Corporate Social Responsibility
We empower social change agents with technology and expertise. Our goal: Accelerate global problem solving to benefit people, society, and the planet.
Our impact
Stronger working together
Our corporate social responsibility initiatives drive partnerships that scale results and solve global problems.
CSR priorities
We measure our success by how we positively impact people, society, and the planet.
Explore our prioritiesFeatured stories
20 years of changing worlds
Cisco Networking Academy is changing lives, businesses, and economies with IT education.
Connecting hope in Puerto Rico
See how we're partnering with NetHope to rebuild communities after Hurricane Maria.
What’s a global problem solver?
We identified six inherent qualities in people who take on global problems.
Malaria treatment goes mobile
Using mobile phones and SMS messaging, Ugandan woman help community as healthcare agents.
Emergency networks and expertise
People depend on their devices, making communications critical in emergency situations.
Mastering math with visuals
Cisco helps scale social entrepreneur’s innovative approach to learning math.
CSR Report 2017
Discover Cisco’s corporate social responsibility initiatives, priorities, and performance.
Read the reportMeasurable impact
Our goal is to make a measurable impact on people, society, and the planet—and we are well on the way. We’re expanding access to quality education worldwide. We contribute millions of dollars annually to social change agents who are addressing global challenges. And our efforts to make Cisco environmentally sustainable help preserve the planet.
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1.6 million people have obtained new jobs due to their participation in Cisco Networking Academy
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154 million+ people positively impacted, as reported by our nonprofit grantees
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41% drop in greenhouse gas emissions (compared to our fiscal year 2007 baseline)
Community partners and grants
Providing technology
Our community partners leverage Cisco technology, cash grants, and expertise to effect positive change worldwide.
News and events
The Network Can Protect Earth's Natural Cycles
Learn more about technology's game-changing role in advancing environmentally sustainable solutions.
Meet the 2018 Rice Business Plan Challenge Winner
Cisco awarded the US$100,000 Global Problem Solver Prize to Lunula Health.
Filling the cybsersecurity gap
Cisco Networking Academy expands its cybersecurity curriculum, taking students from entry-level learning to career readiness.