in Belgium - #1 (up from #6)
• IQPC Talent Management Super Conference - Talent Management Best in Class (TAMBIC) award - #1
• Great Places to Work Institute - Best Workplaces in Europe 2008 - #3 (Large Companies)

Social Investments

• Cisco partner Community Voice Mail wins the 2008 Directors Nonprofit Excellence Award from the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)
• Business in the Community awards Cisco, BT and OneWorld a “Big Tick” award for the Lifelines India service

Environmental

• 2008 recipient of the Waste Reduction Awards Program
• 6th Annual Flex Your Power Award - Peak Demand Response category

Other CSR awards

• 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Index (CSRI) - #41
• Human Rights Campaign - Corporate Equality Index - Cisco scores 100 percent for the fifth consecutive year
• Fortune Magazine - 25 Most Powerful People in Business - #11
• 2008 SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) Gold Class Company
• IR Global Ranking – 2008 Corporate Governance Award
• Honorable Mention: Grand Prix for Best Overall Investor Relations - Mega-Cap; Best Corporate Governance; Best Corporate Advertising
• Top CEO in the Telecommunications / Data Networking & Wireline Equipment sector
• Most Shareholder-friendly Company in the Telecommunications/Data Networking & Wireline Equipment sector