Cisco achieves overall global rating of 10.0 - Governance Metrics International's (GMI) highest rating for corporate governance
Fortune - World's Most Admired Companies
#1 for Networking Communications, #31 overall
Barron's World's Most Respected Companies
#10 (13th in 2008)
CRO Magazine 100 Best Corporate Citizens
#6 (14th in 2008)
Best Places to Work
Cisco Named Among Top 100 Companies for Working Mothers by Working Mother magazine
Top 50 Organizations for Diversity (Div50) - #6
Best Employer in Turkey - Hewitt Survey - Cisco Turkey - #5
Best 50 employers in Ireland
Top 25 Best Employers in Asia - Hewitt Survey
Best Employers in India - #4
Cisco is one of 20 companies named this year to Working Mother magazine's list of Best Companies for Multicultural Women—and one of five singled out on the list as "best in class."
Great Place to Work Institute
50 Best Large Workplaces in Europe (for Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, and Spain) - #3
Best Workplaces in Austria (50-250 employees category) - #1
Best Workplaces in Belgium (10-500 employees category) - #3
Best Workplaces in Denmark - #6
Best Workplaces in Finland (Small organizations category) - #2
Best Workplaces in France (Silver award) - #12
Best Workplaces in Germany (501-5,000 employees category) - #2
Best Workplaces in Ireland (Employers) - Top 50
Best Workplaces in Netherlands - #6
Best Workplaces in Norway (Medium-size companies) - #5
Best Workplaces in Portugal - #2
Best Workplaces in Spain (250-500 employees category) - #1
Best Workplaces in Sweden - #8
Best Workplaces in Switzerland - #2
Other CSR awards
National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) - Top 50 list
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) recognized Cisco for the company's relief and reconstruction efforts after the Sichuan earthquake.
Diversity Best Practices Names John Chambers for CEO Diversity Leadership Award
DiversityInc, a publication that focuses on diversity and business, put Cisco at No. 4 on this year's "most noteworthy" list, and No. 3 on the list of top companies for people with disabilities. Cisco was also recognized at No. 9 for LGBT Leadership and No. 4 for Global Diversity
2009 SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) Gold Class Company
Top CEO in the Telecommunications / Data Networking & Wireline Equipment sector
Most Shareholder-friendly Company in the Telecommunications/Data Networking & Wireline Equipment sector
Cisco China received the Best Partnership Award of Junior Achievement China - 08/09 School Year
Cisco ranks No. 5 on AMR Research's list of the top 25 supply chains for 2009
San Francisco Business Times named Cisco one of the top 10 most philanthropic companies in the Bay Area
Cisco named one of the Top Five "Most Gay Friendly Corporations in the World" by the International Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (IGLCC)
John Chambers received the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) Pioneer Business Leader Award in recognition of his "deep commitment to education and philanthropy."
