Environment

Our holistic approach to environmental sustainability includes how we operate our business, how we help our customers and suppliers make progress toward their sustainability goals, and how we do our part to help the world adapt to a changing climate.

Strategy, goals, and emissions data

We are accelerating the transition to clean energy, evolving our business to circular, and investing in resilient ecosystems.

Environmental compliance

We maintain compliance with applicable environmental laws, regulations, and other obligations.

Our operations

We are reducing the environmental impact of our direct operations.

Product sustainability

We apply circular design principles and improve the energy efficiency of our products to reduce our environmental footprint.

Product returns, reuse, and recycling

Central to the concept of a circular economy is maintaining assets at their highest and best use for as long as possible. Cisco has programs to facilitate product returns for reuse and recycling, offer comprehensive service and repair, and remanufacture used equipment for sale through Cisco Refresh. These programs can create a second life for equipment, thereby saving resources required for new manufacturing and reducing waste.

Cisco solutions
driving sustainability

We embrace our opportunity to help customers, suppliers, and partners reduce their environmental impacts. Our industry has an important role to play. Cisco’s digital technologies can be used to reduce GHG emissions, improve resource efficiency, and enable circularity in business models.