Input from key stakeholders and a comprehensive ESG materiality assessment1 help us set ESG strategy and goals and maximize impact. Ongoing analysis helps us align our business to the changing landscape.
| Organization | Category | Tag | Organization type | Engagement description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) | Environment | Water | Standards organization | Cisco has adopted AWS International Water Stewardship Standard for evaluating and driving water stewardship in the supply chain. |
| Asia Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC) | Environment | Climate | Consortium | Cisco participates with other key stakeholders in supporting policy development to facilitate corporate renewable electricity procurement throughout Asia. |
| CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) | Environment |
Climate Disclosure |
Cisco discloses our sustainability initiatives publicly through CDP’s annual Climate Change and Water questionnaires and engages our supply chain partners to publicly disclose through CDP as well. Cisco is also a member of the CDP Supply Chain IT Member Working Group, focused on improved reporting and engagement with suppliers in the technology sector. | |
| Clean Electronics Production Network (CEPN) | Human Rights | Worker safety | Coalition | We are a full member of CEPN, a multistakeholder network with the goal to address workers' exposure to toxic chemicals during electronics manufacturing. We work to develop tools for due diligence and identify best practices to be propagated in the supply chain. |
| European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) | Human Rights | Responsible Sourcing | We are a member of EPRM, a multistakeholder partnership aimed at increasing the availability of responsibly produced minerals through supporting mine sites and mid- and downstream companies, as well as strengthening linkages between production and sourcing. | |
| Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) | Environment |
Climate Water |
Coalition | Cisco has an ongoing partnership with IPE to help prevent, mitigate, and remediate environmental risks with supplier sites in mainland China. |
| Public Private Partnership for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) | Human Rights | Responsible Sourcing | Cisco is a member of this multisector initiative that supports efforts to improve the due diligence and governance systems needed for ethical mineral supply chains. | |
| Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) |
Human Rights Environment |
Climate Water Worker safety Worker wellbeing |
Industry association | Cisco is an original founder and full member of the RBA. We collaborate with peers at the RBA to propagate best practices across the industry and supply chain. |
| Responsible Labor Initiative (RLI) | Human Rights | Worker wellbeing | Coalition | We actively participate on the Steering Committee of the RLI, a multistakeholder initiative focused on ensuring the rights of workers vulnerable to forced labor in global supply chains. |
| Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) | Human Rights | Responsible Sourcing | Coalition | We actively participate and collaborate with peer companies at RMI to address concerns and develop new solutions for responsibly sourcing minerals. |
| Scalable Trade for Artisanal Gold (STAG) | Human Rights | Responsible Sourcing | Coalition | Cisco supports this cross-sector initiative to develop secure and responsible routes for artisanal gold to enter the electronics supply chain. We collaborate with partners to advance mining standards, meet downstream expectations, and improve the livelihoods of artisanal miners. |
